Redhawk VC

Redhawk VC (registered as Redhawk Advisory, LLC) is a Birmingham, Alabama-based seed-stage venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Matt Hottle and Mickey Millsap. The firm is a registered investment advisor and manages the $25 million Alabama Futures Fund, a seed-stage vehicle that serves as a lead investor with reserved capital for follow-on rounds into high-growth startups choosing to build in or relocate to Alabama. Both managing partners take active board seats and work hands-on with every portfolio team to increase enterprise value through strategic advisory and network access. Redhawk's investment philosophy rests on five pillars: strong founding teams, demonstrated market and customer validation, data-driven decision-making, capital efficiency, and a deliberate focus on locations outside established coastal startup ecosystems. Check sizes range from $100,000 to $1 million across Seed and pre-seed stages. The portfolio spans B2B SaaS, HR technology, legal tech, healthtech, fintech, and logistics, with investments including Case Status (legal tech), VirtualCare, Joonko Diversity (HR and DEI matching), Prepaid2Cash, TeamingPro, SynsorMed, True Load Time (logistics and trucking, recruited to Alabama through the fund), Linq, and Datacy. The Alabama Futures Fund is a region-building instrument as much as a pure venture vehicle: by providing pre-committed follow-on capital, Redhawk reduces the funding cliff that early-stage Alabama companies typically face after an initial seed check. The firm's model of active recruitment — bringing companies like True Load Time to Alabama — complements its organic dealflow and signals a conviction that talent and capital concentration outside coastal hubs can generate genuine venture-grade returns.