Peter J. Holt

Co-Founder + General Partner at Ironspring Ventures · Joined 2020

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Biography

Peter J. Holt is Co-Founder and General Partner of Ironspring Ventures, an Austin based venture capital firm founded in 2020 to invest in early stage companies modernizing construction, manufacturing, transport and logistics, and alternative energy. He is also CEO and General Manager of HOLT Group, parent company of HOLT CAT, the largest Caterpillar dealership in the United States, where the firm describes him as the fifth generation of the Holt family business, and he serves as Chairman and Managing Partner of the NBA's San Antonio Spurs & Entertainment. Before Ironspring he co-founded Holt Ventures, an earlier venture investing effort. Ironspring's seed investment Document Crunch was the subject of an announced acquisition by Trimble in 2026.

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Career Timeline

2020
Co-founded Ironspring Ventures in Austin to invest in early stage digital industrial companies.
2021
Ironspring announced its $61 million debut fund.
2024
Ironspring closed its $100 million Fund II.

Sources & References

Ironspring Ventures - Peter J. Holt bio ↗TechCrunch - Ironspring's $61M fund (2021) ↗Ironspring - $100M Fund II announcement (2024) ↗Ironspring - Document Crunch acquired by Trimble ↗