CIV Fund I

United States
Pre Seed
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About CIV Fund I

CIV Fund I is a venture capital firm based in United States, focusing on Pre-Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in Climate & Sustainability, Deep Tech, SaaS, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited States
Funding StagePre Seed
Industry Focus
Climate Sustainability
Deep Tech
Saas

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Deep tech founder building civilizational-consequence tech, US-based

deep tech
critical industries
company building
founders in residence
hardware + software
civilizational consequence

Bullish Signals

10+ portfolio cos, diverse sectorsexternal
Own build program + FIR modelexternal
Venice Beach HQ, LA ecosystem accessexternal
15+ named portfolio companies confirmedwebsite
Backs AND builds — dual modelwebsite
Active hiring for portfolio programwebsite
Mission: backs & builds civilizational techwebsite

Contrarian Signals

No GPs publicly listedexternal
Opaque fund size & termsexternal

Founder Do's

Build in critical/strategic industries
Open to co-building from scratch
Strong technical founder preferred
Venice Beach / LA network helps
Apply to FIR if no company yet

Founder Don'ts

Avoid consumer / non-critical sectors
Don't pitch without differentiated tech
Not a fit for pure SaaS plays

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Fund Overview

Fund Size$200M
Saves0

Key People

Atrick Maloney, Abhijoy Mitra, Jeff Rosenthal

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