CIV Fund I

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 in critical industries, US-based

deep tech

critical industries

company building

founders in residence

hardware + software

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

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

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Key People

Atrick Maloney, Abhijoy Mitra, Jeff Rosenthal