Meridian Ventures Fund I

United States
Pre Seed
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About Meridian Ventures Fund I

Meridian Ventures Fund I is an oversubscribed $35M debut institutional fund backing pre-seed and seed enterprise technology founders. Founded by Devon Gethers (29) and Karlton Haney (28), both Harvard Business School graduates, the fund champions MBA-deferred founders. Check sizes are $500K for pre-seed and $750K for seed. LP base includes publicly traded banks, family offices, and Fortune 500 executives. Prior $2.5M proof-of-concept fund backed 45 companies.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited States
Funding StagePre Seed
Industry Focus
Ai Ml
Digital Health
Enterprise Software
Fintech

Investor Signals Profile

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Sweet Spot

MBA-deferred enterprise-tech founder at pre-seed or seed stage

enterprise-tech
MBA-founders
pre-seed
seed
generalist

Bullish Signals

$35M oversubscribed from $25M targetblog
Prior $2.5M fund backed 45 companiesblog
Bank and Fortune 500 executive LP baseblog

Contrarian Signals

First-time institutional fund, no DPIblog
Generalist mandate at small scaleblog

Founder Do's

Show MBA or deferred-admission background
Build enterprise technology company
Target pre-seed or seed with $500-750K need
Demonstrate operator or business-school network
Build across fintech, logistics, healthcare, or AI

Founder Don'ts

Pitch consumer-only without enterprise angle
Ignore the bank-LP strategic advantage
Expect follow-on beyond initial check

Key GPs & Partners

DG
Devon Gethers
Co-Founder & General Partner
contrarianHBS-gradenterprise-focused
KH
Karlton Haney
Co-Founder & General Partner
contrarianHBS-gradnetworked

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Fund Overview

Fund Size$35M
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Key People

Devon Gethers, Karlton Haney

Devon GethersCo-Founder & General Partner
Karlton HaneyCo-Founder & General Partner

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