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Meridian Ventures Fund I

Geography
United States
Stage
Pre-Seed
Fund size
$35M
Focus
AI/ML, Digital Health, Enterprise Software and FinTech
Signals
Published
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N°01 / About

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.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited States
Funding StagePre-Seed
Industry Focus
AI/ML
Digital Health
Enterprise Software
FinTech

Investor Signals Profile

active

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

16 signals on Meridian Ventures Fund I

3 bullish · 2 contrarian · 5 pitch do's · 3 don'ts · 3 GP profiles, each with its source. From €9/month, cancel anytime.

Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size$35M
Saves0
People

Key People

Devon Gethers, Karlton Haney

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