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Topology I.

United States
Pre Seed
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About Topology I.

Topology 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 AI/ML, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited States
Funding StagePre Seed
Industry Focus
Ai Ml

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Technical founder, emerging tech, earliest stage

deep tech
early-stage
emerging tech
technical founders
frontier AI

Bullish Signals

$75M Fund I, top-tier LPsexternal
LPs: Andreessen, Dixon, OpenAI co-founderexternal
GPT-4 author & Bessemer MP as LPsexternal
Founded 2024 — fresh deployment runwayexternal
Accolade & Cendana as institutional LPslinkedin
Website live: topology.vclinkedin
Partnership structure — aligned incentiveslinkedin
3-person GP team: CC, AE, VI confirmedexternal
5-person team total—lean, focused opslinkedin

Contrarian Signals

Only 2–10 employees, tiny teamexternal
Fund I — unproven track recordexternal

Founder Do's

Be deeply technical
Come at earliest stage (pre-seed/seed)
Build at frontier of emerging tech
Leverage elite builder network fit

Founder Don'ts

Don't approach if non-technical team
Avoid late-stage or growth pitches
Don't expect large check sizes

Key GPs & Partners

CC
Casey Caruso
General Partner
technicalearly-stagebuilder-networked
AE
Austin Echtenkamp
Partner
early-stagetechnicalemerging-tech
VI
Vinay Iyengar
Partner
technicalemerging-tech

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Fund Overview

Fund Size$75M
Saves0
Website
LinkedIn

Key People

Casey Caruso

Casey CarusoGeneral Partner
Austin EchtenkampPartner
Vinay IyengarPartner

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