Topology I.

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

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

Casey Caruso

General Partner

technicalearly-stagebuilder-networked

Austin Echtenkamp

Partner

early-stagetechnicalemerging-tech

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Fund Overview

Fund Size$75M

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Key People

Casey Caruso

Casey CarusoGeneral Partner

Austin EchtenkampPartner