Commonweal Ventures
Venture capitalActively deployingNew York · Pre-Seed–Seed · 20 people tracked
Also known as COMMONWEAL VENTURES MANAGEMENT, LLC
Investment thesis
Commonweal Ventures focuses on early-stage companies that work with government to solve major national challenges. The firm helps portfolio companies accelerate growth by tapping into distinct government strengths including scale, credibility, regulatory authority, and funding. It invests $500,000 to $2.5 million in pre-seed and seed stage companies, and is willing to both lead and follow rounds.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.
Team · 20 people
from the firm's website & public directoriesFounder mafia
3 people who came through Commonweal Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 28 of 48 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×13SaaS ×9Energy ×6GovTech ×6Cleantech ×5Enterprise Software ×5Fintech ×4Healthtech ×4
HQs:United States×20
Who they back
founder profiles across 12 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×32 founders×63 founders×14+ founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 13 founders with education data
Stanford University ×4Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 16 founders with career history
Goldman Sachs ×3National Energy Partners ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 48 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 32025 · 32024 · 22022 · 12011 · 110 dated
Palantir builds data integration and analysis platforms — Gotham for defence and government, Foundry for commercial operations — and deploys forward engineers inside customer organisations.
Palo Alto, US
Alexander Karp(Executive Officer, Director)Peter Thiel(Director)inStephen Cohen(Director)Nathan Gettings(Executive Officer, Director)Joe Lonsdale(Co-founder)in
BoardColin Anderson(Executive Officer)
Co-investors137 Ventures8VCA*Akkadian VenturesAllied Venture PartnersArtis Ventures+35 more
Improving patients' lives by accelerating development and commercialization of medicines that matter.
BiotechCambridge, US
Sanjiv K. Patel(Executive Officer, Director)Donald A. Bergstrom(Executive Officer)Thomas Catinazzo(Executive Officer)Peter Rahmer(Executive Officer)Sekar Kathiresan(Director)Douglas S. Ingram(Director)
Co-investorsForesite CapitalCurie.Bio
Deploying an AI research and analysis platform for communications teams across enterprise, firms, nonprofits, and government.
Advocate is a platform that helps people with medical conditions apply for U.S.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Co-investorsNew York Life Ventures
Anadyr Horizon builds predictive simulation software powered by what it calls Agentic Systems Intelligence (ASI), designed to model human decisions and strategic outcomes before they occur.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechNew York, US
Arvid Bell(Executive Officer, Director)Dr. Arvid Bell(Co-Founder; Founder, Negotiation Task Force (NTF))Dr. Ferenc Dalnoki-Veress(Co-Founder)Dr. William C. Potter(Co-Founder & Advisor)
BoardWilliam Potter(Director)Ferenc Dalnoki-Veress(Director)
Co-investorsACADEMY INVESTORAIN VenturesCollide Capital
Revolutionizing the way local governments monitor and manage short-term rentals, vacant properties, foreclosures, and property appraisals.
Using data and technology to help customers cut emissions, support renewable energy and live cleaner lives.
Astranis manufactures small, high-powered geosynchronous satellites equipped with advanced digital processing technology for global telecommunications and connectivity services.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareSpace TechSan Francisco, US
John Gedmark(Founder/CEO)inRyan McLinko(Founder/CTO)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBlack FlagBoxGroupCantos VenturesCherubic VenturesCrunchFund+37 more
Atomic Canyon builds AI-powered search and generative AI tools, including its Neutron product, that process nuclear documentation and terminology to support document retrieval, compliance, and plant operations for the nuclear energy industry.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnergy
Kristian Kielhofner(Founder)in
Co-investorsCity LightEnergy Impact PartnersNVIDIAPlug and Play Ventures
Making it easier and faster for people to apply for federal benefit programs via a TurboTax-style platform.
Building an ecosystem for project developers, corporate tax credit buyers, and financial institutions to transact and manage transferable tax credits.
Helping healthcare organizations identify mistaken claim decisions and reclaim vast amounts of lost revenue across complex administrative systems.
Providing software and tech-enabled services to clean energy developers and investors for the development, investment due diligence, and execution.
Clipbook is an AI-powered media intelligence platform that monitors, aggregates, and analyzes content from over 1 million sources across news, TV, radio, social media, podcasts, and policy.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS
Co-investorsCarpenter Capital
Closure develops AI technology for law enforcement, focusing on tools designed around the needs of police departments and their personnel.
AI & Machine LearningGovTechNew York City, US
Aaron Zelinger(Co-Founder)inGilad Levy(Co-Founder and CTO)in
Co-investorsCRV (Charles River Ventures)HAWKTAILPathlight VenturesTranspose Platform ManagementY Combinator
Crux is a capital platform that modernizes financing for clean energy and critical infrastructure projects through advisory, investment, technology, and intelligence services.
CleantechData & InfrastructureEnergyFintechNew York, US
Allen Kramer(Co-founder & COO)inAlfred Johnson(Co-founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAcrew CapitalAndreessen HorowitzArdent VentureBroadscaleGiant Ventures Global LlpLorimer Ventures+7 more
Deckard Technologies provides an AI-powered SaaS platform that helps local governments identify and manage short-term rentals, long-term rentals, and foreclosed or vacant properties.
AI & Machine LearningGovTechPropTechSan Diego, US
Greg Rose(Founder)Jessica Flanagan(Founder)Tony Moriarty(Founder)
Co-investorsMighty Partners
Dutywise is a full-service duty drawback broker with an AI-powered, cloud-based platform integrated with U.S.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Co-investorsWischoff Ventures
Enertiv provides a software platform for real estate portfolios to automate sustainability reporting, compliance, and utility data collection, and to manage decarbonization, energy optimization, tenant utility billing, and maintenance.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyPropTechNew York City, US
Pavel Khodorkovskiy(Executive Officer, Director)Connell McGill(Executive Officer, Director)inEldon Klaassen(Director)
BoardThomas Blum(Director)in
Co-investorsAAF Management Ltd.Clean Energy VentureConnecticut InnovationsGroundBreak VenturesMetaPropMetaProp Ventures+4 more
Euclid is a venture capital firm focused on Vertical AI, providing research-driven insights and investing in companies building vertical AI software.
AI & Machine LearningPalo Alto, US
William Smith(Executive Officer, Director)Nic Poulos(Founder)in
BoardMichael Dearing(Director)Patrick Chung(Director)
Co-investorsDeep AcreDesigner FundSpero VenturesToba CapitalVenrock
Euclid Power provides software and technical services that help renewable energy teams organize project documents, convert them into structured verified data, and manage projects across their lifecycle.
CleantechEnergySaaSNew York City, US
Jacob Sandry(Cofounder)Brian DeMaio(Founder)inRyan Guay(Founder)in
Co-investorsBridges Fund Management Ltd.Coalition OperatorsDesigner FundNextView VenturesSpero VenturesToba Capital+1 more
Farther builds technology for wealth advisors and ultra-high-net-worth clients, offering a platform for wealth management services including investment strategy, tax-efficient solutions, and family office operations.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Taylor Matthews(Founder & CEO)inBrad Genser(Founder)inJoseph Taylor Matthews(Executive Officer, Director)Bradley Genser(Director)inDmitry Kilin(Executive Officer)
BoardBabak Yazdani(Director)
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersCapitalGCota CapitalGeneral AtlanticHabitat PartnersLightspeed Venture Partners+5 more
Enabling police departments to seamlessly share and analyze crime information across the US to keep communities and streets safe.
Building a go-to-market intelligence platform for businesses selling to state & local governments and education departments.
Greatly Health delivers evidence-based integrative medicine to cancer patients and survivors through virtual classes, one-on-one health coaching, and community support.
Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsFlare Capital PartnersPear VC
Helping credit unions and regional banks to lend for clean energy projects.
Grid develops uncrewed, long-range cargo aircraft ("Lifter") that carry heavy payloads over thousands of miles, operated as a distributed, autonomous mesh network managed by small ground teams.
Defense TechLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsPalo Alto, US
Alex Kroll(Executive Officer)Chinmay Patel(Executive Officer)inArthur Paul Dubois Taine(Founder / Aerospace Engineering Leader)Arthur DuboisinBrandon Florian(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsBison VenturesCalibrate VenturesGeodesic CapitalAlumni VenturesUbiquity Ventures
Guidehouse is a global professional services firm offering advisory, technology, and managed services to commercial and government clients.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareGovTech
Co-investorsK Street Capital
Creating data analysis platforms to help organizations make decisions and solve problems.
Building the marketplace for utilities, contractors and homeowners seeking home electrification upgrades.
Multitude Insights builds software for law enforcement agencies that centralizes intelligence such as bulletins, emails, and PDFs so information can be created, shared, and tracked across units, departments, and jurisdictions.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareGovTechSaaS
Co-investorsFulcrum VenturePrimary Venture PartnersCounterview Capital
Pearl Edison provides an online platform that gives homeowners instant system designs and estimates for electrified heating and cooling upgrades (such as heat pumps) and matches them with vetted contractors to complete installations.
CleantechClimate TechEnergy
Co-investorsLightbankMichigan Rise
Utilizing building data to enable owners and operators to cut waste and control operating expenses.
Proper Voltage offers a platform that adapts battery chemistries to different products, letting manufacturers and engineers integrate a wider range of battery technologies through voltage adaptation.
CleantechEnergyHardwareCarlsbad, US
Gregory Slawson(Executive Officer)Charles Welch(Executive Officer, Director)David Felzer(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardCraige Bertero(Director)
Proximity is a configurable platform for managing 340B drug pricing programs, unifying data from TPAs, pharmacies, wholesalers, and payers to detect missed savings, correct claims, and support HRSA and manufacturer audit compliance.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS
Co-investorsLRVHealth
Public is a trading platform that allows users to buy and sell cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and memecoins through accounts managed by Zero Hash LLC, a New York State-licensed virtual currency business.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3FintechSaaSNew York, US
Jannick Malling(Founder & CEO)Leif Abraham(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAbbhi CapitalAccelAdvancit CapitalAglae VenturesAltra VentureDreamers VC+12 more
Providing satellites to bring connectivity to remote areas, support the US military, and provide critical capabilities like GPS.
Robinhood is a financial trading platform that enables users to manage portfolios across stocks, ETFs, cryptocurrencies, options, futures, and prediction markets.
FintechMenlo Park, US
Vlad Tenev(Co-founder & CEO)inBaiju Bhatt(Co-founder)
Co-investors1/1 CapitalAlgerAmplo VenturesAndreessen HorowitzBLN CapitalChamaeleon+40 more
Roivant develops medicines and healthcare technologies by creating and operating focused biopharmaceutical subsidiaries called "Vants" that span drug discovery, development, and commercialization.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtech
Co-investorsSoftBank Vision Fund
Turning freight inventory into a tradable asset.
Sharp Performance provides performance coaching and stress management training for professionals in high-stress roles, drawing on expertise from military special operations and sports psychology backgrounds.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkMental Health
Co-investorsAndreessen Horowitz
Starbridge provides enterprise sales enablement technology that helps business teams sell to government and public sector buyers.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareGovTechSales TechNew York, US
Justin Wenig(CEO/Founder)in
Co-investorsCraft VenturesOwl VenturesAutotech VenturesAvalanche VC
Deploying technology to provide personalized guidance and services to help clients manage their wealth.
Enabling nuclear producers to meet regulatory requirements far more efficiently than ever before by deploying advanced AI.
Exits · 2
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioPalantirNASDAQ: PLTRRelay TherapeuticsNASDAQ: RLAY
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesRoivant · themarketsdaily.com · Aug 21, 2026
Relay Therapeutics · investing.com · Aug 20, 2026
Atomic Canyon · axios.com · Aug 18, 2026

Robinhood · techcrunch.com · Aug 5, 2026
Guidehouse · govconwire.com · Jul 23, 2026

Farther · investmentnews.com · Jul 18, 2026

Astranis · thenextweb.com · Jul 16, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Commonweal Ventures made?
- Commonweal Ventures has 47 tracked investments, including 6 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Commonweal Ventures invest at?
- Commonweal Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What is Commonweal Ventures's typical check size?
- Commonweal Ventures typically writes checks of $500K – $2.5M.
- What sectors does Commonweal Ventures focus on?
- Commonweal Ventures focuses on Climate Tech, Cybersecurity, Deep Tech, Defense Tech, Energy, GovTech, Healthtech, Impact & Social Good, Space Tech.
- Where is Commonweal Ventures located?
- Commonweal Ventures is headquartered in New York, US.
- Does Commonweal Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, Commonweal Ventures leads investment rounds.
- Who does Commonweal Ventures co-invest with?
- Commonweal Ventures most often shares deals with Andreessen Horowitz, Friends Family Capital, MassMutual Ventures, among 172 tracked co-investors.
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