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Govtech Fund

Last cheque observed Mar 2018. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietNew fund $25M, Jun 2018VC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries ACivic TechPublic PolicyB2G

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 7 on record
Since the last cheque3148days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$25MCheque size, as they say$100K – $1.5MRounds led0 of 7Sole investor1 roundsMostly inUnited States, 100%
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Govtech Fund highlights

  1. 01

    7 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Series C: 71% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $5.0M

What they do

Govtech Fund is the first-ever venture capital fund dedicated to government technology startups.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$100K – $1.5M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
Civic TechPublic PolicyB2G
Based in
San Francisco, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first7 appearances

  1. 2018

    2 rounds

  2. Mar
    Mark43Series C · US · FinSMEs$38MWith 8 others
  3. Feb
    Seneca SystemsSeed · US · FinSMEs$3.5MWith 5 others
  4. 2017

    1 round

  5. May
    NeighborlySeries A · US · FinSMEs$25MWith 11 others
  6. 2015

    2 rounds

  7. Dec
    SeamlessDocsSeries A · US$5.0MSole investor
  8. Aug
    Mark43Series A · US$11MWith 9 others
  9. 2014

    2 rounds

  10. Dec
    SmartProcureSeries B · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  11. Sept
    MindMixerSeries C · US$17MWith 1 other

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration1 named

RBRon BouganimThe Managing MemberiFiling they signed

We also hold 1 person at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Govtech Fund. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Govtech Fund put money into.

On podcasts

1 episode naming Govtech Fund in the title, and 1 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Govtech Fund

What does Govtech Fund invest in?

Govtech Fund invests most often at Series A and Series C (71% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Civic Tech, Public Policy and B2G.

How active is Govtech Fund?

7 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Mar 2018.

What has Govtech Fund invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Mark43 (Series C, Mar 2018), Seneca Systems (Seed, Feb 2018) and Neighborly (Series A, May 2017).

How big are Govtech Fund's cheques?

The median round it joins is $25M. It says it writes cheques of $100K to $1.5M.

Does Govtech Fund lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 7 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Govtech Fund invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

Is Govtech Fund investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Mar 2018.

Who does Govtech Fund invest alongside?

Most often David Petraeus (2 rounds together), General Catalyst (2 rounds together) and Innovation Endeavors (2 rounds together).

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