United States · Investor

U.S. Department of Commerce

Last cheque observed Mar 2026; 73 cheques on record.

Deploying nowGovernment

GrantVentureBig DataVideo StreamingGovernment

Deploying now
18%of best year4cheques in 12 months, 73 on record
Since the last cheque239days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$1.0MRounds led0 of 73Mostly inUnited States, 98%
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U.S. Department of Commerce highlights

  1. 01

    4 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Grant and Venture: 100% of its rounds

What they do

Type
Government (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
Big DataVideo StreamingGovernment
Based in
Washington, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first73 appearances

  1. 2026

    2 rounds

  2. Mar
    mHUBGrant · US$1.0MWith 3 others
  3. Jan
    Center on Rural InnovationVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  4. 2025

    12 rounds

  5. Dec
    Health Tech AlleyGrant · US$30KWith 2 others
  6. Dec
    SOVA Innovation HubVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  7. Oct
    Launch NYGrant · US$1.0MWith 4 others
  8. Oct
    Pascua Yaqui DevelopmentVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  9. Aug
    Philadelphia WorksGrant · US$393KWith 1 other
  10. Jul
    V-GaN Tech HubGrant · US$3.4MWith 1 other
  11. Jul
    Center on Rural InnovationVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  12. Jun
    Baton Rouge Health DistrictGrant · US$2.0MWith 1 other
  13. May
    New Growth Innovation NetworkVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  14. Mar
    DronePort NetworkGrant · US$3.6MWith 1 other
  15. Jan
    Heartland Robotics ClusterGrant · US$25MWith 1 other
  16. Jan
    Alliance for Building Better MedicineGrant · US$3.9MWith 1 other
  17. 2024

    15 rounds

  18. Dec
    Friends of Puerto RicoGrant · US$600KWith 1 other
  19. Dec
    Greentown LabsGrant · US$3.0MWith 2 others
  20. Nov
    Miami Tech WorksGrant · US$10MWith 1 other
  21. Oct
    The Company LabGrant · US$50KWith 1 other
  22. Sept
    Startup TucsonGrant · US$100KWith 1 other
  23. Aug
    Platform for Social ImpactGrant · PR$30MWith 1 other
  24. Aug
    Ri BioGrant · US$4KWith 1 other
  25. Aug
    Shaping Our Appalachian RegionGrant · US$40MWith 1 other
  26. Jul
    ClimateReady Tech HubGrant · US$20MWith 1 other
  27. Jul
    Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing InstituteGrant · US$44MWith 1 other
  28. Jul
    Tulsa Hub for Equitable and Trustworthy AutonomyGrant · US$51MWith 1 other
  29. Jun
    Mid-Atlantic Gigabit Innovation CollaboratoryVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  30. May
    The Split Second FoundationGrant · US$1.8MWith 1 other
  31. Mar
    DriveSmartGrant · US$2.0MWith 1 other
  32. Jan
    PA Wilds Center for EntrepreneurshipGrant · US$387KWith 1 other
  33. 2023

    13 rounds

  34. Dec
    Washington Maritime BlueGrant · US$50KWith 1 other
  35. Nov
    LifeXGrant · US$2.0MWith 2 others
  36. Nov
    Mansfield Bio-IncubatorGrant · US$1.3MWith 1 other
  37. Nov
    ThriveHIGrant · US$300KWith 1 other
  38. Nov
    Codefi WorksGrant · US$321KWith 1 other
  39. Nov
    University Lab PartnersGrant · US$2.0MWith 1 other
  40. Nov
    20FathomsGrant · US$2.0MWith 1 other
  41. Nov
    Innovation SpaceGrant · US$750KWith 1 other
  42. Nov
    Wabash Heartland Innovation NetworkGrant · US$1.0MWith 1 other
  43. Nov
    Evergreen Climate InnovationsGrant · US$750KWith 1 other
  44. Oct
    Parallax Advanced ResearchGrant · US$1.9MWith 1 other

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The team

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Who they invest alongside

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

Economic Development AdministationInvestment firm73rounds togetherJP MorganInvestment bank2rounds togetherJP Morgan ChaseCorporate VC2rounds togetherTEDCOVC firm2rounds togetherThe Draper Richards Kaplan FoundationVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies U.S. Department of Commerce put money into.

mHUB$1.0M · Mar 2026Center on Rural InnovationJan 2026Health Tech Alley$30K · Dec 2025SOVA Innovation HubDec 2025Launch NY$1.0M · Oct 2025Pascua Yaqui DevelopmentOct 2025

Quick answers about U.S. Department of Commerce

What does U.S. Department of Commerce invest in?

U.S. Department of Commerce invests most often at Grant and Venture (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Big Data, Video Streaming and Government.

How active is U.S. Department of Commerce?

73 investments on record, 4 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Mar 2026.

What has U.S. Department of Commerce invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: mHUB (Grant, Mar 2026), Center on Rural Innovation (Venture, Jan 2026) and Health Tech Alley (Grant, Dec 2025).

How big are U.S. Department of Commerce's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.0M.

Does U.S. Department of Commerce lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 73 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does U.S. Department of Commerce invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (98%).

Is U.S. Department of Commerce investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 4 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does U.S. Department of Commerce invest alongside?

Most often Economic Development Administation (73 rounds together), JP Morgan (2 rounds together) and JP Morgan Chase (2 rounds together).

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