Commonwealventures

We back founders building America's future through category-winning companies that partner with government to solve the nation's toughest challenges.

Check Size

$500K - $2M

Stages

Pre Seed, Seed

Focus Areas

Healthtech, Energy, Cybersecurity

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Investment Thesis

Commonweal Ventures believes that America’s greatest challenges—from healthcare and climate change to energy modernization and geopolitical competition—present enormous opportunities for entrepreneurs who can partner effectively with government. While most VCs view government as a roadblock, Commonweal sees government as a partner that can unlock asymmetric advantages through its unique strengths: scale, credibility, regulatory power, funding, data access, and market-making authority. The firm invests in early-stage companies that can tap into these government strengths to build category-winning businesses.

What Sets Them Apart

Deep government expertise: Team combines venture investors with experienced public officials including former Cabinet members, mayors, and federal agency heads
Asymmetric advantage in government partnerships: Access to 'Kitchen Cabinet' of senior advisors and national network across industries and geographies
Government-centric thesis: 24% of venture-backed unicorns were jumpstarted via government support (Palantir, Tesla, SpaceX cited as examples)
Comprehensive playbook for government engagement: Specific support for pilots, technology validation, government contracts, policy engagement, and public narrative shaping
Mentorship from unicorn founders: Zero to One Mentors program with successful founders from Astranis, Altana, and OpenGov