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CivStart Accelerator

VC
Washington, DCWebsite

CivStart Accelerator is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Washington, DC investing in Other. The firm typically writes $500K–$2.5M checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$500K–$2.5M
Portfolio
2 companies on record
Partners
4 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Other
HQ
Washington, DC
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-02-26

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$500K – $2.5M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

4 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Supports early-stage startups building solutions for local governments and public safety needs.

How CivStart Accelerator invests

CivStart Accelerator is a vc firm based in Washington, DC. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other. It does not invest in Media.

CivStart Accelerator typically writes checks of $500K–$2.5M per investment.

CivStart Accelerator has backed 2 companies in our records, including BlockPower, GovReality.

Partners & Team

AJ

Anthony Jamison

Co-Founder & CEO at CivStart Ventures

GovTech
Government-Startup matchmaking
Public sector technology innovation
NL

Nick Lyell

Co-Founder & COO at CivStart Ventures

Impact in GovTech
Operations
Public sector innovation
SN

Sarah Nicoll

Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer at CivStart Ventures

Strategy
Growth of GovTech programs
Ecosystem development
SN

Sarah Nicoll (Kerner)

General Partner

Government Innovation Strategy
Partnerships
Inclusive Procurement

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other

Does Not Invest In

Media

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

BL

BlockPower

Public Safety Tech
GO

GovReality

GovTech
How to pitch CivStart Accelerator
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $500K – $2.5M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Anthony Jamison, Co-Founder & CEO at CivStart Ventures.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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