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GovStart Ventures — Pre-Seed & Seed VC Firm ($300K–$1.5M Checks)

VC
Berlin, GermanyWebsite

GovStart Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Berlin, Germany investing in Other. The firm typically writes $300K–$1.5M checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$300K–$1.5M
Portfolio
2 companies on record
Partners
1 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Other
HQ
Berlin, Germany
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-05-04

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$300K – $1.5M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Backing early-stage startups that aim to modernize governments and empower civic participation.

How GovStart Ventures invests

GovStart Ventures is a vc firm based in Berlin, Germany. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other. It does not invest in Consumer Media, Direct-to-Consumer.

GovStart Ventures typically writes checks of $300K–$1.5M per investment.

GovStart Ventures has backed 2 companies in our records, including Decidim, Particify.

Partners & Team

LM

Lukas Meyer

Partner

GovTech
Public Administration
Digital Democracy

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other

Does Not Invest In

Consumer Media
Direct-to-Consumer

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

DE

Decidim

E-democracy
PA

Particify

Civic Engagement
How to pitch GovStart Ventures
  • •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 $300K – $1.5M check.
  • •warm intro preferred
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Lukas Meyer, Partner.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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