NextWave Civic Ventures — Pre-Seed & Seed VC Firm ($750K–$3.0M Checks)
NextWave Civic Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Austin, TX investing in Other. The firm typically writes $750K–$3.0M checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.
- Check size
- $750K–$3.0M
- Portfolio
- 1 company on record
- Partners
- 2 listed
- Stage
- Pre-Seed, Seed
- Sectors
- Other
- HQ
- Austin, TX
- AUM
- Not in our records
Last verified: 2026-06-13
Pre-Seed, Seed
$750K – $3.0M
1+ companies
2 partners
Investment Thesis
Seeks to fund transformative technologies that enhance citizen engagement and operational efficiency in the public sector.
How NextWave Civic Ventures invests
NextWave Civic Ventures is a vc firm based in Austin, TX. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other.
NextWave Civic Ventures typically writes checks of $750K–$3.0M per investment.
NextWave Civic Ventures has backed 1 company in our records, including GovConnect.
Partners & Team
Michael Lee
Founding Partner
Ben Buettell
Managing Partner
Industry Focus
Invests In
Portfolio Companies (1)
Other
GovConnect
- •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 $750K – $3.0M check.
- •warm intro preferred
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Michael Lee, Founding Partner.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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