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OpenGov Ventures

VC
San Francisco, CAWebsite

OpenGov Ventures is a Seed venture capital firm based in San Francisco, CA investing in Other, AI / ML. The firm typically writes $500K–$3.0M checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.

Check size
$500K–$3.0M
Portfolio
1 company on record
Partners
8 listed
Stage
Seed
Sectors
Other, AI / ML
HQ
San Francisco, CA
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-05-17

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed

Check Size

$500K – $3.0M

Portfolio

1+ companies

Team

8 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Specialized in GovTech and AI for public sector optimization, including judicial digitization.

How OpenGov Ventures invests

OpenGov Ventures is a vc firm based in San Francisco, CA. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on Other, AI / ML.

OpenGov Ventures typically writes checks of $500K–$3.0M per investment.

OpenGov Ventures has backed 1 company in our records, including CivicBridge.

Partners & Team

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Adam Rykowski

Chief Product Officer

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Thiago Sá Freire

President & COO

ZB

Zac Bookman

General Partner

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Eric DiProspero

Chief Revenue Officer

EC

Elise Cole

Chief Administrative Officer

TC

Terrence Curley

Chief of Staff, R&D

SK

Sam Kramer

Chief Financial Officer

MC

Michael Chang

Managing Partner

GovTech
AI

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
AI / ML

Portfolio Companies (1)

Other

CI

CivicBridge

GovTech
How to pitch OpenGov Ventures
  • Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $500K – $3.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Adam Rykowski, Chief Product Officer.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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