PU

Public Sector Ventures

VC
Austin, TXWebsite
How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$100K – $1.5M

Portfolio

13+ companies

Team

3 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Invests in early-stage companies modernizing public sector operations and analytics.

Meet the Team

ZD

Zoey Dash McKenzie

Founding Partner

life sciences
clean technology
health equity
climate innovation
LM

Lisa Martin

GP

GovTech
Municipal Technology
AO

Adaora Ogbue

Managing Partner

climate innovation
health innovation
inclusive market development
emerging & underserved markets

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Developer Tools
SaaS

Does Not Invest In

Consumer Tech

Portfolio Companies (13)

Other

GO

GovPredict

GovTech
PR

ProcureInsights

GovTech
CO

Collibra Public Sector

CO

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

DE

Department of Health and Human Services

FE

Federal Reserve System

OF

Office of Financial Research

OF

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

TE

Tennessee Valley Authority

UN

United States Patent and Trademark Office

How to pitch Public Sector Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, Developer Tools, SaaS — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $100K – $1.5M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Zoey Dash McKenzie, Founding Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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