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Public Works VC — Pre-Seed & Seed VC Firm ($100K–$500K Checks)

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Boston, MAWebsite

Public Works VC is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Boston, MA investing in Developer Tools, AI / ML, Security. The firm typically writes $100K–$500K checks and has 8 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$100K–$500K
Portfolio
8 companies on record
Partners
1 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Developer Tools, AI / ML, Security
HQ
Boston, MA
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-10-27

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$100K – $500K

Portfolio

8+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investment Thesis

Small specialist investor focused on software for government and public-sector workflows. The fund is niche and explicitly civic-tech oriented.

How Public Works VC invests

Public Works VC is a vc firm based in Boston, MA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Developer Tools, AI / ML, Security.

Public Works VC typically writes checks of $100K–$500K per investment.

Public Works VC has backed 8 companies in our records, including Fermah, Limitless Labs, Blade Games.

Partners & Team

PW

Public Works VC

GP

GovTech
Civic Tech

Industry Focus

Invests In

Developer Tools
AI / ML
Security

Portfolio Companies (8)

Other

FE

Fermah

Crypto infrastructure / zero-knowledge·Seed

Universal proof generation layer for cryptographic/ZK workloads.

LI

Limitless Labs

Crypto / prediction markets·Pre-seed

Prediction-market and on-chain research/AI platform focused on short-term markets.

BL

Blade Games

Crypto gaming·Seed

Gaming and on-chain game infrastructure project.

SP

SpaceComputer

Web3 infrastructure / decentralized compute·Pre-seed

Satellite-based trusted computing and random-number service network.

0X

0xbow

Crypto privacy / infrastructure·Seed

Privacy-focused crypto infrastructure project.

FL

Fluent Labs

Blockchain infrastructure·Seed

Blockchain development company focused on simplifying development across VMs.

PH

Phylax Systems

Smart-contract security / infrastructure·Seed

On-chain programmable security layer designed to prevent hacks pre-transaction.

BL

Blocksense

Oracle infrastructure·Pre-seed

Decentralized oracle-data protocol.

How to pitch Public Works VC
  • •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in Developer Tools, AI / ML, Security — the sectors they actively back.
  • •Size your ask to their typical $100K – $500K check.
  • •cold outreach ok
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Public Works VC, GP.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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