Ground State Ventures (GSV) Fund I

Ground State Ventures (GSV)

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Status

ACTIVE

Global HQ

San Francisco, United States

Countries of investment

United States
Canada
United Kingdom
Germany
France

Investment stages

Pre-Seed
Seed

Industries

AI
Enterprise Software
Deep Tech
Infrastructure
Frontier Tech
SaaS

About
Ground State Ventures is a San Francisco-based VC focused on early-stage technology startups. Their focus spans AI, enterprise software, deep tech, infrastructure, and frontier tech across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, and France. The firm supports technical founders from Pre-Seed through Seed.

Min check size: $500K
Max check size: $1.5M
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Investment Thesis

Ground State Ventures is a pre-seed and seed-stage venture capital firm deploying capital across AI, enterprise software, deep tech, infrastructure, and frontier technology sectors. They invest in technical founders building category-defining technology companies at the earliest stages of company formation. The firm differentiates itself through its San Francisco positioning, dedicated focus on supporting technical founders, and operator-investor expertise at the ground floor of company building.

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Manager's Experience

The Ground State Ventures founding team brings combined operator-investor expertise from San Francisco's deep tech ecosystem with focus on supporting technical founders at the earliest stages of company formation. The team operates with concentrated check sizes across AI, enterprise software, and frontier tech sectors with hands-on technical guidance at the ground floor of company building.