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We back founders

building America's future

Category-winning companies partner with government to solve the nation’s toughest challenges

We accelerate growth for early-stage companies by tapping into unique government strengths like scale, credibility, regulatory power, and funding.
Commonweal invests $250,000 to $2 million in pre-seed and seed stage companies. We both lead and follow.
Health
Energy
Public Safety
Defense
Aerospace
Logistics
Manufacturing
Cybersecurity
Infrastructure
Finance
Real Estate
Government Services
Our team draws from

Vision.

Execution.

Victory.

2003
IPO
Creating data analysis platforms to help organizations make decisions and solve problems.
2013
IPO
Expanding access to financial markets via commission-free investing and trading for individuals.
2014
IPO
Improving patients’ lives by accelerating development and commercialization of medicines that matter.
2023
Series A
Building an ecosystem for project developers, corporate tax credit buyers, and financial institutions to transact and manage transferable tax credits.
2022
Series A
Making it easier and faster for people to apply for federal benefit programs via a TurboTax-style platform.
Our Team

Resolute, resourceful, and invested

Lean into decades of experience and deep networks at the intersection of technology and government.

Kitchen Cabinet
Commonweal’s senior advisors help you build government partnerships that unlock value.
Carol Browner
Administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Director of the White House Office of Energy and Climate Change under President Obama
Steve Adler
Former Mayor of Austin, Texas
Edward Davis
Former Police Commissioner of Boston, Massachusetts
Zero to One Mentors
Unicorn founders helping the next generation. Backed by the best investors in the world.
John Gedmark
Co-Founder and CEO of Astranis, backed by Andreessen Horowitz, BlackRock, Venrock and Y Combinator
Evan Smith
Co-Founder and CEO of Altana, backed by US Innovative Technology Fund (USIT), Google Ventures, and Salesforce Ventures
Nate Levine
Co-Founder and CTO of OpenGov, backed by 8VC, Andreessen Horowitz, and Founders Fund
National Advisory Network
Across industries and geographies, our advisors are here to help you win.
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