CIV
Clean Industry Ventures (CIV); returning participant in Isembard's $50M Series A (March 2026).
CIV (Clean Industry Ventures) is a Los Angeles-based venture capital firm founded in April 2023 by Patrick Maloney (ex-Inspire, acquired by Shell), Jeff Rosenthal (co-founder, Summit), and Abhijoy Mitra (ex-General Partner, Coatue). The firm backs companies at the intersection of technology and critical industries — targeting a projected $70T US market opportunity by 2050 tied to AI-driven industrial transformation, reshoring of manufacturing/supply chains, and energy demand growth. CIV closed its oversubscribed Fund One at $210M+ in April 2025, with LPs including StepStone Group, SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell, and Union Square Ventures co-founder Fred Wilson.
Overview
- Firm
- CIV (Clean Industry Ventures)
- Headquarters
- Los Angeles, CA
- Founded
- 2023
- AUM
- $210M+ (Fund One, closed April 2025)
- Stages
- Thesis
- Backing companies at the intersection of technology and critical industries, targeting a projected $70T US market opportunity by 2050 from AI-driven industrial transformation, manufacturing reshoring, and energy demand growth.
- Website
- www.civ.co/
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Frequently asked
- What is CIV?
- Backing companies at the intersection of technology and critical industries, targeting a projected $70T US market opportunity by 2050 from AI-driven industrial transformation, manufacturing reshoring, and energy demand growth.
- How much does CIV manage?
- CIV manages $210M+ (Fund One, closed April 2025) in assets, and was founded in 2023.
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CIV launched with a $210M+ fund; founders Patrick Maloney, Jeff Rosenthal, Abhijoy Mitra; LPs including StepStone, Gwynne Shotwell, Fred Wilson
Business Wire: CIV Launches with $210M Fund to Back and Build Companies Reshaping Critical IndustriesVerified2025-04-29 - 2
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CIV was an existing investor joining Isembard's $50M Series A
Nordic9: Isembard raised $50m Series A funding led by USV, joined by Tamarack Global, IQ Capital, Notion Capital, CIV and angel investorsVerified2026-03-01