Lichen Ventures Fund I, LP
RaisingEmerging manager
Raising: Form D filed Jun 2026 reports amount sold below target
- Vintage
- 2025
- Fund size
- $1.72M to $5M (Form D)
- Stages
- Seed
- Sectors
- Synthetic biology, Climate hardware, Energy, Advanced materials
- Regions
- US
01 · Thesis
Lichen Ventures backs early-stage US-based climate-hard-tech companies with strong unit economics that work without monetizing climate impact. Focus areas include biomanufacturing, industrial decarbonization, adaptation and resilience, critical minerals, and methane management.Inferred from the firm's website
02 · Initial check
$200K to $200K (stated by the firm)
Stated by the firm (firm-level)
03 · Who to approach
Named on this fund's Form D
- Justin Brodie-Kommit, PhD, managing partner
04 · Deals
No deals attributed to this fund yet.
05 · Evidence
Firm-wideLichen Ventures backs early-stage US-based climate-hard-tech companies whose unit economics work without monetizing their climate impact.
We are focusing on US-based companies whose unit economics pencil out without monetizing their climate impacts
https://www.lichen.vc/aboutFirm-wideChecks of $200000 to $200000
We write $200,000 investments into US-based Seed Stage companies and do not lead rounds.
https://www.lichen.vc/about
06 · Sources
Last verified: Oct 28, 2026