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Motive Force

Motive Force Fund I, L.P.

RaisingEmerging manager

Raising: Form D reports no first sale yet

Vintage
Unknown
Fund size
$30M (Form D)
Stages
Not stated
Sectors
Not stated
Regions
Not stated

01 · Thesis

Motive Force backs founders by looking for signals of intent, taste, and craft rather than traction. It seeks founders with an internal drive that persists through uncertainty, and it values beautiful software where design and code mirror user intent.Inferred from the firm's website

02 · Initial check

$300K to $500K (estimated from fund size)

Estimated from Form D

03 · Who to approach

Named on this fund's Form D

  • Oana Olteanu, Manager of the General Partner of the Issuer

04 · Deals

No deals attributed to this fund yet.

05 · Evidence

  • Firm-wideBacks founders by looking for signals of intent, taste, and craft rather than traction.

    I look for signals of intent.
    https://motiveforce.ai/about

06 · Sources

  1. https://motiveforce.ai/about
  2. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2097940/000123191925000549/

Last verified: Oct 28, 2026