Civic Infrastructure Fund™

Civic Infrastructure VC · New Jersey

Capital to rebuild the systems every American relies on.

Civic Infrastructure Fund™ is a vehicle for systemic change. We invest in software and infrastructure companies selling mission-critical products to government, so that public systems work for everyone they are meant to serve.

Why it matters
Fig. 1. One agency, then the next block over Land small, expand systematically

Mission

When public systems work, more Americans are counted in.

A benefit that arrives on time. A permit that clears. A bus that connects. A job within reach. This is how most people experience their government, and when the systems behind it fail, the people with the least margin are shut out first.

We believe modernizing how government delivers is one of the most direct routes to enfranchising all Americans. The Fund exists to back the companies doing that work and to help them reach the agencies that need them.

  • Access

    Services should reach everyone who is eligible for them, in every neighborhood, without a decades-old stack standing in the way.

  • Accountability

    Communities should set the rules for the technology that serves them. We favor products that build transparency and local authority into the design.

  • Opportunity

    Change at the level of systems needs founders from everywhere. We source locally, starting in our home city, and help companies grow from one city to many.

The civic infrastructure thesis

Government is the customer that stays.

Systemic change needs a business model that lasts. Companies that establish public-sector relationships can benefit from long contract duration, high switching costs and repeat procurement. We back the ones positioned for long-duration public-sector adoption.

  • Why B2G

    A large and durable buyer

    Government is one of the largest and most durable buyers in the United States, with multi-year procurement cycles and mission-critical demand.

  • Why now

    Agencies are rebuilding

    Public agencies are modernizing under AI, digital-service and procurement-reform mandates. Govtech and social-services infrastructure is being rebuilt, and that creates new entry points for vendors.

  • Built to survive consolidation

    Defensibility beyond the technology

    Procurement can create defensibility that technology consolidation alone does not eliminate. We prioritize proprietary data rights, protected IP and high switching costs.

The municipal expansion playbook

How a civic company grows, one council at a time.

Selling to cities is slow to start and hard to dislodge. These are the patterns we look for in the companies we back.

  • Procurement as a moat

    A local-government sales motion runs through council meetings, committees and budget cycles. The operating burden of doing that well becomes a barrier to entry.

  • Land small, expand systematically

    An initial agency win comes first. Broader expansion follows, deployment by deployment and city by city.

  • Results become the sales team

    Documented operating outcomes become a repeatable sales asset across municipalities. Demonstrated results can shorten the path from pilot to adoption by the agency next door.

  • Local control as a feature

    When retention and sharing rules are set by each elected council, democratic control is built into the product. We treat transparency and community authority as a design pattern.

Where we look

Every civic vertical has the same contract shape.

Many small public contracts, renewed over years, delivered as software. We look for that shape wherever agencies are replacing a decades-old stack.

  • Benefits delivery

    Modern payment rails for social services such as SNAP, WIC and child support.

  • Permitting

    The applications, reviews and approvals that sit between a plan and a building.

  • Transit and fees

    Mobility systems, tolls and the collections that fund them.

  • Public safety

    Tools that operate under rules each community sets for itself.

  • Workforce

    Technology that connects residents to training and employment.

Selected areas of interest, not an exhaustive investment mandate or a description of investments made.

Investment cycle

Source locally, scale selectively.

A structured process for disciplined sourcing, diligence, portfolio value creation and exit planning.

  1. Deal sourcing

    • Local ecosystem access
    • Global founder network
    • Incubation and talent pipeline

  2. Due diligence

    • Management team
    • Go-to-market strategy
    • Financial profile and unit economics
    • Technology, code and IP
    • Competitive differentiation

  3. Portfolio value creation

    • Capital formation
    • Business development and go-to-market support
    • Government contracting support

  4. Exit strategy

    • Build businesses with defensible market positions
    • Multiple potential exit paths, including IPO, M&A and other liquidity events

We support portfolio commercialization through our federal network, the MPAC Institute's 50+ country pipeline and our home-city anchor. Relationships do not guarantee contract awards or investment outcomes.

The home-city anchor

A home city is a proving ground.

Our home city gives founders a real municipal customer to learn from and gives us a place to see what works before it travels.

From accelerator to city employer

A workforce technology company we met at a tech conference joined our inaugural accelerator. Its workforce development product now supports community employment in the city.

Alignment with the community

The General Partner intends to direct a share of its own proceeds to local charities. Investors carry no such obligation.

Examples are illustrative only and are not a recommendation or an indication of investment results. See Disclosures.

Team

Managing Partner

Michael President Anderson

Michael has advised government agencies, mayors, governors and international heads of state on investment attraction, public-private partnerships and procurement reform. His domestic advisory work has spanned Republican and Democratic administrations at the federal, state and municipal levels.

He began his career in investment banking at Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley and BlackRock, later served as Chief Philanthropic Officer and Head of US at Mindfulness Capital, and was a Venture Partner and Advisor to Republic.com. He co-founded Fresh Start Beverage Co. in 2014 and saw it through to its acquisition in 2022.

Michael is a graduate of Harvard College, where he studied Government.

Advisors

  • Fund counsel

    Russell Klein, Esq.

    Corporate attorney specializing in financial services, venture capital and investment fund formation. Tufts University and Columbia Law School.

  • Advisor

    Thomas Ao, MBA

    Founder of Mindfulness Capital, with experience across venture and later-stage transactions.

  • Advisor

    Ken Nguyen

    Co-founder and CEO of Republic, the private investing platform. Previously General Counsel at AngelList.

  • Advisor

    Shawn Mims

    Multi-platinum recording artist turned technology founder, investor and lecturer who advises brands on innovation and culture.

Contact

Building for government? Start the conversation.

We want to hear from founders selling to public agencies and from public-sector partners who share the thesis.

President@MPACAmerica.com

This website does not offer interests in the Fund, and investment inquiries are not accepted through it.

Disclosures

Important disclosures.

Please read these before relying on anything on this website.

General information only

This website provides general information about MPAC US Venture Fund I, L.P., doing business as Civic Infrastructure Fund™ (the “Fund”), and its investment perspective. It is a summary, is not complete, and does not contain all information material to an investment decision. Nothing here is investment, legal, tax, accounting or other professional advice, and nothing here is a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security.

No offer or solicitation

Nothing on this website is an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any security or interest in the Fund or in any other vehicle. Any offer may be made only by a Confidential Private Placement Memorandum and the Fund’s governing and subscription documents, delivered only to qualified offerees, and only in jurisdictions where such an offer is lawful. Those documents supersede this website in their entirety and should be read in full before investing.

No general solicitation

This website is not intended as, and should not be construed as, a general solicitation or general advertising of any securities. It does not describe the terms of any offering. The Fund does not accept subscriptions, commitments or indications of interest through this website or by email. Any offering is made privately, only to persons with whom the Fund or its authorized representatives have a pre-existing, substantive relationship and who have been determined to be eligible.

Unregistered securities

Interests in the Fund have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or under the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction. They may be offered and sold only under available exemptions from registration. Interests are subject to restrictions on transfer and resale and may not be transferred except as permitted under those laws and the Fund’s governing documents.

Investment Company Act

The Fund is not and does not intend to be registered as an investment company under the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Investors will not receive the protections that Act provides to investors in registered funds.

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Eligible investors

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Investment risk

An investment in a venture capital fund is speculative and involves a high degree of risk. An investor could lose all or a substantial portion of its investment. Early-stage companies frequently fail, portfolios may be concentrated in a small number of holdings and sectors, and returns, if any, may take many years to be realized. The Fund is newly organized and has no operating history. Its results depend on a small number of key persons.

Illiquidity

Interests in the Fund are illiquid. There is no public market for them and none is expected to develop. Investors generally may not withdraw or redeem, and should be prepared to bear the economic risk of the investment for the full term of the Fund.

Public-sector market risk

Companies that sell to government face particular risks, including long and uncertain procurement cycles, appropriations and budget changes, contract termination for convenience, changes in law, policy or administration, compliance obligations and public scrutiny. Assets that the Fund may hold, which may include digital assets, can be volatile and subject to evolving regulation. The risks described on this website are not a complete list; the offering documents describe them in more detail.

No guarantee of results

There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objectives, that any strategy described here will be implemented or succeed, or that investors will receive any return of or on their capital. Any targets or objectives are aspirations, not projections, predictions or guarantees.

Mission and impact statements

Statements about the Fund’s mission, systemic change and intended social or civic outcomes describe aspirations and beliefs. They are not promises or guarantees that any such outcome will occur, and no standard of measurement is implied. The Fund seeks financial returns for its investors, and pursuing mission objectives may affect which investments it makes.

Prior experience and past performance

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Forward-looking statements

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Areas of interest and examples

References to sectors, technologies and themes describe areas of interest only. They are not a commitment to invest or an indication that any particular investment will be made. Any company or example described on this website is included for illustration only. Such references do not represent all companies the Fund or its principals have worked with, are not a recommendation, and do not imply that any investment was or will be profitable.

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Government relationships

Descriptions of public-sector experience and relationships are provided as background. Relationships do not guarantee contract awards, market access or investment outcomes for the Fund or any company. The Fund and its principals do not hold or seek elected office.

Advisors and conflicts of interest

Advisors are not employees of the Fund and may have other professional affiliations. The Fund’s principals, advisors and their affiliates engage in other business activities and may have interests that conflict with those of the Fund or its investors. Conflicts of interest are described in the offering documents.

Charitable intentions

Statements about intended charitable contributions by the General Partner describe a present intention only. They are not a binding commitment, do not reduce any investor’s economic entitlement, and impose no obligation on limited partners.

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Last updated September 30, 2026.