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City Side Ventures

City Side Ventures

Birmingham, Michigancitysideventures.com

Overview

City Side Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 and based in Birmingham, Michigan. The firm focuses on pre-seed and seed-stage technology companies, with a core mission to enhance the deployment of early-stage capital within Michigan's startup ecosystem. They typically invest in funding rounds of $1M-$2M and target sectors including AI, automotive, SaaS, fintech, and medtech. The group is composed of experienced entrepreneurs and business builders who actively partner with their portfolio companies. They also work to connect Israeli early-stage companies with US investors.

Portfolio Companies

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Investments

City Side Ventures investments
CompanyDateStageLead
Clixie AIMar 2025SeedCo-investor
Clixie AIMar 2025SeedCo-investor
REZANov 2023VC RoundCo-investor
LIVAQSep 2023SeedCo-investor
LIVAQSep 2023SeedLead

Sector & Stage Mix

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SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth

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Investment Activity

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersBirmingham, Michigan
Year FoundedN/A

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