VC firm
Higher Ground Lab
Also known as Higher Ground Labs, Higher Ground Labs Fund II, LLC, Higher Ground Labs Fund III LP, Higher Ground Labs Fund IV LP, Higher Ground Labs Fund V LP
- Investor type
- VC
- Investing status
- Activeas of 2026-09-17Source (opens in a new tab)
- Headquarters
- CHICAGO, IL, United States
- Founded
- 2017
- Latest fund size
- $9.6MSEC amount sold, as of 2021-03-05Source (opens in a new tab)
- Funds
- 4
- Check size
- In past cohorts, our average seed investment was $100k.Source (opens in a new tab)
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About
Higher Ground Labs is a venture fund and ecosystem builder investing in technology for political progress.
Investment approach
- Thesis
- Higher Ground Labs invests in companies building solutions to the most pressing campaign challenges and provides founders with programming and mentorship, helping them work quickly with greater short and long-term impact using fewer resources. We discover and support new techniques for effective campaigning, spark and nurture collaborations, and strengthen connectivity across the political tech ecosystem.Source (opens in a new tab)
- Eligibility
- Higher Ground Labs is focused on investing in for-profit vehicles that have a business model and see a path to making returns in this market.
- Investing status notes
- Announcing HGL’s Agentic AI Open Call Investments
Funds
- Higher Ground Labs Fund V LP
- Vintage 2025Main fund
- Higher Ground Labs Fund IV LP
- $3.8MVintage 2022, Main fund, SEC amount sold
- Higher Ground Labs Fund III LP
- $9.6MVintage 2020, Main fund, SEC amount sold
- Higher Ground Labs Fund II, LLC
- $11.6MVintage 2018, Main fund, SEC amount sold
SEC registration
- SEC CIK
- 1815316, 1854527, 1926958
Programs
- Accelerator
- Accelerator (opens in a new tab)
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