# Robert Cleave

> Robert Cleave is a pre-seed investor backing News, Podcast and Advocacy. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jul 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-cleave-3554185/

Robert Cleave is a pre-seed investor focused on News and Podcast. Robert Cleave

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| News | 1 | 100% |
| Podcast | 1 | 100% |
| Advocacy | 1 | 100% |
| CivicTech | 1 | 100% |
| Journalism | 1 | 100% |

9 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Locunity | Actionable local reporting and civic intelligence at scale with journalist-in-the-loop AI. | $225K | Pre-Seed | Jul 17, 2025 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [1HMR, LLC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/1hmr-llc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Jerald and Melody Howe Weintraub Revocable Living Trust](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jerald-and-melody-howe-weintraub-revocable-living-trust) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Safe AI Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/safe-ai-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Robert Cleave invest in?

Robert Cleave invests primarily in News, Podcast and Advocacy startups, most often at Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Robert Cleave last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Robert Cleave closed in Jul 2025. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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