Locke
Locke is an AI company that transforms unstructured government data into actionable intelligence for policy professionals, using intelligent agents to process legislative, regulatory, and agency information across federal and state levels. The company operates as an AI-native government affairs firm combining advanced data pipelines with rigorous evaluation frameworks to deliver strategic insights.
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- Team size
- 1-10
- Founded 2024
- Total raised
- $500k
- Pre-seed · last round Sep '26
About Locke
Locke is an early-stage AI company that transforms unstructured government data into actionable intelligence for the policy and government affairs space. The company builds intelligent agents that process vast amounts of information from Congress, federal agencies, and all 50 states—including legislation, regulations, agency filings, dockets, and comment periods—to produce memos, alerts, strategy documents, and proposals. Operating as the first AI-native government affairs firm through Locke Government Affairs, the company combines sophisticated retrieval and data pipelines with rigorous evaluation frameworks to ensure the quality and reliability of its agent outputs. Based in San Francisco with operations in Washington, DC, Locke is led by a small, tight-knit founding team that blends deep technical expertise with policy knowledge, operating under a flat, high-trust organizational structure.
Culture & values
Flat, high-trust organizational structure with engineers sitting close to founders and stakeholders
Ownership and autonomy from day one
Technical and non-technical teams work shoulder-to-shoulder in tight collaboration
Policy staff embedded as users providing daily feedback
Values autonomous, fast-moving builders comfortable with ambiguity
AI-native team culture where every engineer is expected to be a power user of AI tools
High-bandwidth environment with immediate feedback loops measured in hours
Founding-level impact with input into product roadmap and technical direction
In-person first culture working together 5-6 days a week in San Francisco
Team travels together and explores cities together
Balances intensity with genuine enjoyment and camaraderie
Small, tight-knit founding team blending technical and policy expertise
The team at Locke
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Team Composition
3 people- General Management2 senior2
- Engineering and Technical1
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