501vc® Investment Fund Grant
In context
This call is open to startups, at pre-seed and seed stage. Funding is an equity investment. Coverage is read from the notice itself: United States.
Early-stage investment fund providing equity capital to Pre-Seed and Seed stage climate technology startups across mitigation, adaptation, and environmental solutions in the Greater Midwest region. Targets founders building climate tech innovations to address environmental challenges.
About this grant
Evergreen Climate Innovations' 501vc® Investment Fund invests in early-stage climate tech startups operating in the Greater Midwest region of the United States. The fund addresses the capital gap that exists for early-stage climate technology companies by providing investment capital to entrepreneurs and startups bringing impactful climate technologies to market. The fund focuses on climate tech solutions across mitigation, adaptation, and other environmental challenges at the pre-seed and seed stages. Applications are considered on a rolling basis, with fall and spring deadlines marking the beginning of approximately five-month-long investment cycles.
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Eligibility
Applicants must be early-stage climate tech startups at the pre-seed or seed stage. Companies must be based in the Greater Midwest region of the United States, specifically in Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Kansas, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, Kentucky, North Dakota, South Dakota, Colorado, Nebraska, or western Pennsylvania. The fund focuses on climate tech across mitigation, adaptation, and other environmental challenges.
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Key requirements
- ✓Pre-Seed or Seed stage startup
- ✓Climate technology focus (mitigation, adaptation, or environmental challenges)
- ✓Based in or operating in Greater Midwest region of United States
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Frequently asked questions
- Who can apply for 501vc® Investment Fund?
- Eligibility covers organisations in US; startup. See the eligibility criteria above for the full conditions.
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