Transition Ventures Fund Grant

About this grant

Transition is a venture capital fund that invests in founders building transformational companies at the intersection of AI and the physical world. The fund backs companies leveraging frontier technologies including AI, frontier science, new energy, and robotics to upgrade legacy systems with cleaner, better, and more efficient alternatives. Transition targets founders solving the most consequential problems of our time, including decentralized baseload power, decarbonizing compute, civilian climate resilience, and industrial energy optimization. The fund believes the generational companies of this era will be full-stack, molding atoms not just bits, and built to outlast their founders. Transition's team comprises founders and company builders who have scaled multiple billion-dollar companies themselves and bring deep expertise across hardware, software, and deep tech.

Eligibility

Transition backs founders at pre-seed, seed, and Series A stages. The fund is a cross-Atlantic fund backing founders across Europe, UK, and the US. They focus on companies building at the intersection of AI and the physical world in sectors including energy, next-generation computing, climate resilience, and industrials/robotics.

How it's scored

Transition emphasizes early engagement with founders and operates a flexible process with fast decision-making. The fund values pragmatic optimists who can see emerging system changes and possess courage and tenacity to build for the new world. A warm introduction from someone the fund knows is preferred.

Key requirements

• ✓Founders building full-stack companies combining AI with physical-world applications
• ✓Focus on climate tech, deep tech, next-generation computing, energy, or industrial robotics
• ✓Pre-seed, seed, or Series A stage companies
• ✓Operations or presence in Europe, UK, or US

Recent past awardees

Knowing who's won the last rounds tells you whether you're in the strike zone.

• Applied Atomics
• Olix
• Seneca
• Skye
• Upway
• Watershed

Funder contact

The notice names a programme contact you can speak to before applying.

Frequently asked questions

How much funding does Transition Ventures offer?

Transition Ventures Fund offers up to $8M.

Who can apply for Transition Ventures Fund?

Eligibility covers organisations in US, GB, EU; startup. See the eligibility criteria above for the full conditions.

Relevant sectors

About this sector

Industrial decarbonisation funding helps heavy industry cut emissions through electrification, fuel switching, process change and efficiency. Support is often capital-intensive and tied to a specific site, with feasibility studies leading to larger deployment calls. Applicants need emissions baselines, engineering studies and a plan to keep production running during the change.