Better Ventures Core Fund (across four funds) Grant
In context
This call is open to startups, at pre-seed and seed stage. Funding is an equity investment of Up to $1,000,000. Coverage is read from the notice itself: United States.
Better Ventures invests $500k–$1M in pre-seed and seed-stage B2B companies using AI/ML and deep tech to advance sustainable industry, human health, and workforce/education. The fund leads and co-leads rounds across four vehicles with $108M AUM.
About this grant
Better Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 that invests in early-stage technology companies addressing global challenges across three primary themes: Sustainable Industry (reducing carbon emissions, waste, and pollution through electrification, bioeconomy, and circular economy solutions), Improve Human Health (biological insights and digital tools for better health outcomes and lower care costs), and Equip Tomorrow's Workforce (building skills for the modern economy through personalized learning, reskilling, and AI-enabled tools). The firm focuses on B2B solutions leveraging breakthrough innovations in AI/ML, software, materials science, and biotechnology. Better Ventures leads and co-leads pre-seed and seed rounds with initial investments of $500,000 to $1,000,000. Every company in the portfolio is required to address at least one of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and the firm prioritizes backing founders who reflect the diversity of society.
Get the official link (free account)
Create a free account to open the official notice and application link: 1 official link a month, free. Pro opens every link.
Eligibility
The page does not specify detailed eligibility criteria. Based on the investment approach described, Better Ventures targets early-stage technology companies at pre-seed and seed stages working on breakthrough science and technology solutions in sustainable industry, human health improvement, or workforce development. The firm appears to focus on companies building B2B solutions with significant impact potential.
How it's scored
The page does not provide explicit evaluation criteria or scoring methodology. The firm indicates it values companies addressing UN Sustainable Development Goals, diversity of founders, and potential for meaningful impact at scale across their three investment themes.
Key requirements
- ✓B2B company leveraging AI/ML, software, materials science, or biotechnology
- ✓Focus on one of three themes: Sustainable Industry (electrification, bioeconomy, circular economy), Human Health (behavioral health, personalized health, food as medicine), or Workforce/Education
- ✓Pre-seed or seed stage; Better Ventures leads or co-leads rounds
Recent past awardees
Knowing who's won the last rounds tells you whether you're in the strike zone.
- Debut
- Synop
- Eko
- RxDiet
- Adept ID
- Zya
- Doowii
- Clinify
Frequently asked questions
- How much funding does Better Ventures offer?
- Better Ventures Core Fund (across four funds) offers up to $1M.
- Who can apply for Better Ventures Core Fund (across four funds)?
- Eligibility covers organisations in US; startup. See the eligibility criteria above for the full conditions.
Relevant sectors
How this compares
- Compared with 25 similar grants (circular in United States) listed in the last 12 months.
- This is the only similar grant from this organisation listed here in the last 12 months.
Closest open grants
Figures are computed from notices listed on Raise Lens in the same sector and country over the last 12 months.
About this sector
Circular economy funding supports reuse, repair, remanufacturing, product redesign and secondary materials markets. Grants tend to back pilots with businesses and local authorities, while tenders buy collection, sorting and recovery services. Applicants are usually asked to show the material flows involved and who will buy the recovered output.
Free accounts: 1 official link a month · Pro: every link
Quick facts
Get alerts for notices like this
Create a free account and we save a search for this sector and country, so new grants like this one arrive in your weekly email.
Get alerts, free →