AiiM Partners Core Fund Grant

About this grant

AiiM Partners is a venture investment firm that backs technology companies improving resource efficiency across three interconnected markets: digital transformation, energy and power, and supply chain and logistics. The firm frames this as an estimated $17 trillion opportunity, where the resource savings created by portfolio companies are the 'delta' and the returns those savings compound into are the 'alpha'. The firm invests at the commercialization stage, after a technology is proven and as it begins to scale. It favours companies built on hard, defensible assets, with strong unit economics and traction ahead of peers. The page presents this stage as less crowded than seed or growth, which it cites as an advantage in competition and entry pricing. Beyond capital, AiiM says it leads or co-leads financings, takes active board seats, and connects portfolio companies to a global network of customers, operators and strategic partners. It states that every investment carries outcome targets set before commitment, reported against those targets, and that it is the only independent venture fund on BlueMark's Leadership Board. The portfolio is described as on track to offset one gigaton of greenhouse gases and create 5,000 quality jobs, concentrated in low- and middle-income communities. The page lists example investments in GovCon compliance software, modular AI inference data centers, next-generation storage, wastewater resource recovery, plastic-free packaging, and supplier-tier data platforms.

Eligibility

The page is directed at entrepreneurs and investors through a general contact form and does not publish formal eligibility rules, geographic limits, or sector restrictions for applicants. The firm is a venture fund that invests in companies at the commercialization stage, so eligibility is effectively determined by investment fit rather than an open grant process. The office is listed in Palo Alto, CA.

How it's scored

The page does not describe a scoring or evaluation process for applications. It states investment selection principles: companies must be at the commercialization stage with proven technology, defensible assets, strong unit economics and traction, and must address large resource inefficiencies in the three target markets.

Key requirements

• ✓Proven technology at commercialization stage beginning to scale
• ✓Hard defensible assets and strong unit economics
• ✓Focus on resource efficiency in digital transformation, energy & power, or supply chain & logistics
• ✓Willingness to accept lead or co-lead investment and active board participation

Frequently asked questions

Who can apply for AiiM Partners Core Fund?

Eligibility covers organisations in GLOBAL; startup, sme, large-company. See the eligibility criteria above for the full conditions.

Relevant sectors

About this sector

Energy efficiency funding covers building retrofits, industrial process upgrades, heat recovery, efficient equipment and demand reduction. It arrives as grants for audits and capital works, as support schemes run by agencies and utilities or as public tenders for retrofit and energy services. Applicants usually need a baseline of current energy use and a measured saving.