Avesta Fund Early-Stage Program Grant
In context
This call is open to startups and small and medium-sized businesses, at Series A. Funding is an equity investment of Up to $5,000,000. Coverage is read from the notice itself: North-America.
Avesta Fund invests in software-first, asset-light technology companies building intelligence layers for energy, compute, and industrial infrastructure across North America. The programme targets post-MVP companies with early paying customers raising $2M–$5M rounds in AI infrastructure, energy systems, and industrial/physical AI.
About this grant
Avesta Fund is an early-stage venture fund that invests in software-first solutions addressing critical bottlenecks in compute, energy, and industrial infrastructure during the AI era. The fund backs companies that optimize constrained resources—energy, compute, and industrial systems—rather than simply building more. It targets scalable, asset-light technology companies across AI infrastructure (including compute density, cooling, data movement, and grid-aware siting), energy systems (clean power, demand flexibility, grid transformation, and energy storage), and industrial systems including physical AI, inspection, manufacturing optimization, and robotics. The fund provides investment capital alongside coaching for successful pilots, thought-partnership from experienced operators, and connections to a network of leading corporations for commercial partnerships and future investment opportunities.
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Eligibility
Avesta Fund backs scalable, asset-light technology companies based in North America. Eligible companies are typically post-MVP stage with early success from paying customers and are raising rounds of $2 million to $5 million. The fund focuses on pure software to light hardware-enabled solutions across AI infrastructure, energy systems, and industrial systems sectors.
Key requirements
- ✓Post-MVP stage with early paying customers
- ✓Raising rounds of $2M–$5M
- ✓Software-first, asset-light technology model
- ✓Focus on intelligence layer (AI/software) for energy, compute, or industrial infrastructure
- ✓Operating in North America
Funder contact
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Frequently asked questions
- How much funding does Avesta Fund offer?
- Avesta Fund Early-Stage Program offers up to $5M.
- Who can apply for Avesta Fund Early-Stage Program?
- Eligibility covers organisations in NORTH-AMERICA; startup, sme. See the eligibility criteria above for the full conditions.
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Climate software and data funding supports emissions accounting, climate risk analytics, Earth observation, digital MRV and tools for planners. It is offered as innovation grants, public contracts for data services and support from technology programmes. Buyers generally look for data quality, interoperability and evidence that users rely on the tool.
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