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NC–I: First-check pre-seed fund investing in technical teams at the earliest stage across Programmable Biology, Food… Grant

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A climate venture fund based in Germany

Summary

A pre-seed fund invests up to €1M in technical teams at the earliest stage across Programmable Biology, Food Technology, and Neo Industrials. The fund targets founders and early-stage companies in Europe and the US with cheques as lead or co-lead investors.

Summary by Raise Lens from the official notice · 15 Sept 2026Accurate?

About this grant

The funder is a first-check investor backing technical teams at the earliest stage across three core sectors: Programmable Biology (tools that accelerate discovery and systems for production at scale where computation meets biology), Food Technology (rewiring global supply chains from agriculture to consumption), and Neo Industrials (next-generation industrial infrastructure including energy, manufacturing, materials, and supply chains redesigned for resource constraints). The fund invests when direction is still being encoded, before momentum exists. …

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Frequently asked questions

How much funding does this grant offer?: NC–I: First-check pre-seed fund investing in technical teams at the earliest stage across Programmable Biology, Food… offers up to $1.1M.
Who can apply for NC–I: First-check pre-seed fund investing in technical teams at the earliest stage across Programmable Biology, Food…?: Eligibility covers organisations in US, EU; startup. The full eligibility conditions are part of the Pro detail.