Responsibly Ventures PreSeed Impact Fund Grant
In context
This call is open to startups, at pre-seed. Funding is an equity investment. Coverage is read from the notice itself: United States.
Pre-seed venture capital fund backing early-stage startups focused on sustainability and social good with venture-scale positive impacts. Targets US-headquartered teams across sustainability, clean energy, circular economy, food waste, and climate-tech sectors.
About this grant
Responsibly Ventures is a PreSeed VC Impact Fund focused on backing remarkable teams working on ventures aligned with Sustainability and Social Good. The fund evaluates startups not only on who is building and for whom they are building, but also on their mission-driven approach and unique strategic advantages in creating positive impact (what the fund calls an 'impact moat'). The fund seeks to understand teams' passion for their mission, customer willingness to pay, market disruption potential, and lasting positive impacts. They support founders in realizing venture-scale positive impacts across both environmental sustainability (clean energy, circular economy, sustainable cities) and social good (food waste reduction, community access) sectors.
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Eligibility
The fund focuses on US-headquartered startups or startups that soon plan to be US-based. Applications are open to PreSeed stage founders building ventures focused on Sustainability and Social Good. The fund encourages teams that demonstrate rapid scale potential, inclusion, ethics, integrity, and customer-centric approaches.
How it's scored
The fund evaluates applicants based on their team quality and mission alignment, customer willingness to pay for their product or technology, the startup's unique strategic advantage rooted in their impact mission (the 'impact moat'), and the potential for market disruption and lasting positive impacts. The fund aims to back teams they believe are uniquely qualified and focused on venture-scale positive impacts.
Key requirements
- ✓US-headquartered startup
- ✓Pre-seed stage
- ✓Primary focus on sustainability or social good with venture-scale positive impact
- ✓Defensible 'impact moat' demonstrating competitive advantage in impact delivery
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Frequently asked questions
- Who can apply for Responsibly Ventures PreSeed Impact Fund?
- Eligibility covers organisations in US; startup. See the eligibility criteria above for the full conditions.
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