Refactor Capital Seed Fund Grant
In context
This call is open to startups, at seed stage. Funding is an equity investment of Up to $2,000,000. Coverage is read from the notice itself: United States.
Refactor Capital's seed fund invests $1–2M checks in early-stage hard tech startups across aerospace, AI infrastructure, applied biology, critical materials, earth systems, energy, fertility, and health. The fund targets founders building transformative technologies in these focus areas as a first institutional investor.
About this grant
Refactor Capital is a solo-employee venture firm managed by Zal, a founding partner who invests $1-2M checks in seed-stage hard tech startups across the United States. The firm manages roughly $300M across five funds and focuses on founders refactoring the real world. Sector focus areas listed on the site include aerospace, AI infrastructure, applied bio, critical materials, earth systems, energy, exits, fertility, health, immune, and stealth. The page presents a portfolio of companies such as Solugen, Astranis, PathAI, Hexium, Causal Labs and Brelle, and states the firm has backed hard-but-not-impossible companies since 2015. The page does not describe a grant programme; it describes a venture capital investment strategy.
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Key requirements
- ✓Seed-stage hard tech startup
- ✓Operating or focused in aerospace, AI infrastructure, applied biology, critical materials, earth systems, energy, fertility, or health
- ✓US-based or operating in the US
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Frequently asked questions
- How much funding does Refactor Capital offer?
- Refactor Capital Seed Fund offers up to $2M.
- Who can apply for Refactor Capital Seed Fund?
- Eligibility covers organisations in US; startup.
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- Its value of $2.0m is above 50% of the 8 similar grants that state a value; their median is $1.3m.
- The same organisation listed 1 other similar grant here in the last 12 months.
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