Equity investment in United States: Seed fund (solo-led hard tech), up to $2M Grant
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A climate venture fund based in United States
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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.
A seed fund invests $1–2M cheques in solo-led hard tech startups across the US that are refactoring the real world through breakthrough innovations in aerospace, AI infrastructure, applied biology, critical materials, energy, and other deep-tech sectors. The fund targets early-stage founders building transformative hardware and infrastructure companies.
About this grant
The funder is a solo-led venture firm run by Zal, a single investor who backs seed-stage hard tech startups across the United States. The firm describes its focus as founders refactoring the real world and manages roughly $300M across five funds. Investments typically range from $1M to $2M per check. Sector focus areas listed on the site include aerospace, AI infrastructure, applied bio, critical materials, earth systems, energy, exits, fertility, health, immune, and stealth. …
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- Equity investment in United States: Seed fund (solo-led hard tech), up to $2M offers up to $2M.
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- Eligibility covers organisations in US; startup. The full eligibility conditions are part of the Pro detail.
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