VSC Ventures Fund Grant
In context
This call is open to startups and small and medium-sized businesses, at idea and R&D stage, prototype and pilot stage and pre-seed. Coverage is read from the notice itself: any country.
VSC Ventures Fund provides equity investment paired with brand-building and media distribution services to founders using AI to solve data, labor, and safety challenges in 'Dirty, Dusty, Dangerous' industries. The fund targets early-stage companies addressing industrial, public-safety, and climate-related operational problems through AI and physical automation.
About this grant
VSC Ventures is a venture capital fund that backs exceptional founders building AI solutions in Dirty, Dusty, and Dangerous industries. The fund distinguishes itself by combining traditional venture investment with a comprehensive media machine designed to build founder brands and generate distribution. VSC provides capital alongside clips, media placements, and storytelling services intended to move sales pipeline and close deals. The fund focuses on founders using AI to address data, labor, and safety challenges in overlooked industries including public safety, robotics, recycling, physical infrastructure, and manufacturing sectors.
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Eligibility
The fund seeks ambitious founders building with speed and conviction in Dirty, Dusty, and Dangerous industries that others ignore. While specific formal eligibility criteria are not detailed on the page, the fund's investment thesis indicates a focus on AI-driven solutions addressing data, labor, and safety challenges in industrial and traditionally underserved sectors.
Key requirements
- ✓Founders must be using AI to address data, labor, or safety challenges in 'Dirty, Dusty, Dangerous' industries
- ✓Company should operate in sectors spanning industrial operations, public safety, climate tech, or robotics
- ✓Willingness to engage with VSC Ventures' brand-building and media distribution services as part of the investment package
Recent past awardees
Knowing who's won the last rounds tells you whether you're in the strike zone.
- Multitude · 2024
- Glacier · 2023
- BrightAI · 2025
- Presso · 2019
Funder contact
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Frequently asked questions
- Who can apply for VSC Ventures Fund?
- Eligibility covers organisations in GLOBAL; startup, sme. See the eligibility criteria above for the full conditions.
Relevant sectors
About this sector
Industrial decarbonisation funding helps heavy industry cut emissions through electrification, fuel switching, process change and efficiency. Support is often capital-intensive and tied to a specific site, with feasibility studies leading to larger deployment calls. Applicants need emissions baselines, engineering studies and a plan to keep production running during the change.
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