Zero Shot Fund
$1M–$4M pre-seed and seed investment for AI-native startups in robotics, energy, automation, infrastructure, security, and observability.
About the Program
Zero Shot Fund is a $100M venture fund anchored by OpenAI alumni, backing AI-native founders at the pre-seed and seed stages. The fund focuses on companies building for the post-AGI era and writes first institutional checks of $1M–$4M.
Eligibility requirements
- * Building an AI-native company.
- * At the pre-seed or seed stage.
- * Focused on one or more of the fund's focus areas.
- * No pitch deck required; Zero Shot Fund wants to hear the idea.
Offerings / Benefits
- * $1M–$4M in pre-seed or seed funding.
- * Early technical and product guidance from experienced frontier AI builders.
- * Access to a deep network across the AI ecosystem.
- * Backing from a team with OpenAI alumni across research, engineering, product, operations, and communications.
- * Early visibility and first-principles judgment on emerging AI opportunities.
Sectors supported
Selection process
- Founders can submit their idea directly to Zero Shot Fund. The fund evaluates companies at the pre-seed and seed stages and engages founders early when ideas and technical decisions are still forming. No pitch deck is required.
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