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Zero Shot Fund

$1M–$4M pre-seed and seed investment for AI-native startups in robotics, energy, automation, infrastructure, security, and observability.

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Funding amount
$1M–$4M
Scheme
Pre-seed and Seed Venture Investment
Open for
The program does not specify a geographic restriction in the provided information. Founders can apply directly through Zero Shot Fund. No pitch deck is required; applicants can submit their idea for an early conversation.
Deadline
Rolling

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

Robotics; Energy; Automation; Infrastructure; Security; Observability

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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