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Venture Capital

Venture Capital

North America

North America

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OPEN

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BBG Ventures

BBG Ventures

Varies; pre-seed and seed stage equity investment.

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Rolling submissions — no fixed deadline.

AMOUNT

Varies; pre-seed and seed stage equity investment.

AMOUNT

Varies; pre-seed and seed stage equity investment.

DEADLINE

Rolling submissions — no fixed deadline.

DEADLINE

Rolling submissions — no fixed deadline.

FUNDING TYPE

Venture Capital

CAN YOU GET THIS?

You need to be a diverse or women founder building a software or tech company at pre-seed or seed stage in the US.

You need to be a diverse or women founder building a software or tech company at pre-seed or seed stage in the US.

BBGV backs founders whose lived or learned experience gives them a direct advantage in the problem they're solving. They invest across health, work, vertical AI, consumer, fintech, and climate — either deep tech (AI-driven workflows) or deeply human solutions.

BBGV backs founders whose lived or learned experience gives them a direct advantage in the problem they're solving. They invest across health, work, vertical AI, consumer, fintech, and climate — either deep tech (AI-driven workflows) or deeply human solutions.

YOUR REAL ODDS

This is a competitive institutional VC fund, not an open grant program — most applicants will not receive funding.

BBGV has a focused portfolio with a clear thesis around insider-advantage founders. Rolling submissions mean no artificial deadline, but selectivity is high and they back a small number of companies.

WHAT IT TAKES

  1. Review their portfolio and investment thesis to confirm fit — 1–2 hours

  2. Submit a pitch via their website's 'Pitch Us' page — 1–3 hours to prepare

  3. Founder conversations and due diligence if selected — Weeks to months

WORTH KNOWING

BBGV explicitly values founders with firsthand experience of the problem — their portfolio bios consistently lead with the personal story behind each company. Framing your pitch around your insider advantage is central to their thesis, not just a nice-to-have.

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This is 1 of 1,600+ open opportunities.

This is 1 of 1,600+ open opportunities.

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