TruStage Ventures Discovery Fund

Up to $1 million per company, equity or convertible debt; $5 million deployed annually across the portfolio.

Rolling submissions — no set deadline.

AMOUNT

Up to $1 million per company, equity or convertible debt; $5 million deployed annually across the portfolio.

AMOUNT

Up to $1 million per company, equity or convertible debt; $5 million deployed annually across the portfolio.

DEADLINE

Rolling submissions — no set deadline.

DEADLINE

Rolling submissions — no set deadline.

FUNDING TYPE

Venture Capital

CAN YOU GET THIS?

You must be a CEO from an underrepresented background (BIPOC, LGBTQ+, or woman) building a fintech product for U.S. consumers.

Companies must be at pre-seed, seed, or Series A stage. The product should address financial inclusion in areas like credit access, wealth building, liquidity management, asset protection, or financial literacy.

YOUR REAL ODDS

The fund deploys $5 million annually across multiple investments of up to $1 million each, meaning roughly 5 or more companies are funded per year.

TruStage joins as a syndicate investor, not a lead, so they typically co-invest alongside others. Applications are rolling, so there is no single competitive cohort deadline.

WHAT IT TAKES

Review investment criteria and focus areas to confirm fit — 1-2 hours
Submit contact/pitch via the 'Connect with us' form on the Discovery Fund page — 1-2 hours
Engage in diligence conversations with the TruStage Ventures team — Weeks to months

WORTH KNOWING

Because TruStage only invests as a syndicate partner, having a lead investor already lined up or in conversation may strengthen your application and speed up the process.

Apply on the funder’s site →

Dream Big

$2,000 (Fall, women-owned) or $2,500 (Winter/Spring, all businesses); awarded twice per year

Small businesses in the Fox Valley/Heart of the Valley area that are chamber members can apply twice a year for cash awards.

MaC Venture Capital

$1M–$4M equity investment per deal

Pre-seed and seed-stage founders globally, with MaC collecting ethnicity and demographic data as part of its intake process.

Astia Investment

Amount not specified; Astia manages $65M+ AUM across 180+ investments.

Women-led high-growth companies in health, climate, or prosperity sectors can apply globally.

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