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NSF Seed Fund — Seed VC Firm (Up to $2.0M Checks)

VC

NSF Seed Fund is a Seed venture capital firm investing in Deep Tech. The firm typically writes Up to $2.0M checks and has 12 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
Up to $2.0M
Portfolio
12 companies on record
Partners
10 listed
Stage
Seed
Sectors
Deep Tech
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-11-07

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Seed

Check Size

Up to $2.0M

Portfolio

12+ companies

Team

10 partners

Investment Thesis

Non-dilutive seed funding for technically novel startups developing early-stage products with real-world industrial impact. Not a traditional VC, but a valuable capital source for deep technical risk and safety solutions.

How NSF Seed Fund invests

NSF Seed Fund is a vc firm. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on Deep Tech.

NSF Seed Fund typically writes checks of Up to $2.0M per investment.

NSF Seed Fund has backed 12 companies in our records, including Alligant Scientific, LLC, Dimensional Energy Inc., Mallinda, LLC.

Partners & Team

MB

Michael Beecher

Program Director

RG

Robert Gibbs

Program Director

DB

Deandra Beck

Program Director

PH

Priscilla Huston

Program Director

BG

Bianca Garner

Program Director

JF

Jonathan Fritz

Program Director

JR

Jessica Robin

Program Director

BM

Bogdan Mihaila

Program Director

TE

Thomas Evans

Program Director

PT

Program team

Program

SBIR
deep tech
industrial tech

Industry Focus

Invests In

Deep Tech

Portfolio Companies (12)

Other

AL

Alligant Scientific, LLC

energy storage / hardware·SBIR Phase II·NSF SBIR/STTR (America’s Seed Fund)

Battery charging hardware/software that improves safety and battery life

DI

Dimensional Energy Inc.

climate tech / carbon utilization·STTR Phase II·NSF SBIR/STTR (America’s Seed Fund)

Converts captured CO2 into hydrocarbons using solar-thermal chemistry

MA

Mallinda, LLC

advanced materials / sports tech·SBIR Phase II·NSF SBIR/STTR (America’s Seed Fund)

Develops advanced composite materials for athletic equipment

ON

Onu Technology, Inc.

enterprise software / AI / data security·STTR Phase II·NSF SBIR/STTR (America’s Seed Fund)

Builds blockchain-enabled machine learning tools for confidential data

AI

Airloom Energy

clean energy / wind·NSF awardee listed in NSF’s showcase/news pages·NSF SBIR/STTR (America’s Seed Fund)

Develops compact, low-cost wind turbine technology

AM

Amphix Bio

biotech / therapeutics·NSF awardee listed in NSF’s showcase/news pages·NSF SBIR/STTR (America’s Seed Fund)

Develops regenerative medicine therapies for traumatic injury

CA

Cambridge Terahertz

industrial tech / security imaging·NSF awardee listed in NSF’s showcase/news pages·NSF SBIR/STTR (America’s Seed Fund)

Develops 3D imaging/security screening technology

TA

Tandem PV

solar energy·NSF awardee listed in NSF’s showcase/news pages·NSF SBIR/STTR (America’s Seed Fund)

Develops thin perovskite solar panels

AM

Ambercycle

circular materials / climate tech·NSF awardee listed in NSF’s showcase/news pages·NSF SBIR/STTR (America’s Seed Fund)

Recycles polyester into lower-carbon feedstock for textiles and automotive use

CL

ClearFlame Engine Technologies

clean transportation / industrial tech·NSF “What We Fund” example·NSF SBIR/STTR (America’s Seed Fund)

New diesel engine technology for operation on alternative fuels

How to pitch NSF Seed Fund
  • •Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in Deep Tech — the sectors they actively back.
  • •Size your ask to their typical Up to $2.0M check.
  • •cold outreach ok
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Michael Beecher, Program Director.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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