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Accelerators

Zinc (mission-led venture builder)

Zinc

Status

Status not published

Cohort-based; Zinc has run missions roughly annually with an application window several months ahead of the programme start.

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Amount
Not published

GIVEN: Zinc runs a full-time venture-building programme in London for individuals, paying participants a living stipend during the programme and then investing pre-seed capital in the companies formed. TAKEN: an equity stake in the resulting company. Zinc has periodically restructured its programme format and terms, so treat historic stipend and cheque figures as indicative and confirm the current numbers in the live programme documentation.

You must co-fund 0%.

Funder

Zinc VC

private · national

Deadline: One call a year — Cohort-based; Zinc has run missions roughly annually with an application window several months ahead of the programme start.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

Applications are from individuals, not formed companies. You must be able to work in the UK and be based in London for the programme.

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Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.zinc.vc/ · not human-checked

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: funder's homepage — the programme page was not found

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