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Connecticut Innovations Pre-Seed and Venture Investments

Status

Open continuously

No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.

Always open
Amount
$1,500,000

Connecticut Innovations invests through several vehicles: the Pre-Seed Fund (historically around $150,000), the Connecticut Bioscience Innovation Fund, the CI Venture Fund (typically $500,000-$1.5 million initial cheques) and follow-on rounds. Some lines are convertible notes rather than priced equity.

Funder

Connecticut Innovations (CI)

ppp · regional

Deadline: Open all year

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
major

Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.

Who can apply

Company must be based in Connecticut or commit to relocating and maintaining Connecticut operations. Connecticut Innovations is the state's quasi-public venture arm.

How to apply

  1. Submit the company overview through the Connecticut Innovations website
  2. Initial screening call with an investment director
  3. Diligence and investment committee approval
  4. Closing

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · The EU SME definition (Recommendation 2003/361)

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://ctinnovations.com/funding/ · not human-checked

Verified on 14 August 2026

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

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