Apply for a grant.
We welcome undergraduate and graduate student founders to apply for a non-dilutive grant of up to $10,000.
Our diligence process.
At PSV, our Grant Cycle is a multistage diligence process designed to help us deeply understand founders, their companies, and make high-impact investment decisions. We accept applications at the start of each semester, and the full process takes around two months from start to finish.
Written applications are open to undergraduate and graduate student founders. Submit your idea, team, and use of funds.
Following the close of written applications, our analyst team spends the next two weeks conducting meetings with founders to learn more about the team and their vision.
Analysts synthesize their findings into standardized investment memos to ensure fair, consistent evaluation across all applicants. Analysts may reach out for additional information, and founders are welcome to share new updates throughout this stage.
After memo creation, companies undergo a rigorous review — moving through a series of voting rounds by our investments team and full team — to determine our final choices for the semester.
Final candidates are presented to our Grant Committee, a select group of venture capitalists, university professors, and former PSV Managing Directors.
We view the Grant Cycle as a partnership and a learning opportunity. Once decisions are finalized, we share them with founders and provide written, actionable feedback to every applicant, regardless of the funding outcome. Throughout the process, founders should always feel free to reach out to our Founder Support team with questions or other ways PSV can help.