I run a business
Any industry, any founder. If you are building something with real customers behind it, you can apply for seed funding. Military service is not required.
Apply for fundingStartup funding · Veteran relief
Capital for builders. Help for those who served.
Victory Fund backs startups and small businesses of every kind. Veteran founders get a priority track and an accelerator. Veterans in a crisis can ask for emergency help, and we move quickly.
OPEN TO ALL FOUNDERS · VETERANS REVIEWED FIRST
Where do you fit?
I’m a veteran founder
Priority review, a seat in our accelerator if you are still shaping the idea, and a network of operators who have served and built.
See what we look forI’m a veteran in need
Help with food, housing and bills when you cannot wait on slow paperwork, plus coaching and job support once things are steady.
See how relief works- Stage
- Seed
- Check size
- $500K – $2M
- Target round size
- $5M – $25M
- Sectors
- All Critical Tech
Funding
Everyone can apply. Veterans move to the front.
We fund founders from every background and every kind of business. Veteran-led and veteran-staffed companies get a second track with faster review and extra support. Pick the column that fits you.
| Detail | Open track | Veteran track |
|---|---|---|
| Who can apply | Any founder or business owner, in any industry. | Founders who served, and companies with veteran leadership or a largely veteran workforce. |
| Stage | Seed. | Seed, plus an accelerator for veterans who are still at the idea stage. |
| What you get | Capital, introductions to customers and co-investors, and hands-on help from our partners. | Everything in the open track, plus priority review, an accelerator seat and a network of veteran operators. |
| Proof of service | Not needed. | A DD-214 or equivalent service record. |
| Apply for funding | Apply to the accelerator |
What we look for
Leaders who ship
Founders who have already built, sold or run something, and who learn fast when it does not go to plan.
Customers before slides
Early revenue, signed pilots or a waiting list tell us more than a polished deck. Show us who wants what you make.
Strength from service
Discipline, teamwork and calm under pressure travel well into business. When a company has veterans in charge or on the team, we want to hear about it.
Veteran relief
When waiting is not an option.
Hunger, eviction and a lost paycheck do not wait on government forms. Veterans who contact us get a short check, then a fast answer. Our target response time is 24 hours, anywhere in the country.
In crisis right now?
Dial 988, then press 1
That reaches the Veterans Crisis Line, open every hour of every day. You can also text 838255.
How funding works
From application to funded.
- 1
Apply
Fill in a short form about your business, your customers and what you need.
- 2
Intro call
Thirty minutes with a partner. Bring questions as well as answers.
- 3
Review
We look at the product, the customers and the team, and talk to your references.
- 4
Decision
You get a clear yes or no, with the reasons, from a person.
- 5
Funded
Capital goes in, and introductions and operating help keep coming after it.
TYPICAL TIME FROM APPLICATION TO DECISION: 2 WEEKS
Team
General partners
Jeff Erick
GENERAL PARTNER
Leads strategic partnerships and growth.
Rachel Harger
GENERAL PARTNER
Directs investor relations and fund strategy.
Elvin Olson
GENERAL PARTNER
Manages portfolio growth and market expansion.
Zachary Rigoni
GENERAL PARTNER
Leads veteran initiatives and operational scaling.
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