Deep Science Ventures Founder Programme
Deep Science Ventures·United Kingdom
Up to 18 months funded to form a science company in agriculture, climate, computation or pharma, working on opportunity areas DSV has already scoped. No stipend or equity figure is published.
What you get
“Founders joining us have up to 18 months to form a company, are funded for the full duration and get to work with a dedicated sector specialist team. (No figure published.)”
Can you apply
What do we look for? Determined: ambitious, resilient founders, with a real sense of urgency. Technical: deep technical expertise with industry experience. Magnetic: empathetic founders, with a strong ability to persuade through concise storytelling. They join to work on opportunities that have been pre-scoped by us and have the chance to form more than one company over the course of their time with us.
When
Always open, applications reviewed on a rolling basis.
What Deep Science Ventures funds
A London venture creator for scientists rather than for people who already have a startup. Founders are funded for up to 18 months, work on opportunity areas the team has pre-scoped, and can form more than one company in that time, which is the point: the failure of a single idea does not end your run.
Everything Deep Science Ventures funds →Details
Founders join the DSV team, are funded for the full duration and work with a sector specialist team. Ideas come from DSV's own analysis: it picks a sector, narrows to an opportunity area, then finds the founder for it. You can form more than one company across your time there, which DSV frames as de-risking the founder proposition. The company incorporates and spins out at the end, with DSV investing alongside other investors. DSV reports 50 companies built in 8 years and an 82% survival rate. There is no application form; you go through the contact page.
Read off the Deep Science Ventures page on 8 Sept 2026. Funders move amounts and eligibility without announcing it, so confirm any figure here before you count on it.