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Discovery Fund

Pre-seed funding for high-growth startups, delivered through accelerators, boot camps, and pitch competitions across Kentucky.

TypeProgrammatic
StagePre-seed

Overview

The Discovery Fund provides early stage funding and venture capital-type investments to high-growth startups and entrepreneurs through entrepreneur support organizations running accelerators, boot camps, and pitch competitions. These partnerships allow us the Kentucky Enterprise Fund to further reach and support Kentucky startups.

Next steps

If your represent entrepreneur support organization serving Kentucky based startups and founders, please get in touch to learn more about ways to partner.

Management

The Discvoery Fund is an initiative sourced through Kentucky Enterprise Fund investments which are managed through Kentucky Science and Technology Corporation’s (KSTC) venture arm, Keyhorse Capital in partnership with the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development and the #KYInnovation program as part of the Kentucky Innovation Act (KRS § 164.6011-6023).