Cactus Capital

Quick Facts

• Type: Non-dilutive grant, $100
• Eligibility: Any high schoolers and college students
• Process: Rolling applications
• Contact: nayel@cactuscapital.org or arhan@cactuscapital.org

👀 Mission

At Cactus Capital, we wanted to create a fund by students, for students. We hope to provide aspiring founders without seed money a way to start building.

💰 What cactus capital funds

• Any industry
• Any stage (could be just an idea or even a full-blown product)
• Anywhere
• Individuals or teams

📝 Application Guide

Brief description of your idea (<15 words)

• Keep it simple, direct, and concise

Funding breakdown

• Describe how you will use the money
• Be specific
• Should go towards building your product (not advertising, outreach, etc)

Elevator pitch video, under 60 sec

• Introduce yourself, your idea, and your product
• Look at YC pitch videos on YouTube for inspiration
• Make it engaging and have fun with it

Additional info:

• Website
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