# Scope Zero funding: rounds and investors

> Scope Zero has raised $100K across 1 round since 2023. Investors include Hustle Fund and Hearst Ventures. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/scope-zero (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Who invested in *Scope Zero*

One round we have observed, with the 2 investors named in it. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

Energy

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$100K** raised across 1 round since 2023, from 1 source

- **Latest round:** Grant, $100K Oct 2023
- **Investors:** 2

See who backed them

## The rounds

- **Oct 2023** Grant **$100K** [Hustle Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hustle-fund) [Hearst Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hearst-ventures) Source recorded

## Founders and team

From Scope Zero's own website: 2 founders, 3 on the team.

**Lizzy Kolar** Co-founder & CEO

**Kaitlin Highstreet** Co-founder & COO

- **Drew Harrington** Chief of Staff
- **Jason Gurney** Head of Engineering
- **Mayah Arutinova** Product Designer

Advisers *David Payne* *Eric Ries* *Krupa Shah*

## Everyone who backed them

[Hustle Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hustle-fund) VC firm **1** round

[Hearst Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hearst-ventures) VC firm **1** round

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## Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists Scope Zero as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

[The MBA Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-mba-fund) VC firm Per its own site

## Quick answers about Scope Zero

### Who invested in Scope Zero?

Scope Zero's investors include Hustle Fund and Hearst Ventures.

### How much has Scope Zero raised?

Scope Zero has raised $100K across 1 round since 2023.

### When did Scope Zero last raise?

Scope Zero's most recent round was a Grant of $100K in Oct 2023.

### What was Scope Zero's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $100K in Oct 2023, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Scope Zero first?

Scope Zero's first round on record, in Oct 2023, was backed by Hustle Fund and Hearst Ventures.

### What stage is Scope Zero at?

Scope Zero's latest named round is a Grant, in Oct 2023.

### Where is Scope Zero based?

Scope Zero is based in the United States.

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