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Zeal Capital Partners Scout Program
Zeal Capital Partners Scout Program is Zeal Capital Partners' scout program offering support for Black-led founders and aspiring Black investors.
- Application state
- Not published
Overview
What Zeal Capital Partners Scout Program offers
What Zeal Capital Partners Scout Program is
The Zeal Capital Partners Scout Program identifies and trains scouts to curate high-potential pre-seed investment opportunities, focusing on supporting Black-led founders and aspiring Black investors. The program operates under the Barclays Black Formation Investments (BBFI) initiative, aiming to address the racial equity gap in venture capital by developing a pipeline of Black investors and supporting Black entrepreneurs. Scouts are distributed across various regions to identify promising ventures, with a specific focus on pre-seed companies led by Black founders.
Operational profile
Program status and context
Program status describes the program itself. Application availability and deadlines remain separate.
- Operational status
- Active
- Program type
- Scout Program
- Host organization
- Zeal Capital Partners
- Last reviewed
- March 16, 2026
What Scout program means
A scout program is a structured venture-capital program that recruits external people to help a fund discover, refer, evaluate, or sometimes invest in early-stage startups.
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Published program terms
- Investment
- $5,000,000
- Price
- Unknown
- Compensation
- Carry Share
Compensation and economics
Scouts participate in a market-based compensation model that includes sharing in investment returns and carry.
Focus and fit
Who the program is for
Program thesis
The BBFI Scout Program aims to address the racial equity gap in venture capital by supporting Black-led startup founders and developing a pipeline of Black investors. It focuses on identifying pre-seed investment opportunities and fostering relationships between scouts and founders.
Eligibility
Ideal candidates include entrepreneurs between ventures, operations and business professionals, industry specialists, and aspiring venture capitalists.
Selection approach
Details on the application process are currently unspecified.
- Stages
- Pre-seed
Format and cadence
How participation works
- Presence
- Remote
- Main location
- United States
- Engagement
- Unknown
Delivery model
The program operates remotely, allowing scouts to work from various locations.
Participation expectations
Time commitment details for scouts are currently unspecified.
Availability and engagement
Application timing and route
- Application state
- Not published
- Admissions
- Unknown
Published timeline
The program focuses on long-term value creation, with no specific timeline mentioned.
Value and support
What participation may provide
Publicly described support is context, not a guarantee of current delivery or future benefit.
What participants may receive
Participants gain access to early-stage capital, mentorship, introductions to investment teams, and a supportive community of Black-led companies.
Common questions
Program details at a glance
Zeal Capital Partners Scout Program is published in Upseed as a scout program program hosted by Zeal Capital Partners. Upseed treats the Program and its host Organization as separate records so each can have its own status and sources.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
March 16, 2026
Known limits
Terms, deadlines, and application states can change. Confirm current details at the published destination before acting. Upseed does not yet classify every Program destination as official.
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