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AI Grant

AI Grant (Nat Friedman, Daniel Gross) · Seed-stage AI-native product startups

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Offer
$250,000
uncapped SAFE, no discount, MFN
Batches a year
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92 companies tracked

What it offers

Terms
A $250k investment via a no cap, no discount MFN SAFE, plus $350,000 in Azure credits and $250,000 in other credits, a San Francisco summit and Demo Day. Source
Where
San Francisco
Cadence
Numbered batches; no fixed calendar published

Batches and deadlines

AI Grant batches, upcoming first, with deadlines and company counts
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Batch 4applications for Batch 4 are closed; count is companies listed on the homepage; no dates publishedn/a
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Batch 1count is companies listed on the homepagen/a

AI Grant companies, rising first

OtherPerplexitythe fastest way to get an answerAI Grant Batch 1Startup →AISparkAI-powered workflows for energy infrastructureYC W24Startup →AIHamming AIComplete QA platform for voice agentsYC S24San FranciscoStartup →AIMomenticMo, the AI QA engineer that bug-bashes your app before every releaseYC W24San FranciscoStartup →AISilurianFoundation models to simulate Earth, starting with weather.YC S24SeattleStartup →AIAcquiredReplicateRun machine learning models in the cloudYC W20San FranciscoStartup →AIJuiceboxAI Agents for RecruitingYC S22San FranciscoStartup →AIsync.AI lipsync tool for video content creatorsYC W24San FranciscoStartup →OtherAbel PoliceAutomating police paperworkYC S24San FranciscoStartup →AIHaize LabsAI model hazingAI Grant Batch 4Startup →OtherPikacutting-edge generative videoAI Grant Batch 2Startup →AIInspectMind AIAI agent for construction drawings reviewYC W24San FranciscoStartup →AIReality DefenderEnterprise Deepfake DetectionYC W22New York CityStartup →AIYuma AIThe AI Support Agent for EcommerceYC W23BostonStartup →AISieveThe multimodal data labYC W22San FranciscoStartup →AISamedayThe leading AI workforce for the trades.YC W23LehiStartup →AIJuliusBuild and analyze things with AIYC S22San FranciscoStartup →AIVapiVoice AI for developers.YC W21San FranciscoStartup →OtherRunPodserverless GPU platformAI Grant Batch 2Startup →AIChromaprogrammable memory for AIAI Grant Batch 1Startup →AICofactoryCofactory turns websites into autonomous AI sales agents that generate personalized landing pages and ads, continuously optimizing conversions based on real-time buyer intent.Plug and PlayUnited StatesStartup →OtherCoframeautomated A/B testingAI Grant Batch 2Startup →AIPoly CorpAI-generated texturesAI Grant Batch 1Startup →AITutor IntelligenceAI cobotsAI Grant Batch 2Startup →AIAgencyAI agents for B2B customer successAI Grant Batch 4Startup →OtherBuildShiplow-code visual backend builderAI Grant Batch 1Startup →AIGoodfireUnderstand and intelligently design your AISPC 2024San FranciscoStartup →AIRecraft AIThe AI design platformSPC 2024San FranciscoStartup →AIWomp LabsAI diagnostics for model failure points.EF 2024New YorkStartup →AIBrowserbaseBrowser infrastructure for AI applicationsAI Grant Batch 3Startup →AIReworkdThe simplest way to extract web data at scaleYC S23San FranciscoStartup →OtherDustbrowser copilot for teamsAI Grant Batch 1Startup →AIListen LabsAI-led user interviewsAI Grant Batch 2Startup →AIPlayHTDeveloper of an audio platform designed to create realistic voiceovers from text instantly in multiple languages.500 Global 2023United StatesStartup →AIHume AIAI toolkit to understand emotional expressionAI Grant Batch 2Startup →AIAbstract AI100% AI-handled customer supportAI Grant Batch 2Startup →OtherAkoolpersonalized visual marketing contentAI Grant Batch 2Startup →OtherAndiron AIe-commerce optimizationAI Grant Batch 2Startup →AIAnimatovideo chat with AI charactersAI Grant Batch 1Startup →OtherAniMLNeRF-generated product videosAI Grant Batch 1Startup →
Company
Perplexitythe fastest way to get an answer62 open rolesled by AccelAI Grant Batch 1Not statedOther
SparkAI-powered workflows for energy infrastructureteam of 53 programsYC W24 +2ActiveAI
Hamming AIComplete QA platform for voice agentsteam of 102 programsYC S24 +1ActiveAI, Devtools
MomenticMo, the AI QA engineer that bug-bashes your app before every releaseteam of 182 programsYC W24 +1ActiveAI, Devtools
SilurianFoundation models to simulate Earth, starting with weather.team of 63 programsYC S24 +2ActiveAI
ReplicateRun machine learning models in the cloud9.5k starsteam of 36YC W20 +1AcquiredAI, Devtools
JuiceboxAI Agents for Recruitingteam of 1002 programsYC S22 +1ActiveAI
sync.AI lipsync tool for video content creatorsteam of 132 programsYC W24 +1ActiveAI
Abel PoliceAutomating police paperworkteam of 52 programsYC S24 +1ActiveOther
Haize LabsAI model hazingacquired by Beacon Softwareon 3 Glyph sourcesAI Grant Batch 4Not statedAI
Pikacutting-edge generative video8 open roles2 programsAI Grant Batch 2 +1Not statedOther
InspectMind AIAI agent for construction drawings reviewteam of 62 programsYC W24 +1ActiveAI
Reality DefenderEnterprise Deepfake Detectionteam of 542 programsYC W22 +1ActiveAI
Yuma AIThe AI Support Agent for Ecommerceteam of 262 programsYC W23 +1ActiveAI
SieveThe multimodal data labteam of 342 programsYC W22 +1ActiveAI, Data, Devtools
SamedayThe leading AI workforce for the trades.team of 72 programsYC W23 +1ActiveAI
JuliusBuild and analyze things with AIteam of 102 programsYC S22 +1ActiveAI
VapiVoice AI for developers.team of 502 programsYC W21 +1ActiveAI, Devtools
RunPodserverless GPU platformon 4 Glyph sourcesAI Grant Batch 2Not statedOther
Chromaprogrammable memory for AIon 2 Glyph sources1 open rolesAI Grant Batch 1Not statedAI
CofactoryCofactory turns websites into autonomous AI sales agents that generate personalized landing pages and ads, continuously optimizing conversions based on real-time buyer intent.2 programsPlug and Play +1Not statedAI
Coframeautomated A/B testing2 programsAI Grant Batch 2 +1Not statedOther
Poly CorpAI-generated textures2 programsAI Grant Batch 1 +1Not statedAI
Tutor IntelligenceAI cobots2 programsAI Grant Batch 2 +1Not statedAI
AgencyAI agents for B2B customer success2 programsAI Grant Batch 4 +1Not statedAI
BuildShiplow-code visual backend builder2 programsAI Grant Batch 1 +1Not statedOther
GoodfireUnderstand and intelligently design your AI2 programsSPC 2024 +1Not statedAI
Recraft AIThe AI design platform2 programsSPC 2024 +1Not statedAI
Womp LabsAI diagnostics for model failure points.2 programsEF 2024 +1Not statedAI
BrowserbaseBrowser infrastructure for AI applicationson 2 Glyph sourcesAI Grant Batch 3Not statedAI
ReworkdThe simplest way to extract web data at scale2 programsYC S23 +1ActiveAI, Devtools
Dustbrowser copilot for teams2 programsAI Grant Batch 1 +1Not statedOther
Listen LabsAI-led user interviews6 programsAI Grant Batch 2 +5Not statedAI
PlayHTDeveloper of an audio platform designed to create realistic voiceovers from text instantly in multiple languages.2 programs500 Global 2023 +1Not statedAI
Hume AIAI toolkit to understand emotional expressionon 1 Glyph sourceAI Grant Batch 2Not statedAI
Abstract AI100% AI-handled customer supportAI Grant Batch 2Not statedAI
Akoolpersonalized visual marketing contentAI Grant Batch 2Not statedOther
Andiron AIe-commerce optimizationAI Grant Batch 2Not statedOther
Animatovideo chat with AI charactersAI Grant Batch 1Not statedAI
AniMLNeRF-generated product videosAI Grant Batch 1Not statedOther

About AI Grant

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AI Grant (Nat Friedman, Daniel Gross)
Companies from
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Dates checked
2026-09-25, from 1 official page
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