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AI Grant

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

Next deadline
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Next batch
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Offer
$250,000
uncapped SAFE, no discount, MFN
Batches a year
n/a
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
BatchStarts
Earlier
Batch 4applications for Batch 4 are closed; count is companies listed on the homepage; no dates publishedn/a
Batch 3count is companies listed on the homepagen/a
Batch 2count is companies listed on the homepagen/a
Batch 1count is companies listed on the homepagen/a

AI Grant companies, rising first

OtherPerplexitythe fastest way to get an answerAI Grant Batch 1Startup →AIAcquiredReplicateRun machine learning models in the cloudYC W20San FranciscoStartup →AISieveThe multimodal data labYC W22San FranciscoStartup →AISamedayThe leading AI workforce for the trades.YC W23LehiStartup →AIChromaprogrammable memory for AIAI Grant Batch 1Startup →AIPoly CorpAI-generated texturesAI Grant Batch 1Startup →OtherBuildShiplow-code visual backend builderAI Grant Batch 1Startup →AIRecraft AIThe AI design platformSPC 2024San FranciscoStartup →OtherDustbrowser copilot for teamsAI Grant Batch 1Startup →AIPlayHTDeveloper of an audio platform designed to create realistic voiceovers from text instantly in multiple languages.500 Global 2023United StatesStartup →AIAnimatovideo chat with AI charactersAI Grant Batch 1Startup →OtherAniMLNeRF-generated product videosAI Grant Batch 1Startup →OtherBirchautomating complex call center operations in regulated industriesAI Grant Batch 1Startup →AICircle Labsgenerative AI friendsAI Grant Batch 1Startup →AICursorAI-first code editorAI Grant Batch 1Startup →AIFlairAI design tool for branded contentAI Grant Batch 1Startup →OtherForefrontenterprise chatbotAI Grant Batch 1Startup →OtherGhostwriteautomatic email composerAI Grant Batch 1Startup →AILexica.artmake AI artAI Grant Batch 1Startup →OtherMinion.aiautomated browser assistantAI Grant Batch 1Startup →AIPixelcutAI-powered product photosAI Grant Batch 1Startup →OtherSamaya AIknowledge discovery platform for financial servicesAI Grant Batch 1Startup →AISecret WeaponsAI video tools used by HollywoodAI Grant Batch 1Startup →AIValueBaseAI property valuation models for municipal governmentsAI Grant Batch 1Startup →AIVizcomAI-powered engineering drawingsAI Grant Batch 1Startup →AIWOMBOmagical consumer AI experiencesAI Grant Batch 1Startup →
Company
Perplexitythe fastest way to get an answer62 open rolesled by AccelAI Grant Batch 1Not statedOther
ReplicateRun machine learning models in the cloud9.5k starsteam of 36YC W20 +1AcquiredAI, Devtools
SieveThe multimodal data labteam of 342 programsYC W22 +1ActiveAI, Data, Devtools
SamedayThe leading AI workforce for the trades.team of 72 programsYC W23 +1ActiveAI
Chromaprogrammable memory for AIon 2 Glyph sources1 open rolesAI Grant Batch 1Not statedAI
Poly CorpAI-generated textures2 programsAI Grant Batch 1 +1Not statedAI
BuildShiplow-code visual backend builder2 programsAI Grant Batch 1 +1Not statedOther
Recraft AIThe AI design platform2 programsSPC 2024 +1Not statedAI
Dustbrowser copilot for teams2 programsAI Grant Batch 1 +1Not statedOther
PlayHTDeveloper of an audio platform designed to create realistic voiceovers from text instantly in multiple languages.2 programs500 Global 2023 +1Not statedAI
Animatovideo chat with AI charactersAI Grant Batch 1Not statedAI
AniMLNeRF-generated product videosAI Grant Batch 1Not statedOther
Birchautomating complex call center operations in regulated industriesAI Grant Batch 1Not statedOther
Circle Labsgenerative AI friendsAI Grant Batch 1Not statedAI
CursorAI-first code editorAI Grant Batch 1Not statedAI
FlairAI design tool for branded contentAI Grant Batch 1Not statedAI
Forefrontenterprise chatbotAI Grant Batch 1Not statedOther
Ghostwriteautomatic email composerAI Grant Batch 1Not statedOther
Lexica.artmake AI artAI Grant Batch 1Not statedAI
Minion.aiautomated browser assistantAI Grant Batch 1Not statedOther
PixelcutAI-powered product photosAI Grant Batch 1Not statedAI
Samaya AIknowledge discovery platform for financial servicesAI Grant Batch 1Not statedOther
Secret WeaponsAI video tools used by HollywoodAI Grant Batch 1Not statedAI
ValueBaseAI property valuation models for municipal governmentsAI Grant Batch 1Not statedAI
VizcomAI-powered engineering drawingsAI Grant Batch 1Not statedAI
WOMBOmagical consumer AI experiencesAI Grant Batch 1Not statedAI

About AI Grant

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