AI Grant is an accelerator specifically set up for artificial intelligence startups. See what others are doing π
Offers two funding options: Unlimited SAFE agreement, with a funding amount of $250,000 SAFE agreement capped at $25 million, with a funding amount of $2.5 million Provides $350,000 worth of Azure cloud service credits and an additional $250,000 in other credits
AI Grant was founded by Nat Friedman and Daniel Gross. Below are introductions of the two founders.
Nat Friedman is an American investor, entrepreneur, and developer, born on August 6, 1977. He graduated from MIT with a major in computer science and mathematics. He co-founded Ximian and Xamarin with Miguel de Icaza; the latter was acquired by Microsoft, where he became the corporate vice president of developer services. In 2018, Microsoft acquired GitHub for $7.5 billion, and Friedman was appointed as its CEO. During his tenure, he launched several key products, including GitHub Copilot, and facilitated multiple acquisitions. He also co-founded California YIMBY, which focuses on addressing housing shortages in California. In 2021, he left GitHub to focus on investing in startups, particularly in the AI sector. Additionally, he created nat.dev, a web interface for large language models.
Daniel Gross is an Israeli-American entrepreneur and investor born in 1991, known for his innovations and investments in technology and artificial intelligence. In 2010, he founded Greplin (later renamed Cue), which was acquired by Apple in 2013. In 2017, Gross joined Y Combinator as a partner, focusing on artificial intelligence, and founded Pioneer, an early-stage startup accelerator. In 2021, he collaborated with Nat Friedman to make significant investments in the AI field and launched the AI Grant program, providing funding support for AI companies. Additionally, they deployed the Andromeda Cluster in 2023, offering supercomputing resources to startups. Gross has been named one of the "most influential figures in artificial intelligence" by Time magazine and has invested in well-known companies such as Uber, Figma, and GitHub.
selected projects:
- AWS cloud management platform - Robotic vacuum cleaner - Reading manager - QA automation tool - Previously introduced - Automation of workflows for energy projects - Consumer-grade humanoid robots - AI-native spreadsheets - Browser infrastructure for AI applications - Autonomous supply chain (We are a Stanford team of supply chain, AI and SaaS experts, working tirelessly to bring the latest technologies to the supply chain world.) β Research search driven by LLM β Autonomous network defense (No suitable image found; there is a LinkedIn introduction: Method Security builds autonomous cyber defenses for enterprises and governments. Our first product is an enterprise-grade synthetic security engineer.) β Automated customer service for Shopify β AI services for local governments (The official website is still quite empty. There is an introduction on PitchBook: Developer of AI for local governments based in San Francisco, California. The company is currently operating in stealth mode.) β AI tools for real estate agents 
- Wearable silent speech interface Automate your RCM process with AI. (In the healthcare industry, RCM refers to the financial processes of managing patient care, from the first appointment to the final payment of all fees.) β Short video marketing tools β Training data optimization (No more information found, only their Slogan - data will be as causal and mutable as code)