AI Grant
FoundationSan Francisco · Pre-Seed–Seed · 2 people tracked
Investment thesis
AI Grant funds open source projects in artificial intelligence and machine learning, offering grants between $5,000 and $50,000 with no strings attached. Support can take the form of cash or compute resources. The program has backed a wide range of researchers and developers working on deep learning tools, libraries, datasets, and applied ML across fields such as healthcare, quantum simulation, drug discovery, computer vision, and generative models. It operates a separate accelerator program at aigrant.com.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 2 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 1 of 1 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×1Developer Tools ×1Enterprise Software ×1
HQs:United States×1
Investments · 1 tracked
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Vapi is a platform for building, deploying, and monitoring voice AI agents at enterprise scale, with APIs and integrations for customer support and inbound communications.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Jordan Dearsley(Founder)inNikhil Gupta(Founder)in
BoardMichael Droesch(Director)
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesVapi · whalesbook.com · Jul 16, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does AI Grant invest at?
- AI Grant invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What is AI Grant's typical check size?
- AI Grant typically writes checks of $5K – $50K.
- What sectors does AI Grant focus on?
- AI Grant focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech.
- Where is AI Grant located?
- AI Grant is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
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