Who's backing people building with AI?

Cash, credits and compute. See what's open and who can apply.

34 open programs · 9 closing this month · Since October 2026

WHAT YOU GET
Communities Leading on AI

Humanity AI

FOR U.S. based community organisations in education, labor, arts or culture

Grants ProgramGrant
Up to $1,000,000Closes 21 Oct 2026 · 6 days left
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AWS Activate Credits

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

FOR Startups, pre-Series B. Top tier needs VC or accelerator backing.

Startup ProgramCloud credits
Up to $200,000Rolling
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Catalyst Grants

Cohere Labs

FOR Academic partners, Civic / public-impact orgs

Credits ProgramAPI credits
Award not publishedRolling
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Devin for Startups

Cognition

FOR Early-stage startups. The $50,000 match needs $50,000 of your own spend.

Startup ProgramAPI credits
Up to $65,000Rolling
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Kelly Grants

Kelly Criterion

FOR Individual researchers. No institution required.

Research GrantsAPI creditsCompute
Up to $10,000Rolling
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NVIDIA Inception

NVIDIA

FOR Incorporated AI startups under ten years old

Startup ProgramCloud credits
Award not publishedRolling
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