AI Grant：专注投资孵化AI初创公司的AI版YC
AI Grant 由 GitHub 前 CEO Nat Fridman 和知名投资人 Daniel Gross 创立，专注在 AI-Native 初创公司的投资孵化，特别是 AI 应用项目。
其模式和 YC 非常类似，也是采用 SAFE 协议进行投资，入围后每个项目除了 25 万美金现金支持外，还会给到价值 35 万美金的微软 Azure credits 以及价值 20 万美金的其他 credits。
不过对于大多数项目来说，这点投资可能并不是最看重的，最重要的还是 AI Grant 背后的顾问团和每期项目的创始人人脉，除了 Nat Fridman 和 Daneil Gross 两人外，这些顾问还包括了 Midjourney、Stripe、Shopify、Box、Replit、Character ai、Figma 以及 Vercel 和 Vanta 等这些公司的 CEO 和特斯拉前 AI 主管等，可以说都是当下非常热门公司的创始人。
除此之外，就是 Nat Fridman 和 Daniel Gross 的后续个人投资机会。他们在 AI 这块的投资可以说非常频繁，很多项目的投资人里都有能看到他们的身影，其中一些项目就来自这个 AI Grant。
下面是第二期和第一期的项目清单：
AI Grant companies — batch 2
- ggml — run AI models anywhere
- Lindy — AI personal assistant
- Mathpix — AI-powered document automation
- Pika Labs — cutting-edge generative video
- Hume AI — AI toolkit to understand emotional expression
- Julius — AI data scientist
- Cofactory — factory for generating companies with LLMs
- Induced — AI-first browser RPA platform
- Zeta Labs — automate routine online tasks
- Speakshyft — real-time accent translation
- Common Sense Machines — game-engine ready 3-D content
- Guru AI — easy-to-use video analysis models
- Curio — AI-powered toys
- Echo Labs — human-level transcription
- Reality Defender — deepfake detection
- Andiron AI — e-commerce optimization
- Lightpaper — AI assembly lines for knowledge workers
- Portola — AI-powered digital toys
- Espresso AI — optimize Snowflake queries using LLMs
- Jenni — AI workspace for researchers
- AutogenAI — generate bids proposals using LLMs
- Merlin — AI-led user interviews
- Tutor Intelligence — AI cobots
- RunPod — serverless GPU platform
- Akool — personalized visual marketing content
- Coframe — automated A/B testing
- OpusClip — AI video clipping tool
- Freed — AI medical scribe
- Kino AI — organize video assets
AI Grant companies — batch 1
- Perplexity — the fastest way to get an answer
- Animato — video chat with AI characters
- Lexica.art — make AI art
- Replicate — cloud infrastructure for ML models
- Minion.ai — automated browser assistant
- Recraft — generate vector art and 3D images
- Flair — AI design tool for branded content
- ValueBase — AI property valuation models for municipal governments
- WOMBO — magical consumer AI experiences
- Cursor — AI-first code editor
- Chroma — programmable memory for AI
- Poly Corp — AI-generated textures
- Sieve — AI video API
- Sameday — appointment scheduling AI
- Play.ht — AI voiceover for podcasts
- Ghostwrite — automatic email composer
- Rowy — low-code backend
- Birch — automating complex call center operations in regulated industries
- Vizcom — AI-powered engineering drawings
- Circle Labs — generative AI discord friends
- Samaya AI — knowledge discovery platform for financial services
- Secret Weapons — AI video tools used by Hollywood
- Pixelcut — AI-powered product photos
- AniML — NeRF-generated product videos
- Dust — browser copilot for teams
- Forefront — enterprise chatbot
