AI Grant
VC Fund
San Francisco, United States
AI Grant is a non-profit, distributed AI research lab that funds brilliant minds to work on cutting-edge artificial intelligence.
- Total investments:
- 38
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 16%
Last updated:
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Industries AI Grant invests in
Stages AI Grant invests in
Countries AI Grant invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Investment Focus
Industry
- Artificial Intelligence 17 (45%)
- Software 9 (24%)
- Cloud Infrastructure 4 (11%)
- Information Technology 4 (11%)
- Machine Learning 3 (8%)
Stage
- Seed 17 (45%)
- Pre-Seed 4 (11%)
- Series A 4 (11%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 2 (5%)
- Grant 1 (3%)
Country
- United States 23 (61%)
- France 1 (3%)
- Singapore 1 (3%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Daniel Gross
Co-founder
|
Co-founder | Total investments: 105 | Find email | |
Nat Friedman
Co-founder
|
Co-founder | Total investments: 149 | Find email | |
Nat Friedman
Co-founder
|
Co-founder | Total investments: 110 | Find email | |
Nat Friedman
Co-founder
|
Co-founder | Total investments: 120 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pursuit removes friction from public sector contracting. | $22M / Series A / Apr 29, 2026 | ||
| circle labs is a platform that enables anyone to create their own virtual characters powered by AI. | $8M / Seed / Apr 29, 2026 | ||
| Poly is a web tool for generating design assets with AI, including textures, graphics, icons, sprites, and more. With a simple text prompt, you get unlimited customizable, 4K UHD, and commercially-licensed creative assets that match your color and style within seconds. | $8M / Seed / Nov 19, 2025 | ||
| Opus Clip is a software company that provides generative AI video editing tools. | $20M / Series A / Mar 10, 2025 | ||
| Momentic enables developers to deploy AI agents to test web apps end-to-end. Just describe user flows using natural language. | $3.7M / Seed / Mar 03, 2025 | ||
| Guru automates tax, insurance, and audit processes with generative AI | $2M / Seed / Jan 23, 2025 | ||
| Hamming AI is an experimentation platform that helps teams build reliable AI products. | $3.8M / Seed / Dec 18, 2024 | ||
| Vapi is a platform that allows the integration of applications and services. It enables users to create, manage, and monitor APIs. It also supports developers in building solutions and facilitates collaboration between teams. Vapi serves industries such as technology, finance, healthcare, and logistics. | $20M / Series A / Dec 11, 2024 | ||
| Rowan is a molecular design and simulation tool that is often used by scientists, particularly in fields like chemistry, material science, and drug discovery. It provides an environment for simulating molecular structures and predicting their behavior under various conditions. | $2.1M / Pre-Seed / Dec 09, 2024 | ||
| Yuma is an AI ticket assistant that integrates with people's help desk software and automates the drafting of responses. | $5M / Seed / Oct 30, 2024 | ||
| See all 38 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does AI Grant invest in?
AI Grant invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Software and Cloud Infrastructure startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 38 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
How do I contact AI Grant?
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Who are the partners at AI Grant?
The team at AI Grant includes Daniel Gross (Co-founder), Nat Friedman (Co-founder) and Nat Friedman (Co-founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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