AI Grant
AI Grant started in 2017 as grants for AI researchers, founded by Nat Friedman and Daniel Gross, and became an accelerator for AI-native product startups, investing in each company with compute credits. Per Crunchbase, AI Grant has made 31 investments, 2 as lead investor across 27 portfolio companies, with 1 exits.
Investing activity
AI Grant has made 31 investments according to Crunchbase across 27 portfolio companies, and has led 2 rounds and seen 1 exit.
AI Grant appears in 1 AI deal tracked by the AI Lounge deals desk, rounds totalling $11M. The rounds are mostly Seed, with a median round size of $11M. The most recent is Graylark (Seed, $10.7M, Oct 2026).
AI Grant most often invests alongside General Catalyst, Recorded Future and Alexandr Wang, and the companies it backs on AI Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about AI Grant
What AI companies has AI Grant invested in?
AI Grant's AI investments include Graylark. The 1 round on AI Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
Where is AI Grant based?
AI Grant is based in San Francisco, California, United States.
What stage does AI Grant invest at?
In the rounds tracked on AI Lounge, AI Grant has invested at Seed, with a median round of $11M.
Who does AI Grant co-invest with?
AI Grant's most frequent co-investors on AI Lounge are General Catalyst (1 deal), Recorded Future (1 deal) and Alexandr Wang (1 deal).
How can founders reach AI Grant?
Founders on AI Lounge can see AI Grant's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with the firm under Warm Paths, and add AI Grant to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.