Strategic Funding Explorer

Funding &
Strategic Partnerships

We structure the flow of capital from government agencies, corporations, foundations, or private equity with the AI-powerful double bottom line organizations that we develop and launch in the AI Tech Incubator.

By incorporating a flexible and agile model, we're able to match the right legal, tax, and financial models and entities to qualify and deploy innovation-fueled capital in the right manner. Here are some examples of organizations that we have either worked with in the past, still work with, or intend to create a long-term relationship with in the near future.

In short - if your AI innovation and ideas solve real problems, there's no shortage of capital to strategically receive and deploy it while boosting your income, impact, and influence in the process.

Non-Dilutive Capital Map

The Treasure Map

"Here lies the hidden wealth for those who seek to build without surrendering their crown. Grants, awards, and partnerships—yours for the taking."

Funding Source Distribution

  • Government
  • Other
  • Corporate
  • Foundation

Top Funding Sectors

Tech for GoodTechnologyEducationInnovationSocial ImpactSocialEntrepreneurshipScience &Technology

U.S. EDA – Build to Scale (B2S)

Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Gov

Key Focus"Supports organizations that strengthen entrepreneurial ecosystems to support entrepreneurs as they build and scale technology-driven businesses."

$50M Total Program Funding

U.S. SBA – Growth Accelerator Fund

Small Business
Gov

Key Focus"Prizes to organizations that support the launch, growth, and scale of STEM/R&D-focused small businesses."

$50K - $200K

NSF SBIR/STTR (America's Seed Fund)

Science & Technology
Gov

Key Focus"Funding for startups and small businesses to transform scientific discovery into products and services with commercial and societal impact."

$275K (Phase I) - $1M+ (Phase II)

NIH Small Business Programs

Healthcare & Life Sciences
Gov

Key Focus"Funding for early-stage small businesses in the life sciences to bring innovative technologies to market."

$300K - $2M+

DARPA

Defense & National Security
Gov

Key Focus"Investments in breakthrough technologies for national security."

Varies by program

ARPA-E

Energy
Gov

Key Focus"Funding for high-potential, high-impact energy technologies that are too early for private-sector investment."

$500K - $10M

NSF Convergence Accelerator

Science & Technology
Gov

Key Focus"Addresses national-scale societal challenges through use-inspired convergence research."

$750K (Phase 1) - $5M (Phase 2)

U.S. Army xTech Program

Defense
Gov

Key Focus"Competitions to uncover novel dual-use science and technology solutions."

$5K - $500K+

Ohio Third Frontier

Technology
Gov

Key Focus"Accelerating the growth of diverse startup and early-stage technology companies in Ohio."

$100K - $2M+

Ben Franklin Technology Partners

Technology
Fdn

Key Focus"Seed capital and business expertise for tech-based startups in Pennsylvania."

$50K - $500K

Maryland TEDCO

Technology
Fdn

Key Focus"Enhancing economic empowerment by fostering an inclusive and entrepreneurial innovation ecosystem."

$100K - $500K

New York State Innovation Venture Capital Fund

Technology
Gov

Key Focus"Seed and early-stage venture capital fund to support high-growth technology companies in New York State."

$500K - $5M

Texas Product Development & Small Business Incubator Fund

Technology
Gov

Key Focus"Provides asset-backed loans to product development companies and small business incubators."

Loans

NRC-IRAP (Canada)

Innovation
Gov

Key Focus"Advisory services and funding to help Canadian SMEs grow through innovation."

$50K - $500K+

Scale AI Supercluster

AI & Supply Chain
Fdn

Key Focus"Accelerating the adoption of AI for supply chains in Canada."

Project-based funding

Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF)

Innovation
Gov

Key Focus"Supports large-scale, transformative, and collaborative projects that help position Canada to prosper in the global knowledge-based economy."

$10M+

Mitacs

Research & Talent
Fdn

Key Focus"Connects industry with the best post-secondary institutions to solve business challenges."

$15K - $80K

AFWERX

Defense & Aerospace
Gov

Key Focus"Innovation arm of the Department of the Air Force, connecting innovators with Air Force problems."

$50K - $1.5M+

Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)

Defense
Gov

Key Focus"Accelerating the adoption of commercial technology for national security."

Contract-based

Google.org & AI Impact

Tech for Good
Corp

Key Focus"Supports nonprofits using technology to address complex global challenges."

$500K - $2M+

Google News Initiative

Media
Corp

Key Focus"Working with the news industry to help journalism thrive in the digital age."

Varies

Microsoft Philanthropies

Tech for Good
Corp

Key Focus"Empowering non-profits and communities with technology, skills, and resources."

Grants & Technology

IBM CSR & Call for Code

Tech for Good
Corp

Key Focus"Global challenge for developers to solve pressing societal issues with open source technology."

$200K+ (Prize)

AWS Imagine Grant

Tech for Good
Corp

Key Focus"Empowers nonprofit organizations to prioritize technology as a mission-critical component of their projects."

$10K - $100K

Oracle Education Foundation

Education
Corp

Key Focus"Reinventing education by engaging students in rigorous, project-based learning."

Varies

Cisco Foundation

Tech for Good
Corp

Key Focus"Accelerating global problem solving to benefit people, society, and the planet."

Varies

Michael & Susan Dell Foundation

Education & Health
Fdn

Key Focus"Dedicated to transforming the lives of children living in urban poverty."

Varies

Intel Foundation

Education
Corp

Key Focus"Fostering innovation and empowering people to improve their lives and communities."

Varies

Qualcomm Foundation

Tech for Good
Corp

Key Focus"Bringing advanced wireless technology to people and communities who need it most."

Varies

Salesforce Foundation

Education & Workforce
Corp

Key Focus"Investing in education and workforce development to help young people reach their full potential."

Varies

Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth

Financial Inclusion
Corp

Key Focus"Advancing equitable and sustainable economic growth and financial inclusion around the world."

Varies

Visa Foundation

Economic Empowerment
Corp

Key Focus"Supporting inclusive economic growth and the advancement of micro and small enterprises."

Varies

Meta Platforms Programs

Tech & Media
Corp

Key Focus"Supporting journalism, small businesses, and community building through technology."

Varies

Bloomberg Philanthropies

Data & Public Health
Fdn

Key Focus"Focuses on five key areas: arts, education, environment, government innovation, and public health."

Varies

Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation

Digital Equity
Corp

Key Focus"Expanding digital skills and promoting community service."

Varies

Verizon Foundation

Digital Inclusion
Corp

Key Focus"Dedicated to solving critical social issues in the areas of education, healthcare, and energy management."

Varies

AT&T Foundation

Education
Corp

Key Focus"Investing in student success and workforce readiness."

Varies

IBM Watson AI XPRIZE

AI for Good
Corp

Key Focus"A global competition challenging teams to use AI to solve grand challenges."

$5M Prize

XPRIZE Foundation

Innovation
Fdn

Key Focus"Designing and operating incentive competitions to solve humanity's grand challenges."

$1M - $100M Prizes

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Media & Law
Corp

Key Focus"Promoting media freedom, inclusive economies, and human rights."

Varies

LexisNexis Legal Tech Accelerator

Legal Tech
Corp

Key Focus"Supporting startups that are transforming the legal industry."

Accelerator Support

Deloitte Future of Trust

Professional Services
Corp

Key Focus"Exploring the role of trust in business and society."

Varies

KPMG U.S. Foundation

Education
Corp

Key Focus"Focusing on lifelong learning and community vitality."

Varies

PwC Charitable Foundation

Education & Humanitarian
Corp

Key Focus"Investing in the people of PwC and the communities where they live and work."

Varies

Ericsson Canada Innovation Awards

ICT
Corp

Key Focus"Supporting innovation in the Canadian ICT sector."

Grants

MacArthur Foundation

Social Impact
Fdn

Key Focus"Supports creative people, effective institutions, and influential networks building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world."

Varies

Omidyar Network

Social Impact
Fdn

Key Focus"Invests in entrepreneurs and organizations that work to address the world's most difficult problems."

Varies

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation

Arts & Environment
Fdn

Key Focus"Supporting the performing arts, environmental conservation, medical research, and child well-being."

Varies

Ford Foundation

Social Justice
Fdn

Key Focus"Working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide."

Varies

Lumina Foundation

Education
Fdn

Key Focus"Committed to making opportunities for learning beyond high school available to all."

Varies

Kapor Foundation

Tech Diversity
Fdn

Key Focus"Working to remove barriers to Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education and tech careers."

Varies

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Arts & Humanities
Fdn

Key Focus"The largest supporter of the arts and humanities in the United States."

Varies

Mozilla Foundation

Internet Health
Fdn

Key Focus"Ensuring the internet remains a public resource that is open and accessible to us all."

Varies

David and Lucile Packard Foundation

Science & Conservation
Fdn

Key Focus"Improving the lives of children, enabling the creative pursuit of science, and advancing reproductive health."

Varies

Siegel Family Endowment

Tech & Society
Fdn

Key Focus"Understanding and shaping the impact of technology on society."

Varies

Knight Foundation

Journalism & Arts
Fdn

Key Focus"Fostering informed and engaged communities."

Varies

Patrick J. McGovern Foundation

AI & Data
Fdn

Key Focus"Advancing AI and data science to create a thriving, equitable, and sustainable future for all."

Varies

Open Society Foundations

Human Rights
Fdn

Key Focus"Working to build vibrant and tolerant societies whose governments are accountable and open to the participation of all people."

Varies

Rockefeller Foundation

Global Development
Fdn

Key Focus"Promoting the well-being of humanity throughout the world."

Varies

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Science & Econ
Fdn

Key Focus"Makes grants primarily to support original research and education related to science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and economics."

Varies

Simons Foundation

Science & Math
Fdn

Key Focus"Advancing the frontiers of research in mathematics and the basic sciences."

Varies

Arnold Ventures

Public Policy
Fdn

Key Focus"Investing in evidence-based solutions that maximize opportunity and minimize injustice."

Varies

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

Science & Education
Fdn

Key Focus"Building a more inclusive, just, and healthy future for everyone."

Varies

Carnegie Corporation of New York

Education & Peace
Fdn

Key Focus"Promoting the advancement and diffusion of knowledge and understanding."

Varies

Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

Entrepreneurship
Fdn

Key Focus"Focusing on education and entrepreneurship to help individuals attain economic independence."

Varies

Skoll Foundation

Social Entrepreneurship
Fdn

Key Focus"Investing in, connecting, and celebrating social entrepreneurs and innovators."

Varies

Ashoka

Social Entrepreneurship
Fdn

Key Focus"Identifying and supporting the world's leading social entrepreneurs."

Fellowships

Open Philanthropy

Effective Altruism
Fdn

Key Focus"Identifying outstanding giving opportunities, making grants, and following up."

Varies

Craig Newmark Philanthropies

Journalism & Security
Fdn

Key Focus"Supporting trustworthy journalism and the information ecosystem."

Varies

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Global Health & Development
Fdn

Key Focus"Fighting poverty, disease, and inequity around the world."

Varies

Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Biomedical Research
Fdn

Key Focus"Advancing the discovery and sharing of scientific knowledge."

Varies

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Health
Fdn

Key Focus"Working to build a Culture of Health that provides everyone in America a fair and just opportunity for health and well-being."

Varies

Legal Services Corporation (TIG)

Legal Tech
Fdn

Key Focus"Expanding access to justice through technology."

Grants

ABA Center for Innovation

Legal
Fdn

Key Focus"Encouraging and accelerating innovations that improve the accessibility, affordability, and effectiveness of legal services."

Support

AMA Innovation in Medical Education

Medical
Fdn

Key Focus"Accelerating change in medical education to create a system that trains physicians to meet the needs of patients today and in the future."

Grants

AHA Center for Health Innovation

Healthcare
Fdn

Key Focus"Providing market intelligence, data products, and advisory services to help hospitals and health systems."

Resources

ONA Journalism Innovation Challenge

Media
Fdn

Key Focus"Inspiring innovation in digital journalism."

Prizes

National Press Foundation

Journalism
Fdn

Key Focus"Making good journalists better through professional development."

Fellowships

Partnership on AI

AI Ethics
Fdn

Key Focus"Bringing together diverse voices to ensure AI benefits people and society."

Collaboration

NAB PILOT Initiative

Media Tech
Fdn

Key Focus"Advancing broadcast technology and innovation."

Incubation

IEEE Standards Association

Engineering
Fdn

Key Focus"Fostering technological innovation and excellence for the benefit of humanity."

Standards

Schmidt Futures

Science & Tech
Fdn

Key Focus"Bets early on exceptional people making the world better."

Varies

Acumen Fund

Poverty Alleviation
Fdn

Key Focus"Investing in companies and change makers tackling poverty."

Investment

Kapor Capital

Inclusive Tech
Fdn

Key Focus"Investing in gap-closing startups that create positive social impact."

Seed - Series A

Techstars Foundation

Entrepreneurship
Corp

Key Focus"Supporting diverse entrepreneurs."

Grants

Echoing Green

Social Entrepreneurship
Fdn

Key Focus"Identifies tomorrow's transformational leaders today."

$80K (Fellowship)

Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation

Social Impact
Fdn

Key Focus"Supporting early-stage, high-impact social enterprises."

$300K

Fast Forward

Tech Nonprofits
Fdn

Key Focus"Accelerating tech nonprofits."

$25K

New Profit

Social Mobility
Fdn

Key Focus"Backing breakthrough social entrepreneurs."

$1M+

OpenAI Foundation

AI Safety & Benefit
Corp

Key Focus"Ensuring artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity."

Varies