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The crowd that
funds AI.

AIcroud is the first crowdfunding platform built exclusively for AI — connecting founders, open-source builders, and researchers with the community that actually understands what they're building.

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$1.27B
Global crowdfunding market
5M+
AI developers worldwide
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Dedicated AI-native platforms
16%
YoY crowdfunding growth
Who it's for

Built for the people building AI.

Whether you're shipping a product, training a model, or pushing the research frontier — AIcroud puts the right people behind you.

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AI Startups
Pre-seed and seed founders who need more than money — they need believers. Raise from the community that will become your first users and loudest advocates.
Equity & Reward Campaigns
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Open-Source Builders
OSS doesn't mean "free forever." Fund your next model release, dataset, or tool from the developers who rely on your work every day.
Community Funding
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AI Researchers
Skip the 18-month grant cycle. Bring your research directly to a community that understands its value and wants to see it happen.
Research Grants
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AI Investors & Backers
Get curated deal flow before it reaches traditional VCs. Back the builders, tools, and breakthroughs you believe in — at the stage that matters.
Early Access
How it works

From idea to funded in weeks, not months.

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Apply
Submit your campaign. Our team reviews every application for technical credibility and community fit.
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AI Vetting Score
Projects get a technical viability score — so backers know what they're supporting is real.
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Go Live
Your campaign launches to our community of AI-native backers who speak your language.
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Get Funded
Collect pledges via equity (SAFE notes), reward tiers, or donations — whichever fits your project.
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Ship
Build in public. Your backers stay informed with milestone updates — keeping trust high on both sides.
Campaign Types

Three ways to fund. One platform.

Every AI project is different. AIcroud supports the funding model that fits yours.

Equity
AI Startups
Raise from your community via SAFE notes. Your backers become stakeholders in your success — not just customers.
Example campaigns: Pre-seed AI dev tool · Vertical AI SaaS · AI infrastructure startup
Reward / Donation
Open Source
Offer early access, lifetime licenses, or feature credits. Reward your community for making your work possible.
Example campaigns: OSS model release · AI dataset · Developer tool · Fine-tuning framework
Grant-Style
Research
Present your research, set a funding goal, and let the community back the science they want to see exist.
Example campaigns: Independent AI safety work · University lab project · Interpretability research

The best AI projects shouldn't die waiting for a VC callback.

The crowd gets it. The crowd uses these tools. The crowd wants to back them.

We're building the infrastructure to make that happen.

Join the waitlist

Be first in.
Back what's next.

Founding members get priority access, zero platform fees on their first campaign, and early investor deal flow before the platform opens to the public.

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