GET STARTED GRANT
Everyone has that idea they can’t shake. That domain that’s collecting dust. That thing you plan out every step of the way. But because of how the market has trained us to think about ideas and what’s worth building, you just can’t bring yourself to start.
Most won’t. We think you should — so much so that we’ll pay you to get started.
Unicorn Chasing Culture killed tinkering on the internet and pushed back weird, exciting side projects from the spotlight.
We believe that there is a bright and optimistic future — led by tech, culture, and humanity at large. However, the current way we fund and frame that future is incredibly narrow and dominated by a startup community that seems stuck in its own echo chamber.
A homogenized internet serves only a handful of gatekeepers. But so many of those gatekeepers started out as side projects and fun ideas folks were tinkering on. Stop thinking about business models, TAM in the billions, and just build.
What’s that look like? You tell us.
The instinct when evaluating a program like this is to ask or anticipate what we might want to see. But that would be missing the point. The point is to encouraged and underwrite the work you can’t not do. The ideas that you can’t shake. The thing you really want to exist, but no one is making it so it might as well be you.
What we Offer
— Up to $5,000 to fund you starting on your side project, idea, product, podcast, documentary — whatever it is — YOUR THING
— A Creative Producer to keep you accountable on dates and deadlines and to support you through design, editing, feedback, and expertise
— Access to our network to help unlock doors that may be locked to you right now
— Distribution and marketing through indie promotional channels
— Potential for further investment
— Permission to start
How to Apply
To be considered for a grant, send us a note with the pitch for the idea you’d like to start building and a portfolio showcasing why you’re the right person to build it.
FRequently asked questions
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It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
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It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
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It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
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It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
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