{"id":1395,"date":"2023-06-29T15:56:20","date_gmt":"2023-06-29T15:56:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/startups\/blog\/?p=1395"},"modified":"2025-07-16T09:08:51","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T16:08:51","slug":"microsoft-for-startups-supporting-second-cohort-of-ai-grant-to-propel-ai-first-startups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/startups\/blog\/microsoft-for-startups-supporting-second-cohort-of-ai-grant-to-propel-ai-first-startups\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft for Startups supporting AI Grant to propel AI-first startups"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-bloginabox-theme-post-alert\" role=\"alert\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-bi-an=\"alert\">\n\t<div class=\"alert-content\">\n\t\tMicrosoft is\u00a0evolving\u00a0how we support startups. To learn more about the latest changes, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/startups\/blog\/build-fast-scale-smart-and-sell-more-microsoft-for-startups-evolves-to-better-serve-the-startup-ecosystem\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>. \t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last fall Microsoft for Startups was thrilled to support <a href=\"https:\/\/aigrant.org\/\">AI Grant<\/a>, the accelerator for AI-first startups funded by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nat.org\/\">Nat Friedman, former CEO of GitHub<\/a>, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dcgross.com\/\">Daniel Gross, an early investor in Stripe, Coinbase, Figma, and others<\/a>. We are excited to be back for round two with an even bigger commitment to supporting startups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/airtable.com\/shrtnenw0WWrIFxUE\">Applications are open now for the AI Grant program&nbsp;<\/a>through July 10, 2023, with decisions on grant recipients by July 24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you\u2019re selected for the program, you will receive:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">$250,000 on an uncapped SAFE for your AI-native product startup<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">Membership to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/startups\/\">Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub<\/a><u>,<\/u>&nbsp;including a wide array of Microsoft and 3<sup>rd<\/sup>-party benefits, go-to-market support through the Pegasus Program, 1:1 mentoring, and more<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">$50,000 in credits from AssemblyAI<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">$10,000 in credits from OpenAI<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">$11,000 in AI voice credits from Eleven Labs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">A weekend with peers and advisors at the AI Grant Summit in San Francisco<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">And so much more\u2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are proud to be the exclusive cloud partner of the AI Grant program, which is open to all founders who are building AI-first products or solutions that leverage AI models in a useful or engaging way. 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