Grants
$40M committed to builders shipping on ansemlabs. No bureaucracy — clear milestones, fast decisions, no equity required.
Builder Grant
2 weeks$5K – $50K
Early-stage prototypes, hackathon winners, and indie devs shipping novel apps.
Ecosystem Grant
4 weeks$50K – $250K
Production teams building DeFi, infra, gaming, or social with clear traction milestones.
Research Grant
3 weeks$25K – $150K
Cryptography, consensus, MEV, and zero-knowledge research with publishable output.
Strategic Investment
6 weeks$250K+
Late-stage protocols with revenue, large user bases, or critical infrastructure.
Recent recipients
ZeroLend
Ecosystem track
$180K
PixelForge
Builder track
$25K
Helix Research
Research track
$95K
Sonar Indexer
Builder track
$40K
Pulse Wallet
Ecosystem track
$120K
Arc Protocol
Strategic track
$500K
Ready to apply?
Submit a short proposal — what you're building, who it's for, milestones, and budget. We respond within 7 days.
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