Mozilla Foundation selected ten projects for its global Democracy x AI Cohort. The teams are spending 12 months in Mozilla's Incubator with coaching, expert advice, and peer mentorship while building and testing AI tools intended to strengthen democratic participation and accountability.
Grant programs across
crypto, AI and open source.
Who funds them, what they fund and how to apply.
Mozilla Foundation Incubator funds values-driven technology projects with coaching and mentorship. The 2025 Making the invisible visible cohort and the 2026 Democracy x AI cohort are underway. Democracy x AI applications closed 16 March 2026. No new cohort is open.
Free program guiding AI startups with training, developer tools, preferred hardware/software pricing, and investor introductions through a VC Alliance. No fees, deadlines, or cohorts — rolling applications.
The Pharos Incubator Program offers a $10M fund supporting visionary projects building on the Pharos Layer-1 network. The program targets three innovation paths: RWA/Payments, DeFi, and Innovative Infrastructure. Selected projects receive capital, direct technical mentorship from the core development team, go-to-market support, fundraising connections, and financial and legal expertise. Applications are currently open via an online submission form followed by an internal review process.
Y Combinator's core accelerator funds startups in batches with a $500k investment per company, Demo Days, and extensive post-funding support through the alumni network. Batches run continuously, with Requests for Startups signaling priority areas (heavily AI in 2026); applications are taken through the YC apply page.
Status describes whether a program is running. Application methods are recorded separately. Read the funder’s terms before applying.