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Chart your voyage with Fine Tune Fund

Pick where you want to go. Every route starts with a move you can make within the hour.

Raise for it
You want grants, accelerators or investors to back it.
MOVES MADE
00/ 4
STREAK
0 days
WHY THIS ROUTE
Community owned AI is a strong public goods story, and the fund itself fits open source grant programs.
ARRIVED LOOKS LIKE
Two applications submitted, at least one to an open source or retro funding round.
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NEXT MOVE · WITHIN THE HOUR

1. Open source the model and evals

45 min

Gitcoin style and retro funding rounds usually require it.

2. Apply to a Gitcoin style round

50 min

Frame around community ownership. Funding is never guaranteed.

3. Apply to an Optimism style retro round

60 min

Needs a deployed project with measurable impact; report calls served.

FIRST MESSAGE · EMAIL · TO THE PROGRAM CONTACT OR GRANTS CHANNEL

Hi, quick follow up on my application for Fine Tune Fund. Since submitting, we have added new users and shipped one improvement. Is there anything else your reviewers need from me? Happy to send a short demo video.

4. Contact an AI accelerator

15 min

Short note.

FIRST MESSAGE · EMAIL · TO AN AI X CRYPTO ACCELERATOR PARTNER

Hi, Fine Tune Fund lets niche communities fund an open model and share x402 usage fees. Our first fund raised from 60 nurses and the model is live. Is community owned AI in your thesis?

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PORTS ALONG THE ROUTE

Apps that stack well on this route

Grant Ready, first screen of the live demoLIVE DEMO

Grant Ready

A project-in-a-box: contracts, site, docs and impact metrics shaped for grant applications.

Reserve · refundable deposit
$349Base · Optimism +2
Grant Ledger, first screen of the live demoLIVE DEMO

Grant Ledger

Show funders exactly what their grant built, milestone by milestone, with proof attached.

Reserve · refundable deposit
$199Optimism · Arbitrum +2
Pledge Curve, first screen of the live demoLIVE DEMO

Pledge Curve

A fair launch where buyers pledge first and refunds are automatic if the goal is missed.

Reserve · refundable deposit
$129Base · Monad +1
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