Show HN: 21st.fund, an AI tool to discover grants and non-dilutive funding
udit_50 Sunday, January 18, 2026
I built this after struggling to find relevant grants and fellowships myself.
The project started at the EF Hackathon as a credit underwriting and matching agent for founders. After speaking with founders and students, it became clear that discovery itself was the bigger problem. Most people do not know what grants or non-dilutive options exist for them.
So I iterated and built 21st.fund.
You describe who you are and what you are building, and the tool surfaces relevant grants, fellowships, and programs. The goal is to reduce time spent digging through scattered government sites, PDFs, and outdated blog posts.
The site is live at [https://21st.fund](https://21st.fund)
It is early and incomplete, but already usable. I am especially interested in feedback on:
* Result quality and relevance * Missing grant sources or geographies * Whether this is useful before paying consultants or advisors
Happy to answer technical or product questions in the comments.