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WEB3 GRANTS: $5K–$75K, NO EQUITY

ZK Prime Capital funds early-stage web3 ideas before they look fundable. A grant buys your first milestone — no dilution, no token taken, and a full-cycle fund watching your progress with its own capital ready for the next stage.

$5K–$75Kper grant
0%equity taken
60+teams funded
5 daysreply on applications

What we fund

Idea-stage is welcome. $3.1M has gone to 60+ teams this way — several of today's portfolio flagships started as a grant, including RepoSwap, which went from prototype to a $3.4M round in nine weeks.

How it works

1Apply with one paragraph: what you're building, your stage, what the grant unlocks. No deck needed.
2Reply within 5 business days; a short call if it's a fit.
3Grant is tied to one concrete milestone — usually MVP to testnet in 6–10 weeks.
4Milestone ships → optional next stage: $50K–$250K investment, incubation, and a token launch through the fund's launchpad.

Bring the idea — we bring the round

The form takes two minutes. Every application gets an answer.

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Frequently asked questions

How much is a ZK Prime grant?

Grants range from $5,000 to $75,000 per team, sized to a concrete first milestone — typically getting an MVP to testnet. No equity and no token allocation is taken at the grant stage.

Do I give up equity or tokens for the grant?

No. ZK Prime grants are non-dilutive. If the milestone ships and both sides want to continue, the fund may invest $50,000–$250,000 in a priced round — that's a separate, later decision.

What projects qualify?

Early-stage web3 projects in the fund's focus: on-chain AI agents, DeFAI (AI-driven DeFi), and zero-knowledge infrastructure. Idea-stage is fine — 60+ teams have received a total of $3.1M this way, many with nothing but a thesis and a repo.

How do I apply for a web3 grant at ZK Prime?

Through the application form at zkprime-capital.xyz — name, contact, one paragraph about what you're building and what the grant unlocks. No deck required. Every application gets a reply within 5 business days.

What happens after the grant?

The grant is the first stage of a full-cycle pipeline: grant → MVP built with the fund's engineers → incubation (3–6 months, tokenomics and go-to-market) → token launch through the fund's launchpad. The average path from idea to TGE is about 90 days per stage at the fast end.

Who is behind the program?

ZK Prime Capital — a private full-cycle AI venture fund based in Singapore, founded in 2023. $48M under management, 37 portfolio companies, 14 token launches; listed on PitchBook and Crunchbase. UK contracting entity: Prime Capital Ltd (Companies House No. 15617870).

More on how the full pipeline works: Grants over hype · Idea to TGE in 90 days · the journal.