01 / Grant
Grant
Money with no strings on your cap table.
Foundations, funds and operators who back ideas they believe in. You keep 100% of your company.
- No equity given
- No repayment
- Milestone-based release
Pre-launch / capital for builders
Funding
shouldn't be a
closed room.
Apenther is where founders of apps, startups and research projects meet investors of every size. Take it as a grant, as equity, or as a loan. You choose the shape of the money — not the other way around.
ApentherHunt capital, not contacts
Worried nobody will read your deck?●Worried your idea is too small to fund?●Worried about giving away your company?●Worried the terms are rigged?●Worried you don't know an investor?●Worried it'll take six months?●
Worried nobody will read your deck?●Worried your idea is too small to fund?●Worried about giving away your company?●Worried the terms are rigged?●Worried you don't know an investor?●Worried it'll take six months?●
Three ways to get funded
One platform. Three kinds of money.
02 / Equity
Equity
Partners who win when you win.
Angels writing $1k checks sit beside funds writing $1M. Standardised terms, plain-English docs, no surprise clauses.
- Standard safe terms
- $1k to $5M checks
- Founder-friendly caps
03 / Loan
Loan
Capital now, ownership forever.
Revenue-based and fixed-term lending for founders who'd rather pay interest than give up a seat at the table.
- Keep full ownership
- Flexible repayment
- Rates shown upfront
Worried? Good. Read this.
Every fear founders have about raising — and what we do about it.
“I'll send 200 emails and hear nothing back.”
We fix itEvery profile goes into an active investor feed. Founders get a reply or a pass — never silence.
“I'm too early. Too small. Too unknown.”
We fix itApenther takes investors from $100 to $10M. Small checks are a feature here, not a rejection.
“I don't understand what I'm signing.”
We fix itEvery offer is shown in three lines: what you get, what you give, what happens if things go sideways.
“Someone will steal my idea.”
We fix itYou control what's public. Sensitive material unlocks only for investors you approve, with a trail of who saw what.
“I'll get pushed into the wrong kind of money.”
We fix itYou pick the instrument: grant, equity or loan. We never route you to the deal that pays us more.
“Fundraising will eat my whole year.”
We fix itOne profile, one due-diligence pack, every investor. Most first conversations start inside a week.
How it runs
Four steps from idea to money in the bank.
01
Build your profile
Product, traction, the ask. Fifteen minutes, not fifteen slides.
02
Pick your money
Grant, equity or loan — or open the door to all three.
03
Get matched
Investors who fund your stage, sector and cheque size see you first.
04
Close in the open
Terms, docs and transfers tracked in one place until the money lands.
For investors, big or small
You don't need a fund to back a founder.
Back an app with $100 or lead a round with $10M. Same diligence pack, same clean paperwork, same visibility on how the company is doing after the wire clears.
$100
Minimum cheque
3 ways
Grant, equity, loan
0
Cold intros needed
1 week
To first conversation
Pre-launch waitlist
Stop worrying. Get on the list.
The first founders and investors in get priority matching when Apenther opens. One email, no noise.