How should a solo founder with a non LLM AI prototype get early support?

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Post by theantagonistai » Wed, Dec 17, 2025, 5:19 PM UTC

I am a solo founder with a working AI prototype that does not rely on LLMs or scaling.

I have tried reaching out to AI researchers, angels, micro-grant programs, and accelerators, but haven’t yet found the support yet.I have a public technical article and a demo video.

Now I am looking for practical advice on next steps:

Where do early-stage, unconventional technical ideas usually get serious feedback?

Are there communities that engage with non mainstream AI work?

I would appreciate guidance from anyone who has been in a similar situation.

Thanks.

Re: How should a solo founder with a non LLM AI prototype get early support?

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Post by bigyabai » Wed, Dec 17, 2025, 5:20 PM UTC

Do you have a working proof-of-concept, or are you working purely off ideas/theory? This can make a big difference when looking for support.

Re: How should a solo founder with a non LLM AI prototype get early support?

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Post by theantagonistai » Wed, Dec 17, 2025, 5:31 PM UTC

bigyabai wrote: post #2

Do you have a working proof-of-concept, or are you working purely off ideas/theory? This can make a big difference when looking for support.

I am working on a PoC based on my ideas. Please see the article below it has details about what it is and demo/intro videos

https://theantagonistai.substack.com/p/ai-is-a-modeling-prob...