Fund the idea,
not the laptop.
Builders share what they want to create. People pledge AI credits. Interesting ideas get built.
- Credits pledged
- 27.3M
- Supporters
- 459
- Builders
- 12
The marketplace
Real ideas, mid-build, looking for the credits to reach the next milestone.
SignSpeak
Real-time sign language captioning for any video call.
VoiceBridge
A full computer you can drive entirely with your voice.
Open Protein Atlas
An open map of neglected-disease proteins anyone can build on.
Keyframe
Generative animation you choreograph instead of prompt.
Solar Tutor
An offline AI tutor for classrooms with no reliable internet.
FloodCast
Neighborhood-level flood warnings 48 hours before the water.
Ideas from around the world
Great builders are everywhere. Access to compute isn’t.
Someone with an incredible idea in Lagos, Manila, Medellín, or Chicago should get the same creative leverage as someone inside a well-funded lab. Ember is how the credits find them.
Open Protein Atlas
An open map of neglected-disease proteins anyone can build on.
CropGuard
Point your phone at a sick plant and know what’s wrong in seconds.
Mercado Local
A voice-first marketplace for street vendors who don’t type.
FloodCast
Neighborhood-level flood warnings 48 hours before the water.
Share what you want to build
Publish an idea in minutes. Explain the build, why it matters, and roughly how much AI usage it needs. Early concepts welcome.
People pledge AI credits
Supporters back it with tokens, API credits, or compute — in a normalized AI Credits unit. Not dollars. Not charity.
The idea gets built
Reaching the goal unlocks the model runs, training, and inference the builder needs to ship the next milestone.