Every contribution supports public AI research infrastructure, team support, and publishing. Authorship and IP stay with the researchers. Always.
Tiers are a starting point. Anything larger unlocks a custom partnership — talk to us.
For individuals and small foundations who want skin in the game.
By request
One-time or annual
Fund a slice of a full cohort — microgrants for 3–5 teams.
Custom scope
Per cohort
Take naming on one of five research tracks for a full year.
Custom track
Annual · renewable
Anchor sponsor for the whole lab — max visibility, max reach.
Custom partnership
Annual · by agreement
Full allocation published at the end of each cohort. Audited annually.
Pick an amount, or enter your own. Receipts issued on the spot.
Compute, cloud credits, editorial hours, review time. All welcome.
For sponsorships, press, mentoring, partnerships. Usually replies within 24 hours.
I built Zentri because I watched too many capable researchers sit outside institutional gates — no collaborators, no compute, no place to publish. The lab is what I wished existed when I started.
Previously: independent AI research · open-source contributor · community organizer. Reachable directly — I read every sponsor, partner, and press email personally.
Yes. Donations go through Stripe and you receive a payment confirmation there. If you need a manual confirmation from Zentri, contact us directly and we'll help.
No. Authorship and IP always stay with the researchers. Sponsors get visibility, briefings, and acknowledgement — never ownership of research output.
The exact funding and overhead policy is still in progress. The final structure will be published publicly before cohort launch.
Yes — that's what Track Sponsorship is for. You can co-design the RFP with the cohort director. You cannot restrict results to private use.
Please do. Compute partners will be credited according to the final launch policy. Talk to us about formats — AWS, Lambda, Runpod, or bare-metal all work.
A full allocation report ships at the end of each cohort, published on the lab site. Annual audit follows standard non-profit transparency.