Token Grant

Token Grant is a project from ZhenFund and Shizilukou Crossing described in Agent 元年第 500 天：什么在消失，什么在诞生——为什么我们不该再投资 GUI 思维的软件？. It provides 50,000 RMB in sponsorship for people building from zero to one in the AI era, without taking equity.

Strategic Meaning

• The project treats token budget as an early-stage constraint for AI builders.
• It fits the episode’s view that early founders may be less blocked by headcount or small amounts of capital than by access to model usage and experimentation capacity.
• It is connected to agent-native projects such as Code Pilot and Youyou Agent.

Connections

• Agentic Economy — broader economic context where tokens become production input.
• AI Inference Cost Structure — cost structure that makes token support valuable.
• Tianjie Jack — guest introducing the project.
• Code Pilot and Youyou Agent — projects discussed near Token Grant in the episode.