USA Arena
Exploratory Founders raise grants to R&D any US-based project
VentureStakers™ fund the search with micro-donations.
Together, they uncover tomorrow’s opportunities
(Patent Pending | MVP 2.0)
USA Arena
Exploratory Founders raise grants to R&D AI-agent startups.
VentureStakers™ fund the search with micro-donations.
Together, they uncover tomorrow’s opportunities
(Patent Pending | MVP 2.0)
USA Arena
Exploratory Founders raise grants to R&D any US-based project
VentureStakers™ fund the search with micro-donations.
Together, they uncover tomorrow’s opportunities
(Patent Pending | MVP 2.0)
Agent Market Projections
Agent Market Projections
236B+
236B+
236B+
Market size by 2034
Market size by 2034
Market size by 2034
41-46%
41-46%
41-46%
Annual Growth Rate (CAGR)
Annual Growth Rate (CAGR)
Annual Growth Rate (CAGR)
$47B+
$47B+
$47B+
Venture Capital by 2030
Venture Capital by 2030
Venture Capital by 2030
AI-agent
A smart digital assistant that can think, act, and get things done for you - like a teammate that works on its own
AI-agent
Agent Startup
A startup that uses AI agents to handle parts of the business — so one person can do the work of many.
AI-agent
A smart digital assistant that can think, act, and get things done for you - like a teammate that works on its own
AI-agent
Agent Startup
A startup that uses AI agents to handle parts of the business — so one person can do the work of many.
AI-agent
A smart digital assistant that can think, act, and get things done for you - like a teammate that works on its own
AI-agent
Agent Startup
A startup that uses AI agents to handle parts of the business — so one person can do the work of many.
Two Sides, One Revolution
Two Sides,
One Revolution
Two Sides, One Revolution
Doriot’s AI-Agent Arena makes innovation winnable — connecting founders and backers in a smarter model of startup discovery
For Exploratory Founders
Secure a grant to explore your AI-agent startup - and grow a venture-backed learning community around it
Apply
Submit your idea and vision
Complete Screening
Go through our interview process
Complete Screening
Go through our interview process
Launch Your Round
Get VentureStaked
For VentureStakers™
Start with a micro donation, not an investment - and track the journey toward something worth backing
Join the Community
Sign-up and get in
Start VentureStaking®
Back builders with interesting ideas
Wait, watch, and learn
Get insights and early access
For Exploratory Founders
Secure a grant to explore your AI-agent startup - and grow a venture-backed learning community around it
Apply
Submit your idea and vision
Apply
Submit your idea and vision
Complete Screening
Go through our interview process
Launch Your Round
Get VentureStaked
For VentureStakers™
Start with a micro donation, not an investment - and track the journey toward something worth backing
Join the Community
Sign-up and get in
Start VentureStaking®
Back builders with interesting ideas
Wait, watch, and learn
Get insights and early access
For Exploratory Founders
Secure a grant to explore your AI-agent startup - and grow a venture-backed learning community around it
Apply
Submit your idea and vision
Complete Screening
Go through our interview process
Complete Screening
Go through our interview process
Launch Your Round
Get VentureStaked
For VentureStakers™
Start with a micro donation, not an investment - and track the journey toward something worth backing
Join the Community
Sign-up and get in
Start VentureStaking®
Back builders with interesting ideas
Wait, watch, and learn
Get insights and early access
For VentureStakers™
Help builders get started early — from $10 to $1,000 VentureStakes - and then invest real capital in projects that are making progress
Join the Community
Sign-up and get in
Start VentureStaking®
Back builders with interesting ideas
Wait, watch, and learn
Gain an edge in the AI economy
For VentureStakers™
Help builders get started early — from $10 to $1,000 VentureStakes - and then invest real capital in projects that are making progress
Join the Community
Sign-up and get in
Start VentureStaking®
Back builders with interesting ideas
Wait, watch, and learn
Gain an edge in the AI economy
The smart way to begin your search
Who should apply to explore?
Builder or beginner, technical or not — you can raise a grant to start your AI-agent journey
Are you relentlessly
curious?
You're obsessed with how AI is reshaping the world - and you're hungry to explore new possibilties, even if you're not sure where they'll lead
Are you driven to build
something real?
You don't just have ideas - you want to turn them into products, prototypes, or businesses. You're ready to commit time and energy to the search.
Are you driven to build
something real?
You don't just have ideas - you want to turn them into products, prototypes, or businesses. You're ready to commit time and energy to the search.
Are you resourceful and
self-directed?
You don't wait for permission. Whether you're solo or on a small team, you know how to move, learn, and adapt fast with limited resources
Are you committed to sharing your journey with your VentureStakers?
Your story powers their learning. Sharing your journey is what makes this work
The smart way to begin your search
Who should apply
to explore?
Builder or beginner, technical or not — you can raise a grant to start your AI-agent journey
Are you relentlessly
curious?
You're obsessed with how AI is reshaping the world - and you're hungry to explore new possibilties, even if you're not sure where they'll lead
Are you driven to build
something real?
You don't just have ideas - you want to turn them into products, prototypes, or businesses. You're ready to commit time and energy to the search.
Are you driven to build
something real?
You don't just have ideas - you want to turn them into products, prototypes, or businesses. You're ready to commit time and energy to the search.
Are you resourceful and
self-directed?
You don't wait for permission. Whether you're solo or on a small team, you know how to move, learn, and adapt fast with limited resources
Are you committed to sharing your journey with your VentureStakers?
Your story powers their learning. Sharing your journey is what makes this work
The smart way to begin your search
Who should apply to explore?
Builder or beginner, technical or not — you can raise a grant to start your AI-agent journey
Are you relentlessly
curious?
You're obsessed with how AI is reshaping the world - and you're hungry to explore new possibilties, even if you're not sure where they'll lead
Are you relentlessly
curious?
You're obsessed with how AI is reshaping the world - and you're hungry to explore new possibilties, even if you're not sure where they'll lead
Are you driven to build
something real?
You don't just have ideas - you want to turn them into products, prototypes, or businesses. You're ready to commit time and energy to the search.
Are you resourceful and
self-directed?
You don't wait for permission. Whether you're solo or on a small team, you know how to move, learn, and adapt fast with limited resources
Join a forward-thinking community
Your story powers their learning. Sharing your journey is what makes this work
Where your ambition meets community support
$10K-$50K
Grant sizes, non-debt, non-equity
Where your ambition meets community support
$10K-$50K
Grant sizes, non-debt, non-equity
Where your ambition meets community support
$10K-$50K
Grant sizes, non-debt, non-equity
Venture learning and skill-building
Why VentureStake™?
Open to everyone — from first-time backers to experienced capital allocators
Learn about the AI-agent economy as its unfolding
Watch founders build AI-agent startups from scratch - and learn as they do and get access to potential AI-products
Build critical venture and capital allocation skills
Gain hands-on experience in venture thinking and smart capital use
Make informed, independent
calls on potential opportunities
Explore early-stage ideas you'd likely never encounter otherwise — through your own decisions and discovery
Join a forward-thinking
commmunity
Be part of a community shaping what’s next in AI and venture — from both sides of the table
Venture learning and skill-building
Why VentureStake™?
The easy way to learn, back, and benefit from the AI-agent wave - before the rest of the world catches on.
Learn about the AI-agent economy as its unfolding
Watch founders build AI-agent startups from scratch - and learn as they do and get access to potential AI-products
Build critical venture and capital allocation skills
Gain hands-on experience in venture thinking and smart capital use
Make informed, independent
calls on opportunities
Explore early-stage ideas you'd likely never encounter otherwise — through your own decisions and discovery
Join a forward-thinking
commmunity
Be part of a community shaping what’s next in AI and venture — from both sides of the table
Venture learning and skill-building
Why VentureStake™?
Open to everyone — from first-time backers to experienced capital allocators
Learn about the AI-agent economy as its unfolding
Watch founders build AI-agent startups from scratch - and learn as they do and get access to potential AI-products
Build critical venture and capital allocation skills
Gain hands-on experience in venture thinking and smart capital use
Make informed, independent
calls on opportunities
Explore early-stage ideas you'd likely never encounter otherwise — through your own decisions and discovery
Join a forward-thinking community
Be part of a community shaping what’s next in AI and venture — from both sides of the table
Where your active education leads to future opportunities
$10-$1000
VentureStaking® levels - play at your own level
Where your active education leads to future opportunities
$10-$1000
VentureStaking® levels - play at your own level
Where your active education leads to future opportunities
$10-$1000
VentureStaking® levels - play at your own level
AI-agent startup revolution
Build or back. Learn and earn.
Join the AI-agent startup wave as a Builder or VentureStaker™
AI-agent startup
revolution
Build or back. Learn and earn.
Join the AI-agent startup wave as a Builder or VentureStaker™
AI-agent startup revolution
Build or back. Learn and earn.
Join the AI-agent startup wave as a Builder or VentureStaker™
$236B+
$236B+
$236B+
Market Size by 2034
Market Size by 2034
Market Size by 2034
The global AI agents market is set to reach astronomical heights by the mid-2030s
41-46%
41-46%
41-46%
Annual Growth (CAGR)
Annual Growth (CAGR)
Annual Growth (CAGR)
Consistent double-digit growth rates indicating robust market expansion
$47B+
$47B+
VC investing by 2030
VC investing by 2030
This represent a compound annual growth rate of 45%
Key Market Drivers
Enterprise Automation Surge
Increased demand for hyper-automation and specialized vertical solutions driving enterprise adoption
NLP Advancements
Breakthrough improvements in natural language processing enabling sophisticated AI agent capabilities
Operational Efficiency Demand
Companies seeking significant cost savings and productivity gains through AI agent deployment
One-Person Unicorns
Highly efficient, AI-powered companies achieving billion-dollar valuations with minimal teams
Key Market Drivers
Enterprise Automation Surge
Increased demand for hyper-automation and specialized vertical solutions driving enterprise adoption
NLP Advancements
Breakthrough improvements in natural language processing enabling sophisticated AI agent capabilities
Operational Efficiency Demand
Companies seeking significant cost savings and productivity gains through AI agent deployment
One-Person Unicorns
Highly efficient, AI-powered companies achieving billion-dollar valuations with minimal teams
Key Market Drivers
Enterprise Automation Surge
Increased demand for hyper-automation and specialized vertical solutions driving enterprise adoption
NLP Advancements
Breakthrough improvements in natural language processing enabling sophisticated AI agent capabilities
Operational Efficiency Demand
Companies seeking significant cost savings and productivity gains through AI agent deployment
One-Person Unicorns
Highly efficient, AI-powered companies achieving billion-dollar valuations with minimal teams
Learn about AI agents
AI agents aren’t a trend — they’re the next operating system for business.
The shift is coming. Be ready
TechCrunch - 2025
Sage Future, a 501(c)(3) backed by Open Philanthropy, launched an experiment earlier this month tasking four AI models in a virtual environment with raising money for charity.
Forbes - 2025
The traditional blueprint for building a unicorn startup—a billion-dollar company—has long required armies of talent, years of iteration and millions in venture capital. But a seismic shift is underway.
Harvard Business Review - 2025
Startups are undergoing a profound transformation as artificial intelligence becomes a foundational element from day one. Rather than being a tool added later, AI is now positioned as the first hire.
Salesforce - 2025
The next era of customer experience has already begun—transforming the way businesses operate. At the heart of this shift is agentic AI: intelligent, collaborative systems that work alongside people.
Learn about AI agents
AI agents aren’t a trend — they’re the next operating system for business.
The shift is coming. Be ready
TechCrunch - 2025
Sage Future, a 501(c)(3) backed by Open Philanthropy, launched an experiment earlier this month tasking four AI models in a virtual environment with raising money for charity.
Forbes - 2025
The traditional blueprint for building a unicorn startup—a billion-dollar company—has long required armies of talent, years of iteration and millions in venture capital. But a seismic shift is underway.
Harvard Business Review - 2025
Startups are undergoing a profound transformation as artificial intelligence becomes a foundational element from day one. Rather than being a tool added later, AI is now positioned as the first hire.
Salesforce - 2025
The next era of customer experience has already begun—transforming the way businesses operate. At the heart of this shift is agentic AI: intelligent, collaborative systems that work alongside people.
Learn about AI agents
AI agents aren’t a trend — they’re the next operating system for business.
The shift is coming. Be ready
TechCrunch - 2025
Sage Future, a 501(c)(3) backed by Open Philanthropy, launched an experiment earlier this month tasking four AI models in a virtual environment with raising money for charity.
Forbes - 2025
The traditional blueprint for building a unicorn startup—a billion-dollar company—has long required armies of talent, years of iteration and millions in venture capital. But a seismic shift is underway.
Harvard Business Review - 2025
Startups are undergoing a profound transformation as artificial intelligence becomes a foundational element from day one. Rather than being a tool added later, AI is now positioned as the first hire.
Salesforce - 2025
The next era of customer experience has already begun—transforming the way businesses operate. At the heart of this shift is agentic AI: intelligent, collaborative systems that work alongside people.
Predictions
The AI-worker future
In this episode, a16z general partners sit down with Aaron Levie (CEO, Box) and Steven Sinofsky (a16z board partner; former Microsoft exec) to unpack AI and the future of work.
Predictions
One-person billion-dollar company
AI agents handle engineering, design, marketing, and sales — one founder manages them all.
Predictions
The AI-worker future
In this episode, a16z general partners sit down with Aaron Levie (CEO, Box) and Steven Sinofsky (a16z board partner; former Microsoft exec) to unpack AI and the future of work.
Predictions
One-person billion-dollar company
AI agents handle engineering, design, marketing, and sales — one founder manages them all.
Predictions
The AI-worker future
In this episode, a16z general partners sit down with Aaron Levie (CEO, Box) and Steven Sinofsky (a16z board partner; former Microsoft exec) to unpack AI and the future of work.
Predictions
One-person billion-dollar company
AI agents handle engineering, design, marketing, and sales — one founder manages them all.
Make the shift to the AI future - step by step
Low risk with a massive learning advantage. Build or back AI-agent startups and stay ahead of the curve
Make the shift to the AI future - step by step
Low risk with a massive learning advantage. Build or back AI-agent startups and stay ahead of the curve
Make the shift to the AI future - step by step
Low risk with a massive learning advantage. Build or back AI-agent startups and stay ahead of the curve