Non-Dilutive Funding: How Builders Raise Money Without Giving Up Equity
TL;DR: Non-dilutive funding is money you raise without selling shares in your company: grants, prizes, fellowships, cloud and AI credits, tax credits, and some soft loans. You keep 100% ownership, but you pay with time, paperwork, and fit. For most software founders the fastest wins are credits and prizes; the biggest checks are government R&D…