About
We do what we must, because we can. Aperture Science Innovators is dedicated to funding groundbreaking research in portal technology, artificial intelligence safety, propulsion gel applications, and turret-based defense systems. Founded by the late Cave Johnson, we continue his vision of science without limits. Our grant programs support researchers, entrepreneurs, and visionaries who refuse to accept the impossible. "Science isn't about WHY. It's about WHY NOT." — Cave Johnson
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Reviving Our Seas: Community-Led Conservation for Sustainable Marine Fish Populations
The world’s oceans are facing unprecedented threats from overfishing, pollution, and climate change, putting marine fish populations at risk. This grant supports innovative, community-driven projects that aim to protect and restore fish habitats, promote sustainable fishing practices, and raise public awareness about marine conservation. We seek proposals that combine scientific research, local engagement, and scalable solutions to ensure healthy fish populations for future generations. Priority will be given to initiatives that demonstrate measurable impact, collaboration with local stakeholders, and a commitment to long-term ecological balance.
Aperture Innovation Accelerator
The Aperture Innovation Accelerator provides seed funding for early-stage startups working on technologies that Cave Johnson himself would have approved of. We're looking for moonshot ideas that conventional funders would consider "too dangerous" or "scientifically impossible." Past cohort projects include: combustible lemon batteries, portal-powered logistics, and sentient turret therapy systems. If your idea makes safety officers nervous, you might be a perfect fit.
Cave Johnson Memorial Entrepreneurship Award
In honor of Aperture Science's visionary founder, this award recognizes entrepreneurs who embody Cave Johnson's spirit: bold, uncompromising, and willing to make life take the lemons back. "I'm gonna get my engineers to invent a combustible lemon that burns your house down!" — This is the energy we're looking for in applicants. Not literally, of course. The award supports entrepreneurs at any stage who demonstrate exceptional vision and a healthy disregard for the impossible.
Portal Technology Research Grant
Aperture Science is offering funding for researchers pushing the boundaries of interdimensional transport technology. We seek proposals addressing quantum tunneling at macroscopic scales, stable wormhole generation, and momentum conservation in non-Euclidean transit systems. "Now you're thinking with portals!" — This grant supports exactly that kind of thinking. Previous recipients have achieved breakthroughs in spatial displacement, though companion cube preservation rates remain a challenge.
At a Glance
- Total Funding Opportunities
- 6
- Active Now
- 4
- Funding Range
- $5,000 - $1,000,000