For builders

Take up a problem. Build what solves it.

Sourced problems with proof and a kit, public tenders where money is already set aside, and the people and funding to help.

“The Analytical Engine weaves algebraical patterns just as the Jacquard-loom weaves flowers and leaves.”
Ada Lovelace · Notes on Menabrea's Sketch of the Analytical Engine, Note A (1843)

Waiting for a builder

Nobody has started on these

Most wanted first, then the ones with the strongest evidence.

  • Kit ready

    Government & Public Services · Malda, West Bengal, India

    Families in flood-hit Malda can't see whether their house was assessed as fully or partly damaged, or whether their aid has been paid.

    Solved looks like

    A simple lookup, by phone or a village kiosk, where a family in Malda can see whether their house is listed, whether it was assessed as fully or partly damaged, the amount due and the date it was paid, with a way to ask for a reassessment.

    Proof2 sources · 5 quoted claims · thehindu.com, uniindia.com · Oct 2026

    Market24,595 people · ₹1.8 lakh

    Kit5 steps · 20 tools · starter prompt ready

    1. Sourced (done)
    2. Kit (done)
    3. Wanted (next)
    4. Building
    5. Solved
    Open the kit →

    Be the first to want this solved. Nobody is building it yet.

  • Kit ready

    Government & Public Services · Panna, Madhya Pradesh, India

    Families displaced by the Majhgaon dam in Panna can't see whether they are on the rehabilitation list, or what they have been paid and are still owed.

    Solved looks like

    A public status list, by village and family, showing eligibility, land and house valuation, amounts paid with dates, the amount still due, and any missing document or pending case, with a Hindi voice line and a simple way to file a correction.

    Proof1 source · 5 quoted claims · thehindu.com · Oct 2026

    Market231 families · ₹5 lakh

    Kit5 steps · 21 tools · starter prompt ready

    1. Sourced (done)
    2. Kit (done)
    3. Wanted (next)
    4. Building
    5. Solved
    Open the kit →

    Be the first to want this solved. Nobody is building it yet.

  • Kit ready

    Personal & Everyday Life · Anywhere

    Job seekers can't easily tell whether a remote job offer that arrived by text is a scam before they send money.

    Solved looks like

    A free checker where someone pastes the message or job offer and gets a plain answer on whether it matches known scam patterns, such as unsolicited texts, paid tasks or upfront deposits, with what to do next and where to report it.

    Proof2 sources · 4 quoted claims · ny1.com, ic3.gov · Dec 2025

    Market20,000 people · $220 million

    Kit5 steps · 21 tools · starter prompt ready

    1. Sourced (done)
    2. Kit (done)
    3. Wanted (next)
    4. Building
    5. Solved
    Open the kit →

    Be the first to want this solved. Nobody is building it yet.

  • Kit ready

    Housing & Real Estate · Campbell Bay, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India

    Nicobarese families on Great Nicobar can't tell from the draft relocation plan who would move, where, or what homes they would get.

    Solved looks like

    A plain-language, translated version of the plan for each family, with a clear map of project boundaries, ancestral village sites and proposed sites, a household-by-household table of what is offered, and a record of the council's questions and the administration's answers.

    Proof1 source · 5 quoted claims · thehindu.com · Apr 2026

    Market62 homes

    Kit5 steps · 19 tools · starter prompt ready

    1. Sourced (done)
    2. Kit (done)
    3. Wanted (next)
    4. Building
    5. Solved
    Open the kit →

    Be the first to want this solved. Nobody is building it yet.

  • Kit ready

    Healthcare & Wellness · Aizawl, Mizoram, India

    People with TB in Mizoram are dying in rising numbers, and those most at risk can't easily get help to see long treatment through.

    Solved looks like

    A Mizo-language companion for TB patients and their families that sends dose and appointment reminders, flags missed doses or worrying symptoms to the treatment supporter, and connects high-risk patients to nutrition support and community donors.

    Proof1 source · 5 quoted claims · thehindu.com · Jan 2026

    Market145 people

    Kit5 steps · 21 tools · starter prompt ready

    1. Sourced (done)
    2. Kit (done)
    3. Wanted (next)
    4. Building
    5. Solved
    Open the kit →

    Be the first to want this solved. Nobody is building it yet.

  • Kit ready

    Healthcare & Wellness · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

    Families in Mumbai caring for someone newly diagnosed with dementia can't find trained caregivers or a memory clinic close to home.

    Solved looks like

    A free directory for the Mumbai region, searchable by suburb, listing memory clinics, dementia day care, therapists and agencies with dementia-trained carers, with cost, languages and how to get a referral, plus a short guide for families in the first month after diagnosis.

    Proof1 source · 5 quoted claims · thehindu.com · Oct 2026

    Market8.8 million people

    Kit5 steps · 22 tools · starter prompt ready

    1. Sourced (done)
    2. Kit (done)
    3. Wanted (next)
    4. Building
    5. Solved
    Open the kit →

    Be the first to want this solved. Nobody is building it yet.

Open tenders

Where the money is already set aside

Live public procurement, read daily. A tender means a public body has budgeted to solve something. Titles, buyers and closing dates only; the full notice is on the portal.

Start free

Free models, free credits, free hosting

Using AI and these tools is not cheating; it is standing on the shoulders of everyone who built them. Start with a frontier assistant, prototype on a free API or a model on your own computer, and apply for credits when it grows.

Free AI API keys, read today

Providers with permanent free tiers, from the community list Awesome Free LLM APIs, refreshed by the engine every day. Limits change; check each provider before you rely on one.

  • Cohere ↗

    Provider API · 11 free models · limits: 20 RPM

  • Aion Labs ↗

    Provider API · 4 free models · limits: 15 RPM, 20K TPD

  • Google Gemini ↗

    Provider API · 11 free models

  • Mistral AI ↗

    Provider API · 7 free models · limits: ~1 RPS, 500K TPM

  • Z AI (Zhipu AI) ↗

    Provider API · 3 free models · limits: 1 concurrent request

  • Cloudflare Workers AI ↗

    Inference provider · 8 free models · limits: 10K neurons/day (shared)

  • Groq ↗

    Inference provider · 3 free models · limits: 30 RPM, 1,000 RPD

  • Hugging Face ↗

    Inference provider · 6 free models · limits: Credit-metered

  • Kilo Code ↗

    Inference provider · 17 free models · limits: 200 req/hr

  • LLM7.io ↗

    Inference provider · 4 free models · limits: 60 RPM, 250 req/hr (free token)

  • ModelScope ↗

    Inference provider · 3 free models · limits: 2,000 RPD total; <=500 RPD/model (dynamic)

  • NVIDIA NIM ↗

    Inference provider · 7 free models · limits: 40 RPM, 10,000 RPD

  • Ollama Cloud ↗

    Inference provider · 10 free models · limits: Session/weekly limits (unpublished)

  • OpenRouter ↗

    Inference provider · 17 free models · limits: 20 RPM, 50 RPD

  • OVHcloud AI Endpoints ↗

    Inference provider · 11 free models · limits: 2 RPM (anonymous)

  • SiliconFlow ↗

    Inference provider · 1 free model · limits: 1,000 RPM, 50,000 TPM

Frontier assistants

The strongest models, on their free plans: think, research and draft with them first.

  • Claude ↗

    Free plan for writing, research and code help; a good first stop to understand a problem and plan the build.

    Anthropic

  • ChatGPT ↗

    Free plan with the latest models at limited use.

    OpenAI

  • Gemini ↗

    Free assistant, connected to Google's search and apps.

    Google

  • Microsoft Copilot ↗

    Free assistant with web search.

    Microsoft

  • Le Chat ↗

    Mistral's free assistant, from a European lab.

    Mistral AI

  • Perplexity ↗

    Free answer engine that cites its sources; useful for checking a problem's evidence.

    Perplexity

  • Google AI Studio ↗

    Try Gemini models in the browser and get a free API key for a prototype.

    Google

Run a model on your computer

Free forever, private, and works offline once a model is downloaded.

  • LM Studio ↗

    A desktop app to download and chat with open models, with a local API your prototype can call.

    LM Studio

  • Ollama ↗

    Run open models from the command line with one command; a local API built in.

    Ollama

  • llama.cpp ↗

    The engine under many local apps; runs models on ordinary laptops.

    ggml

  • Jan ↗

    Open source desktop assistant that runs fully offline.

    Jan

  • GPT4All ↗

    Private desktop chat with local models and your own documents.

    Nomic

  • Open WebUI ↗

    A self-hosted chat interface for local or remote models, for a team or a community.

    Open WebUI

  • whisper.cpp ↗

    Speech to text on your own machine, for voice-first tools.

    ggml

Open-weight models

Models you can download, run and fine-tune yourself.

Free notebooks and GPUs

Try a model or train a small one without owning a GPU.

Credits and programmes

Cloud and AI credits for students, startups and nonprofits, on application.

Free hosting

Put a first version online at no cost.

Learn for free

Courses from the people who build the models.

Where to get help

Who can help, wherever the problem is

Karnataka

Across India

  • Government · Incubator

    Startup India ↗

    The national startup programme: recognition, schemes and a directory of incubators.

  • Funding

    Startup India Seed Fund Scheme ↗

    Seed money through approved incubators for proof of concept, prototypes and trials.

  • Government · Incubator · Funding

    Atal Innovation Mission ↗

    NITI Aayog's mission: Atal Incubation Centres and challenges for social problems.

  • Government · Incubator

    MeitY Startup Hub ↗

    The IT ministry's hub for tech startups, programmes and incubators.

  • Government · Funding

    IndiaAI Mission ↗

    National AI mission: datasets, compute and calls for AI applications.

  • Research · Funding · Incubator

    DST NIDHI ↗

    Department of Science and Technology support from idea to startup, through technology business incubators.

  • Research · Funding

    BIRAC ↗

    Grants and incubation for biotech and health innovation.

  • Funding · Government

    SIDBI ↗

    Small industries development bank: funds and schemes for small enterprises.

  • Hackathon · Government

    Smart India Hackathon ↗

    Nationwide hackathon where ministries and states post real problem statements.

  • Community · Incubator

    NASSCOM ↗

    The tech industry body; startup programmes and a route to industry partners.

  • Community · Open source

    iSPIRT ↗

    Volunteer think-tank behind India's public digital infrastructure; open protocols and playbooks.

  • Open source · Community · Funding

    FOSS United ↗

    India's free and open source community: meetups, grants and project support.

  • Social enterprise · Incubator

    Villgro ↗

    Incubator for social enterprises in health, agriculture and livelihoods.

  • Social enterprise · Incubator · Research

    Social Alpha ↗

    Lab-to-market platform for science and technology aimed at social problems.

  • Foundation · Government

    National CSR Portal ↗

    Where companies report CSR spending; shows which companies fund which causes and where.

  • Foundation

    Tata Trusts ↗

    Large philanthropy in health, education, water and livelihoods.

  • Foundation · Community

    Wadhwani Foundation ↗

    Support for entrepreneurs, skilling and AI for social good.

  • Incubator · Social enterprise

    CIIE.CO (IIM Ahmedabad)

    Incubator and investor at IIM Ahmedabad, with impact programmes.

  • Incubator · Research

    SINE, IIT Bombay ↗

    IIT Bombay's incubator for technology startups.

  • Incubator · Research

    IIT Madras Incubation Cell ↗

    One of India's largest deep-tech incubators.

  • Social enterprise · Foundation

    Acumen ↗

    Patient capital and fellowships for enterprises serving low-income communities.

Anywhere

  • Foundation · Funding · Research

    Grand Challenges Canada ↗

    Funds bold ideas in global health and humanitarian work.

  • Community · Incubator

    Startup School ↗

    Y Combinator's free course and co-founder matching.

  • Open source · Funding

    GitHub Sponsors ↗

    Let the people a free tool helps fund its maintainer directly.

  • Open source · Community

    Open Collective ↗

    Raise and spend money in the open for a community project.

  • Open source · Funding

    NLnet grants ↗

    Grants for open source that makes the internet better.

  • Open source · Community · Government

    Code for All ↗

    Network of civic tech groups in many countries; find the one near the problem.

  • Community · Social enterprise

    DataKind ↗

    Volunteer data scientists working with social-sector organisations.

  • Social enterprise · Incubator

    Fast Forward ↗

    Accelerator for tech nonprofits.

  • Foundation · Funding · Open source

    UNICEF Venture Fund ↗

    Funds open source solutions from emerging economies.

  • Social enterprise · Funding

    Echoing Green ↗

    Fellowships and seed funding for social innovators.

  • Hackathon · Community

    Devpost ↗

    Find a hackathon to build a first version with a team.

The toolkit

49 hand-picked tools

From AI and open data to maps, alerts and payments. Every link was checked.

42 tools