GBI is an AI-powered wizard that walks entrepreneurs through every grant application — one structured step at a time. No interviews. No blank pages. Just a clear, guided path from idea to submission-ready proposal.
It's almost never the innovation. It's how the application is written — and the shortcuts most applicants reach for to fix it.
of grant applications fail
for reasons that have nothing to do with the innovation or the technology itself.
Brilliant ideas buried in a confusing structure that reviewers can't follow.
Critical evaluation criteria left unanswered or only partially addressed.
Bold statements made without referenced evidence to back them up.
Contradictions across sections that make the proposal feel disjointed.
Vague writing that hides the real innovation behind buzzwords.
Mismatch with the program's priorities and impact criteria — a quiet killer.
Source: industry experience as an EU and IIA expert evaluator and grants consultant.
Applicants reach for generic LLMs to lift the quality of their grant text — and the output usually looks great. But beneath that polish, uncontrolled LLMs introduce six severe failure modes that a non-expert simply cannot detect.
Generates false facts — confidently — and presents them as truth.
Different answers to the same question in different sections.
Validates the user's opinion rather than telling them the truth.
Unaware of program changes, deadlines, or events past its training cutoff.
Fails at complex multi-step reasoning the grant application demands.
Cannot fact-check its own output — and will never tell you when it's wrong.
GBI stands for Grant by Interview, but there's no actual interview. Instead, GBI does something more valuable: it imposes a smart, deliberate order on the questions and fields you need to answer — so each section builds on the last and your application reads as one coherent, compelling story.
Behind the scenes, AI helps you sharpen language, surface missing details, and stay aligned with what grant reviewers actually evaluate.
Questions appear in the right sequence, so your answers compound instead of conflict.
Get suggestions, refinements, and feedback as you write — no blank-page panic.
Your API key and answers are stored encrypted — only you can use what's yours.
Walk away with a complete, consistent application — not a folder of half-drafts.
Entrepreneurs who join the program now and try GBI will get a free month of usage when the platform officially launches. Until then, the system is simply free to use.
Curious to give it a try? I'd be happy to walk you through GBI on a quick Zoom call. Reach out here or contact me directly.
The platform is intuitive — but a quick orientation helps. We recommend watching the tutorial first.
Open the tutorial, click PLAY to start, and click NEXT when the doctor stops talking to advance to the next page. It's the fastest way to understand how GBI works.
Open TutorialCreate your account, then paste in your Claude API key (a $5 starter credit is enough). The key is stored encrypted and is used only by you, to power the AI behind your wizard.
GBI walks you through fields and questions in the order that produces the most coherent application. Answer one section, get AI-assisted refinement, then move to the next.
Read through your fully-built draft, make final edits, and use it to submit. Need help along the way? Read the in-app HELP, or just ask — I'm here.
Want a live walkthrough, or have a question about the beta? Reach out — I respond personally.
I built GBI to help entrepreneurs like you. If you're considering joining the beta, I'm happy to demo the system on Zoom and answer anything you'd like to know.
Jump straight into the platform. The interface is intuitive, and the in-app HELP has everything you need.
Open GBI Wizard Watch the tutorial first (recommended)