Blender Development Fund
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The Blender Development Fund is a crowdfunding initiative that financially supports the ongoing development and maintenance of the open-source 3D creation suite Blender.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Blender Development Fund canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8823061 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Blender Development Fund Context triple: [Blender, fundingModel, Blender Development Fund]
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A.
Blender
Blender is a free and open-source 3D creation suite widely used for modeling, animation, rendering, and visual effects in film, games, and design.
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B.
PledgeMusic
PledgeMusic was a now-defunct direct-to-fan crowdfunding platform that allowed musicians to raise money and engage supporters around album releases and other creative projects.
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C.
BLI
BLI is the commonly used abbreviation for the OECD Better Life Index, an interactive tool that compares well-being across countries using multiple quality-of-life indicators.
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D.
Rise of the Rest Seed Fund
Rise of the Rest Seed Fund is a venture capital fund that invests in early-stage startups located outside traditional tech hubs in the United States, aiming to support entrepreneurial ecosystems in overlooked regions.
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E.
Kickstart
Kickstart is the ROM-based firmware of the Commodore Amiga computers that initializes the hardware and loads the AmigaOS.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Blender Development Fund Target entity description: The Blender Development Fund is a crowdfunding initiative that financially supports the ongoing development and maintenance of the open-source 3D creation suite Blender.
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A.
Blender
Blender is a free and open-source 3D creation suite widely used for modeling, animation, rendering, and visual effects in film, games, and design.
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B.
PledgeMusic
PledgeMusic was a now-defunct direct-to-fan crowdfunding platform that allowed musicians to raise money and engage supporters around album releases and other creative projects.
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C.
BLI
BLI is the commonly used abbreviation for the OECD Better Life Index, an interactive tool that compares well-being across countries using multiple quality-of-life indicators.
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D.
Rise of the Rest Seed Fund
Rise of the Rest Seed Fund is a venture capital fund that invests in early-stage startups located outside traditional tech hubs in the United States, aiming to support entrepreneurial ecosystems in overlooked regions.
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E.
Kickstart
Kickstart is the ROM-based firmware of the Commodore Amiga computers that initializes the hardware and loads the AmigaOS.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crowdfunding initiative
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funding program ⓘ software development fund ⓘ |
| acceptsContributionFrom |
companies
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individuals ⓘ organizations ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Blender Foundation
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Blender Institute ⓘ
linked to:
Blender Foundation
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| beneficiary |
Blender community
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Blender users ⓘ open-source 3D ecosystem ⓘ |
| category |
open-source funding
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software development funding ⓘ technology crowdfunding ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| currency | euro ⓘ |
| fundingModel |
corporate sponsorships
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monthly contributions ⓘ one-time donations ⓘ recurring donations ⓘ |
| funds |
Blender bug fixing
ⓘ
Blender core developers ⓘ
linked to:
Blender Foundation
Blender infrastructure ⓘ Blender long-term support ⓘ Blender module teams ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Blender Foundation board
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linked to:
Blender Foundation
|
| headquartersLocation | Amsterdam ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Blender Foundation ⓘ |
| purpose |
enable full-time Blender developers
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ensure sustainable development of Blender ⓘ financially support maintenance of Blender ⓘ financially support ongoing development of Blender ⓘ support open-source 3D software ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
3D computer graphics
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computer graphics community ⓘ free software ⓘ open-source software ⓘ |
| supports |
Blender
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Blender development ⓘ Blender maintenance ⓘ |
| supportsFeatureDevelopment |
Blender animation
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Blender modeling ⓘ Blender pipeline integration ⓘ Blender rendering ⓘ Blender simulation ⓘ |
| transparencyPractice |
publishes funding reports
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publishes list of corporate sponsors ⓘ |
| website | https://fund.blender.org ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Blender Development Fund Description of subject: The Blender Development Fund is a crowdfunding initiative that financially supports the ongoing development and maintenance of the open-source 3D creation suite Blender.
Referenced by (1)
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