Help us build AI under our own control — support the Brainfusion fundraiser

We want to build the future of AI under our own control — without cloud giants. Help us build a Mac that enables privacy and independence. Brainfusion wants to run larger language models locally, so that our services become smarter and faster without leaving a single line of code or data. We need our own Mac for that. We ask your help for this.

AI without the shackles of big tech companies

At Brainfusion we believe in ownership instead of rent. We build services that maintain your privacy — from SSL certificates to AI-powered monitoring. We currently have a pilot with MyRobot, which runs a small LLM locally. The heavy services also take place on the same machine instead of the web server. To really make and expand those services smarter, we need hardware. And for that your support.

The future of AI is not just in the cloud. We tested that a large language model such as qwen3-coder on a Mac M5 Max up to 140 tokens per second — without the data leaving the machine. That’s fast enough for serious work. Now we want to make that permanent. But hardware costs money.

What we want to purchase

• MacBook Pro 16″ M5 Max, 128 GB (~€7,300) — portable, for direct integration into our workflows and heavy-duty reasoning.
• Mac Studio M3 Ultra, 96GB (~€5,800) — always-on desktop, the silent power of our local AI infrastructure, available 24/7.

Together they cover both paths: the heavy tasks of developing on a laptop and the stable permanent workhorse to support the web server services. Everything runs under our own management — your data never leaves Brainfusion.

Why your support matters

• Privacy. Your code, your data, your decisions. No cloud giant is watching or selling.
• Big tech-free. No dependence on companies that rewrite the conditions next year.
• Local = affordable. No per-token account. The hardware pays for itself through better services.

What you get in return

Donations are appreciated and rewarded. From €25 you support the future of AI that works for you:

• €25 — Personal email to say thank you.
• €75 — 1 year SSL scan/monitoring for 1 domain (via MyCert).
• €150 — 1 hour online consultation with Patrick (self-hosting / local LLM / AI automation, or your topic).
• €500 — 1h consultation + 2h online workshop “set up your own local LLM stack” + prominent name mention (if desired).

Free amounts are of course welcome. Payment can of course be made in cash, in euros (PayPal) or in crypto (BTC, ETH, LTC, DOGE) and QORT — all via our own gateways. Details and progress counter can be found on the fundraiser page.

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We don’t build for the cloud. We build for you. Help us buy these Macs and the future of AI local and independent to make.

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The benchmark figures were measured on a MacBook Pro M5 Max. Hardware prices have been approximated (Apple NL, July 2026). The fundraiser will run until both goals are achieved. Read the extensive technical background in our previous posts.