While the indie game development community has been spoiled with success stories over the past few years with small and even one-man teams creating both successful and popular games, the truth is that the vast majority of indie titles rarely earn a profit or get the notoriety they deserve. Now a handful of the more successful developers are teaming up to create a new funding source for their peers.

The Indie Fund is simple in name and simple in message: “to help indie developers get financially independent and stay financially independent.” The backers of the fund include the two man team of 2D Boy, makers of World of Goo and Jonathan Blow, the creator of Braid.

The first game projects to receive funding from Indie Fund will be announced soon, More info about the venture will be announced next week at the GDC.

Here’s the full list of founders:

Ron Carmel and Kyle Gabler, 2D BOY (World of Goo)

Jonathan Blow, Number None (Braid)

Kellee Santiago, thatgamecompany (flOwer)

Nathan Vella, Capy (Critter Crunch)

Matthew Wegner, Flashbang Studios (Off-Road Velociraptor Safari)

Aaron Isaksen, AppAbove Games (Armadillo Gold Rush)