Programs

Science Polymaths 2026: Oct 1, 2026

Antler

accelerator

Location27 cities worldwide

Investment$250K - $500K

Equity10-12%

Rolling: Dec 31, 2026

AWS Activate

grant

InvestmentUp to $100K AWS credits

Always open: Dec 31, 2026

Cleo Capital

accelerator

Investment$50K - $250K

LocationSan Francisco / New York

Rolling: Dec 31, 2026

Contrary

accelerator

InvestmentUp to $5M

Rolling: Dec 31, 2026

Dorm Room Fund

accelerator

LocationUS Universities (10+ cities)

Investment$90K - $250K

Equity1.3%

Rolling: Dec 31, 2026

Emergent Ventures

grant

Investment$10K - $100K

Rolling: Dec 31, 2026

Founder Institute

fellowship

InvestmentVaries by chapter

Equity4%

Location200+ cities worldwide

Rolling: Dec 31, 2026

Google Cloud for Startups

grant

InvestmentUp to $200K cloud credits

Always open: Dec 31, 2026

Microsoft for Startups

grant

InvestmentUp to $150K Azure credits

Always open: Dec 31, 2026

Stripe Atlas

community

Always open: Dec 31, 2026

Thiel Fellowship

fellowship

Investment$100K (non-dilutive grant)

LocationSan Francisco, CA / Remote

Rolling: Dec 31, 2026

Village Global

accelerator

Investment$500K - $3M

LocationGlobal (HQ: San Francisco)

Rolling: Dec 31, 2026

Z Fellows

fellowship

Investment$10K

Rolling: Dec 31, 2026

All Programs

1517 Fund

accelerator

Investment$50K-$1M

LocationRemote-friendly

500 Global

accelerator

Investment$150K

Equity6%

a16z Speedrun

accelerator

Investment$750K - $1M

Equity7-10%

InvestmentUp to $1M - $2M

Accel Atoms

accelerator

LocationBengaluru, India / Global

Alchemist Accelerator

accelerator

Investment$400K

Equity5%

AngelPad

accelerator

Investment$120K

LocationNew York / San Francisco

Berkeley SkyDeck

accelerator

Investment$200K

Equity~4%

LocationBerkeley, CA

Betaworks Camp

accelerator

LocationNew York, NY

Boost VC

accelerator

Equity15% (Tribe 15 program)

LocationSan Mateo, CA

Capital Factory

accelerator

InvestmentAccess to investor network

LocationAustin, TX

Climate Draft

accelerator

Investment$500K - $1M

LocationNew York / Remote

Dreamit Ventures

accelerator

LocationPhiladelphia, Austin, NYC (virtual options)

Equity6%

Elemental Excelerator

accelerator

InvestmentUp to $1M

EquityNon-dilutive

LocationHawaii / Oakland

Entrepreneur First

fellowship

Investment$250K

Equity~9%

LocationLondon, Singapore, Toronto, Berlin, Paris, Bangalore

Gener8tor

accelerator

Investment$100K-$150K

Equity6-8%

LocationMultiple US cities (Midwest focus)

Google for Startups Accelerator

accelerator

InvestmentEquity-free support

LocationMultiple (US, LATAM, Europe, etc.)

HF0 Residency

fellowship

Investment$500K - $1M

Equity3-5%

Hustle Fund

accelerator

Investment$25K-$500K

LocationSan Carlos, CA (Remote-friendly)

IndieBio

accelerator

Investment$1M

Equity10-15%

LocationSan Francisco / New York

Kleiner Perkins Fellows

fellowship

InvestmentStipend + placement

LocationSan Francisco Bay Area

LAUNCH Accelerator

accelerator

Investment$125K

Equity6-7%

InvestmentCash awards up to $100K

MassChallenge

accelerator

LocationBoston, Mexico City, Israel, Switzerland, Texas

MetaProp

accelerator

InvestmentUp to $250K

EquityUncapped SAFE ($10M floor)

LocationNew York City

Neo

accelerator

Investment$600K

Investment$300K (Phase I) / $2M (Phase II)

NIH SBIR/STTR

grant

Investment$305K (Phase I) / $1M+ (Phase II)

LocationUnited States

NSF SBIR/STTR

grant

InvestmentGPU credits + support

LocationUnited States

NVIDIA Inception

accelerator

Investment$100K non-dilutive + $2M partner capital

LocationGlobal (virtual)

NYC Founder Fellowship

grant

LocationNew York, NY

On Deck Founders

fellowship

Investment$125K

LocationRemote / San Francisco

PearX

accelerator

Investment$250K - $2M

Plug and Play

accelerator

Investment$50K - $500K

LocationSunnyvale, CA (+ global)

Seedcamp

accelerator

Investment€200K - €475K

LocationLondon, UK / Europe

Sequoia Arc

accelerator

Investment$1M

LocationSan Francisco / New York / Newark

LocationMenlo Park, CA

SOSV

accelerator

InvestmentUp to $550K

Equity7-9%

South Park Commons Founder Fellowship

fellowship

Investment$400K + $600K follow-on

InvestmentResources worth $1M+

StartX

accelerator

LocationMultiple cities worldwide

LocationStanford, CA

Techstars

accelerator

Investment$220K

Equity5-7%

Techstars Tokyo

accelerator

Investment$120K

Equity6%

LocationTokyo, Japan

The Mint

accelerator

Equity10%

LocationLos Angeles, CA

Y Combinator

accelerator