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Discover fellowships, grants, accelerators, and tools curated for ambitious founders building the future.
Battery Ventures
Global, technology-focused investment firm backing companies from early stage through buyouts.
Initialized Capital
Initialized Capital is a San Francisco-based early-stage venture capital firm focused on providing seed and pre-seed investment and support to startups and founders. Founded by Alexis Ohanian, Garry Tan, and Harjeet Taggar, the firm invests in high-potential technology startups and partners with founders throughout their growth journey.
2048 Ventures Pre-Seed Fast Track
A year-round fast funding path for pre-seed startups where 2048 Ventures can lead rounds quickly.
Precursor Ventures
Precursor Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in founders at the very beginning of their entrepreneurial journey, backing them through pre-seed and seed rounds with capital and long-term support.
AI Grant Accelerator
AI Grant is a startup accelerator and funding initiative focused on investing in early-stage AI product companies and supporting innovation with capital and ecosystem resources
Sequoia Arc
Sequoia Arc is a biannual seed-stage catalyst program that helps pre-seed and seed founders build enduring, category-defining companies through funding, mentorship, community, and company building frameworks.
Sequoia Open Source Fellowship
An equity-free fellowship by Sequoia Capital supporting leading open source developers around the world.
The Exponential Fellowship
A paid fellowship that places exceptional young Spanish builders at fast-growing U.S. startups — visa, flights and insurance handled, with full U.S. pay and access to mentorship and community.
General Catalyst
Global investment and transformation firm partnering with founders from seed through growth to build resilient, AI-enabled companies.
ODF
A one-week, in-person founder onboarding experience and year-round community that helps people start and scale venture-backable companies.
RareBreed Ventures
RareBreed Ventures is a pre-seed venture capital fund that backs exceptional founders early, especially those outside major tech ecosystems. They write initial checks to help startups gain early traction and connect with broader investor networks.
Founders Fund
San Francisco-based venture capital firm backing companies building revolutionary technologies.
Bessemer Venture Partners (BVP)
Global multi-stage venture capital firm with a long history of backing enterprise, consumer and healthcare companies.
Spark Capital
Multi-stage venture capital firm investing in products and founders across consumer, enterprise, infra, gaming, fintech and AI.
New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
One of the world's largest multi-stage venture capital firms, investing across technology and healthcare since 1977.
Antler
Global early-stage investor providing $200–$250K for ~8–9% equity in a 6-week residency.
Hummingbird VC
Global seed investors backing outlier founders across deep tech, AI, SaaS, fintech and healthcare.
Seven Seven Six (776)
Early-stage venture capital firm founded by Alexis Ohanian (also known as 776).
LocalHost - France
A global fellowship with activities and events in Paris, France, supporting exceptional builders.
LocalHost - Romania
A global fellowship with a hub in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, for exceptional builders.
Founders, Inc
Founders, Inc (f.inc) is a hybrid community and funding initiative that backs ambitious founders with early checks, workspace, community, and ongoing support for building ventures across domains such as AI, AR/VR, hardware, tooling, and consumer technologies.
Palantir American Tech Fellowship
A fellowship program providing high-intensity AI and software training to American workers from diverse backgrounds, connecting exceptional graduates with job opportunities at Palantir and its partners nationwide.
Vercel AI Accelerator
A 6-week accelerator program for 40 AI builders, providing over $6M in credits from leading AI platforms.
The Bridge
8-week US residency in the Bay Area for European builders to find co-founders, build teams, and secure pre-seed funding.
Z Fellows
A one-week accelerator connecting early-stage technical builders with billion-dollar founders for mentorship and lifelong support.
MongoDB for Startups
MongoDB for Startups is a technical support and credits program that helps early-stage companies build, scale, and succeed using MongoDB Atlas, the multi-cloud database platform. Participants receive credits, support, and ecosystem access to accelerate development.
AWS Activate for Startups
AWS Activate is Amazon Web Services’ flagship startup support program offering promotional AWS credits and related resources to help early-stage companies build, launch, and scale their technology on AWS. Founders can apply for the Activate Founders package to receive $1,000 in AWS credits
PostHog for Startups
PostHog for Startups is a startup support program that gives early-stage teams up to $50,000 in PostHog Cloud credits plus additional perks to help startups build and optimize their products
Cloudflare for Startups
Cloudflare for Startups is a startup support program that offers service credits, tooling, and ecosystem benefits to early-stage companies building software and SaaS products. Cloudflare credits help startups scale securely and efficiently while reducing infrastructure costs. :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}
Alliance Accelerator
Alliance is a leading global crypto and Web3 accelerator & founder community that helps startups reach escape velocity with funding, mentorship, and structured programming
Khosla Ventures
Early-stage and growth venture capital firm founded by Vinod Khosla, investing in ambitious technology companies across enterprise, consumer, health, sustainability and frontier tech.
Lightspeed Venture Partners
Lightspeed Venture Partners (LSVP) is a multi‑stage venture capital firm that backs bold founders and disruptive innovations with capital and strategic support from early seed to later growth stages.
Base Case Capital
Base Case Capital is an early‑stage venture capital firm based in San Francisco that partners with founders early, often pre‑product and pre‑traction, by writing first institutional checks and providing capital and strategic support.
Chapter One
Chapter One is an early‑stage venture capital firm focused on backing product‑driven founders building category‑defining technology companies.
BoxGroup
BoxGroup is a New York‑based early‑stage venture capital firm that backs founders at the earliest stages (pre‑seed through Series A) with capital and strategic support. It partners with visionary founders across many technology sectors.
SV Angel
SV Angel is a San Francisco‑based venture capital firm that focuses on early‑stage and seed investments in technology startups. It has backed many successful companies and supports founders with both capital and strategic engagement.
Amplify Partners
Amplify Partners is a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park and San Francisco that invests in early‑stage technical startup founders building next‑generation infrastructure, developer tools, AI, and related technologies.
Forum Ventures
Forum Ventures is a venture capital firm and early‑stage partner that invests in pre‑seed and seed startups, especially in B2B SaaS and AI, while offering hands‑on programming, community, and accelerator‑style support.
First Round Capital
First Round Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm specializing in seed-stage investments and founder support for technology startups. It provides capital and operational resources to help companies grow from idea to product-market fit and beyond.
Greylock Edge
3-month program with custom SAFE or priced terms + $500K+ in partner credits.
Soma Capital Fellowship
Semi-annual fellowship investing $100K SAFE (<1% equity) in founders.
AI2 Incubator
$50K–$150K seed funding in exchange for equity for AI startups.
Accel Atoms
$500K–$1M seed participation by Accel for India-first startups.
Google for Startups Accelerator
Equity-free accelerator: no cash funding, but up to $100K GCP credits.
Seedcamp
Europe's flagship seed fund; invests €100–€200K for ~7–7.5%.
APX by Porsche & Axel Springer
Berlin-based accelerator with up to €50K for 5% (and follow-on up to €500K).
Startup Wise Guys
Europe-wide accelerator (HQ Tallinn) providing up to €65K seed funding plus follow-on up to €300K.
OpenAI Converge
6-week AI startup summit with $1M equity investment from OpenAI's Startup Fund.
Conviction Embed
Hands-on embedded partner program offering a $150K uncapped SAFE (MFN).
LocalHost - Japan
A global, travelling fellowship with a hub in Tokyo for exceptional young builders to pursue full-time projects.
Betaworks AI Camp
$500K investment from a Betaworks-led syndicate for AI startups.
AngelPad
10-week accelerator (NYC/SF) offering $120K for 7% equity.
The Mint (BTV)
10-week fintech accelerator; invests $500K for 10% SAFE.
LAUNCH Accelerator
$125K for 6–7% equity; 14-week accelerator founded by Jason Calacanis.
Pioneer
$20K for 1% equity (or advisory only); virtual startup contest with mentors.
PearX
12-week accelerator by Pear VC investing $250K–$2M in each startup.
HF0 Residency
Intensive 12-week live-in accelerator writing a $1M SAFE for 5% (or $500K + 3%).
South Park Commons Fellowship
Fellowship-style community program investing $400,000 for 7% equity + $600K follow-on.
Boost VC
Deep tech accelerator investing $500,000 for ~15% equity.
Vercel Open Source Program
Seasonal cohort-based program offering impactful open source projects up to $3,600 in Vercel credits, third-party OSS starter-pack credits, and prioritized support.
Afore Grants
100% non‐dilutive microgrants of $1,000 for high‐agency builders aged 21 or younger in North America, paired with mentorship and program support.
LocalHost - India
A global fellowship with hubs in Bangalore and New Delhi, supporting builders to pursue full-time projects.
The Residency
3–6-month in-person cohorts providing full-time housing, co-working space, and community for ambitious builders; locations include San Francisco, Berkeley, Cambridge (MA), Berlin, and Bangalore.
Edge City SHIFT Grants
Tiered grants ($5K–$40K) for d/acc projects in biosecurity, cyber defense, info resilience, physical resilience, neurotech & social technology.
Founder Institute
16-week pre-seed accelerator/education program; participants share equity, often receive $10–$20K each.
Emergent Ventures Fellowship
Two-year flexible research grant and community designed to support high-impact thinkers tackling big, unconventional problems.
Thiel Fellowship
A two-year, $200,000 grant program for innovators aged 22 or younger to pursue full-time projects instead of attending college.
Z Fellows
One-week program offering a $10,000 stipend and mentorship from Silicon Valley's top founders for early technical builders.
a16z Crypto Startup Accelerator
An intensive accelerator for early-stage blockchain and web3 startups, providing capital, mentorship, and network support.
EWOR Fellowship
A highly selective, virtual-first fellowship offering early-stage founders up to €500,000 in capital and 1:1 mentorship from unicorn founders to build global-impact ventures.
Nullfellows Fellowship
A fellowship for young European builders to work inside fast-growing companies and accelerate their entrepreneurial journey.
NEO Accelerator
3-month hybrid accelerator offering $600K via uncapped SAFE (with $10M floor) + equity.
776 Foundation Fellowship
Two-year full-time fellowship offering a $100,000 grant to young innovators aged 18–24 working on high-impact climate change projects; open globally and requires fellows to take a leave from or forgo university.
Techstars
Global accelerator offering $220,000 in funding for ~5–7% total equity.
Founders Inc Off Season
6-week equity-free summer residency at Fort Mason for ambitious builders to obsess and build, ending in Demo Day with up to $250K funding opportunity.
Global Good Fund Fellowship 2026
A 12-month hybrid leadership program for social entrepreneurs worldwide, offering executive coaching, business mentorship, and a targeted $10,000 leadership development grant.
Entrepreneurs First
12-week in-person talent-investor program across EF offices in London, Paris, Bangalore & San Francisco; Fall 2025 application deadlines: June 29 (Bangalore), July 14 (Paris), August 1 (London).
Y Combinator
Seed-stage accelerator providing $500 000 in funding and mentorship for early-stage startups.
a16z Speedrun SR006
a16z Speedrun SR006 is a cohort‑based startup accelerator from Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) that provides early‑stage startups with capital, mentorship, and accelerator programming to build foundational traction.
500 Global Flagship Accelerator
Early-stage accelerator by 500 Global offering $150,000 for 6% SAFE (plus fees).
EU-LAC Digital Accelerator (Open Call)
Open call for partnerships between European and Latin American tech startups and corporates, offering acceleration services worth up to €30,000 and grants up to €10,500.
Coding it Forward Fellowship 2026
The Coding it Forward Fellowship is a summer program that places early‑career technologists in local, state, and federal government offices to build impactful technical solutions. Fellows gain professional experience, mentorship, and community while working full‑time on mission‑driven projects. :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}
Interact Fellowship
A fellowship of technologists who collaborate, seek out difficult conversations, and push each other to do good in the world.
Y Combinator X2026
Y Combinator X2026 is the Spring 2026 batch of the YC accelerator, supporting early-stage startups with funding, mentorship, and access to one of the world’s strongest founder networks.
OpenAI Residency 2026
The OpenAI Residency is a six-month research program in San Francisco that embeds talented individuals within OpenAI’s research teams to work on frontier AI problems with mentorship and real project contributions.
Berkeley Engineering Youth Academy 2026
The Berkeley Engineering Youth Academy (BEYA) is a hybrid STEM summer program combining online instruction and in-person lab work at UC Berkeley to develop engineering design and prototyping skills.
LaunchX San Diego In‑Person Entrepreneurship Program 2026
LaunchX San Diego In‑Person Entrepreneurship is an intensive 4‑week summer entrepreneurship program for high school students, focused on building real ventures and developing startup skills in a collaborative environment.
LaunchX San Diego In-Person Exploration Program 2026
The LaunchX San Diego In-Person Exploration Program is a short, immersive summer program that introduces high school students to entrepreneurship through hands-on experiences and collaborative projects at the UC San Diego campus.
UCSB Research Mentorship Program 2026
The UCSB Research Mentorship Program is a competitive summer research program for high school students, enabling them to work on interdisciplinary, hands‑on research projects under mentorship and earn university credit.
Y Combinator Summer Fellows Grants 2026
Y Combinator’s Summer Fellows Grants provide selected undergraduate students with cash and cloud credits to pursue their own technical projects over the summer rather than traditional internship work.
LaunchX Entrepreneurship Bootcamp 2026
LaunchX Entrepreneurship Bootcamp is a virtual summer bootcamp that immerses high school students in foundational entrepreneurship concepts and hands-on business-building activities.
TKS World 2026
TKS (The Knowledge Society) is a 10-month innovation program for teens ages 13–17 that blends emerging technology exploration, project-based learning, and mentorship to help students build real solutions and future skills. :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}
Edge City Fellowship
Month-long immersive pop-up village experience for builders under 25, fully covered (housing & ticket) at Edge City's global sites.