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Y Combinator
YC helps early teams iterate fast, find product-market fit, and raise with confidence. Founders get weekly group office hours, tactical partner support, and a global alumni network. Demo Day remains one of the highest-signal investor events in the ecosystem.
Techstars
Techstars Anywhere supports globally distributed teams with structured mentorship and investor introductions. The cohort model is intense and operator-led, with accountability each week. Founders gain a practical playbook for growth, hiring, and fundraising.
Techstars
Techstars New York is one of the flagship city programs in the Techstars network, offering intensive mentorship, a $220k combined investment package, and access to NYC's dense startup ecosystem. The program runs on a fixed cohort model with a prominent Demo Day and lifetime alumni membership.
Antler
Antler helps founders form teams, validate ideas, and launch venture-scale startups from scratch. The residency is designed for speed and experimentation with close coaching. Teams that meet investment criteria can secure immediate pre-seed backing.
MassChallenge
MassChallenge HealthTech supports founders modernizing care delivery, diagnostics, and patient experience. The program is partner-driven and focused on real pilots with hospitals and payers. Founders benefit from high-quality mentorship without equity requirements.
Entrepreneur First
Entrepreneur First invests in individuals before a company is formed, then helps teams build deep-tech ventures quickly. The program prioritizes technical talent and founder matching. Selected teams receive pre-seed capital and an intense build environment.
Norrsken
Norrsken accelerates startups solving climate and societal challenges with scalable business models. The program combines investor access with practical support on growth and impact measurement. Alumni benefit from deep ties to the European impact capital ecosystem.
Founders Factory Africa
This program supports fintech founders building financial access and infrastructure across African markets. Teams receive practical growth support, distribution partnerships, and investor readiness training. The curriculum emphasizes regulatory navigation and responsible scaling.
South Park Commons
South Park Commons partners with founders in the '-1 to 0' pre-idea phase, helping technical builders find the right company to start. Cohorts are deliberately small with one partner per two teams and no fixed demo day. Fellows receive $400k upfront plus $600k guaranteed in their next venture round.
IDB Lab
Seeds for Climate backs startups tackling adaptation, mitigation, and resilient infrastructure in Latin America. The initiative combines grant support with implementation partnerships. Teams also receive practical policy and procurement guidance for regional expansion.
Village Capital
Village Capital runs founder-first fellowships focused on inclusive innovation and measurable impact. The peer-selected model helps teams sharpen value propositions and execution plans. Cohorts receive robust support around impact metrics and capital readiness.
Founders Live
Founders Live Catalyst supports startup teams preparing for market launch and early fundraising. The model combines live feedback, operator mentoring, and weekly pitch iteration. It works well for teams seeking momentum before a larger raise.
Seedstars
Seedstars Health LATAM supports startups improving healthcare access and affordability in underserved communities. Fellows receive expert coaching and practical pathways to scale through partnerships. The program combines mission impact with disciplined business execution.
Schmidt Futures
The fellowship backs technical founders applying frontier science to pressing global problems. Fellows receive strategic coaching and connections to mission-aligned capital. The program strongly emphasizes technical rigor and social value.
European Innovation Council
EIC Accelerator funds high-risk deep-tech innovation with non-dilutive grants and optional blended finance. The program is highly competitive and evidence-driven. Winning teams gain credibility, procurement access, and strategic EU visibility.
Start-Up Chile
Start-Up Chile helps founders validate products and expand across Latin America through a structured incubation track. Teams benefit from local market insights and operational support. The program is known for its strong community and practical founder education.
Startupbootcamp
Startupbootcamp FinTech APAC supports founders building payments, compliance, and embedded finance products. Teams gain direct access to regulated partners and enterprise channels. The program emphasizes distribution and sustainable economics from day one.
Startmate
Startmate is Australia and New Zealand's most prominent accelerator, running a 12-week intensive program for early-stage startups. Teams receive AUD $120k at a $1.5M post-money valuation and access to a deeply engaged operator and investor community. The program is known for its unusually high mentor-to-founder ratio.
Plug and Play
Plug and Play connects insurtech startups with carriers and enterprise partners through a structured acceleration cycle. The program focuses on pilot opportunities and commercial traction. Teams also gain introductions to strategic investors active in the sector.
Antai Global
This incubator helps early commerce and fintech ventures validate unit economics in large, fast-moving markets. Teams work closely with operators on localization and regulatory execution. The program includes milestones tied to customer and revenue outcomes.
Google's cloud accelerator supports startups scaling machine learning and data infrastructure. Founders receive architecture guidance from product and engineering experts. The program is designed to improve reliability, velocity, and cost efficiency at scale.
ALX Ventures
This fellowship supports emerging founders solving access gaps in health, education, and jobs. The curriculum blends practical execution with storytelling and fundraising preparation. Alumni continue receiving mentorship through a regional operator network.
Africa No Filter
No Filter Founder Grants support narrative-changing media and community ventures across Africa. Teams receive non-dilutive funding for early experimentation and storytelling-driven growth. The initiative prioritizes underrepresented founders creating public value.
On Deck
OD Climate Fellows convenes builders, researchers, and operators advancing decarbonization ventures. The fellowship is network-first, helping founders pressure-test ideas and recruit collaborators. Participants leave with clearer roadmaps and stronger access to specialized talent.
Allen Institute for AI
AI2 Incubator backs applied AI startups with up to $600k in capital and $1M in compute credits, alongside hands-on support from AI researchers and operators. Over 90% of incubated companies go on to raise venture funding. The program provides recruiting, design, business development, and go-to-market support under one roof.
Berkeley SkyDeck
Berkeley SkyDeck is one of the world's most globally connected university accelerators, drawing on UC Berkeley's network of 600,000+ alumni and 900 advisors. Around 20 startups per cohort receive $200k investment and go through the Berkeley Acceleration Method (BAM) before presenting at a 600+ attendee Demo Day.
RMI + New Energy Nexus
Third Derivative is one of the world's largest climate tech accelerators, supporting 286+ portfolio companies across energy, industry, food, and land. The program runs for 18 months virtually and connects startups with a deep network of corporate partners, investors, and policy experts.
Forum Ventures
Forum Ventures specializes in early-stage B2B SaaS and fintech, providing laser-focused support on sales, GTM execution, and investor readiness. The program is NYC-based but runs hybrid, and $100k+ in additional partner perks accompanies each investment. Alumni companies have raised over $1B in follow-on funding.
Nat Friedman & Daniel Gross
AI Grant backs AI-native product builders with $250k on an uncapped SAFE, plus over $600k in cloud and compute credits. The program is deliberately lightweight — no cohort schedule, no curriculum — giving founders maximum focus time. It is best suited for technical teams who want capital and compute with minimal overhead.
EWOR
EWOR is a founder fellowship structured around deep operator access rather than a traditional cohort sprint. With an acceptance rate near 0.1%, it targets ambitious European founders aiming for venture-scale outcomes. Select fellows receive up to €500k in funding and regular sparring with unicorn founders.
Greentown Labs
Greentown Labs is the largest climatetech incubator in North America with facilities in Boston and Houston. Member startups access fully equipped prototyping labs, maker spaces, and a dense community of climate operators, investors, and corporate partners. The model is membership-based with no equity taken.
Station F
Station F is the world's largest startup campus, hosting over 1,000 startups alongside VCs, corporate innovation labs, and public programs in a single Paris campus. Founders benefit from constant proximity to capital and partnerships rather than structured cohort support. Best for self-directed teams scaling in Europe with international investor exposure.
Mozilla Foundation
Mozilla's Democracy & AI Incubator funds global innovators building products that strengthen democratic institutions, counter disinformation, and improve civic technology. Grants go up to $300k with no equity taken. Teams also receive mentorship from Mozilla's network of internet health advocates and technical experts.
On Deck
On Deck Founder Fellowship (ODF) is a network-first program for founders at any stage. The format includes a one-week in-person sprint in San Francisco followed by a year-long community membership. It is especially valuable for founders looking for high-quality co-founder matches, advisors, and investor warm intros.
