Global accelerator offering $220,000 in funding for ~5–7% total equity.
A two-year, $200,000 grant program for innovators aged 22 or younger to pursue full-time projects instead of attending college.
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.
Seed-stage accelerator providing $500 000 in funding and mentorship for early-stage 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
One of the world's largest multi-stage venture capital firms, investing across technology and healthcare since 1977.
6-week AI startup summit with $1M equity investment from OpenAI's Startup Fund.
San Francisco-based venture capital firm backing companies building revolutionary technologies.
Equity-free accelerator: no cash funding, but up to $100K GCP credits.
Early-stage accelerator by 500 Global offering $150,000 for 6% SAFE (plus fees).
Early-stage and growth venture capital firm founded by Vinod Khosla, investing in ambitious technology companies across enterprise, consumer, health, sustainability and frontier tech.
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.
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.
An equity-free fellowship by Sequoia Capital supporting leading open source developers around the world.
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.
Global investment and transformation firm partnering with founders from seed through growth to build resilient, AI-enabled companies.
a16z Speedrun invests up to $1M in new startups, providing capital, $7M in credits, and hands-on support from expert operators to help founders build and scale their companies.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
For frontline FDEs and division leaders pairing technical depth with product intuition to ship AI inside live enterprises.
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}
A recruitment pathway for exceptional neurodivergent talent to join Palantir as full-time employees, building software and delivering customer outcomes in an AI-driven world. The program recognizes that neurodivergent cognitive traits provide a competitive advantage in building the next technological era.
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
Global multi-stage venture capital firm with a long history of backing enterprise, consumer and healthcare companies.
A one-week accelerator connecting early-stage technical builders with billion-dollar founders for mentorship and lifelong support.
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.
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 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 is a leading global crypto and Web3 accelerator & founder community that helps startups reach escape velocity with funding, mentorship, and structured programming
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A year-round fast funding path for pre-seed startups where 2048 Ventures can lead rounds quickly.
Berlin-based accelerator with up to €50K for 5% (and follow-on up to €500K).
Hands-on embedded partner program offering a $150K uncapped SAFE (MFN).
3-month program with custom SAFE or priced terms + $500K+ in partner credits.
$500K investment from a Betaworks-led syndicate for AI startups.
$500K–$1M seed participation by Accel for India-first startups.
$125K for 6–7% equity; 14-week accelerator founded by Jason Calacanis.
$20K for 1% equity (or advisory only); virtual startup contest with mentors.
Intensive 12-week live-in accelerator writing a $1M SAFE for 5% (or $500K + 3%).
Fellowship-style community program investing $400,000 for 7% equity + $600K follow-on.
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.
A 6-week accelerator program for 40 AI builders, providing over $6M in credits from leading AI platforms.
100% non‐dilutive microgrants of $1,000 for high‐agency builders aged 21 or younger in North America, paired with mentorship and program support.
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.
16-week pre-seed accelerator/education program; participants share equity, often receive $10–$20K each.
3-month hybrid accelerator offering $600K via uncapped SAFE (with $10M floor) + equity.
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.
A 12-month hybrid leadership program for social entrepreneurs worldwide, offering executive coaching, business mentorship, and a targeted $10,000 leadership development grant.
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.
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.
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.
Multi-stage venture capital firm investing in products and founders across consumer, enterprise, infra, gaming, fintech and AI.
A one-week, in-person founder onboarding experience and year-round community that helps people start and scale venture-backable companies.
Global, technology-focused investment firm backing companies from early stage through buyouts.
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.
Global seed investors backing outlier founders across deep tech, AI, SaaS, fintech and healthcare.
Early-stage venture capital firm founded by Alexis Ohanian (also known as 776).
A global fellowship with activities and events in Paris, France, supporting exceptional builders.
A global fellowship with a hub in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, for exceptional builders.
A global fellowship with hubs in Bangalore and New Delhi, supporting builders to pursue full-time projects.
Chapter One is an early‑stage venture capital firm focused on backing product‑driven founders building category‑defining technology companies.
A global, travelling fellowship with a hub in Tokyo for exceptional young builders to pursue full-time projects.
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 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.
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.
10-week accelerator (NYC/SF) offering $120K for 7% equity.
Europe's flagship seed fund; invests €100–€200K for ~7–7.5%.
Europe-wide accelerator (HQ Tallinn) providing up to €65K seed funding plus follow-on up to €300K.
10-week fintech accelerator; invests $500K for 10% SAFE.
Tiered grants ($5K–$40K) for d/acc projects in biosecurity, cyber defense, info resilience, physical resilience, neurotech & social technology.
8-week US residency in the Bay Area for European builders to find co-founders, build teams, and secure pre-seed funding.
One-week program offering a $10,000 stipend and mentorship from Silicon Valley's top founders for early technical builders.
Two-year flexible research grant and community designed to support high-impact thinkers tackling big, unconventional problems.
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.
$50K–$150K seed funding in exchange for equity for AI startups.
Semi-annual fellowship investing $100K SAFE (<1% equity) in founders.
A fellowship for young European builders to work inside fast-growing companies and accelerate their entrepreneurial journey.
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.
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.
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}
A fellowship of technologists who collaborate, seek out difficult conversations, and push each other to do good in the world.
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 Entrepreneurship Bootcamp is a virtual summer bootcamp that immerses high school students in foundational entrepreneurship concepts and hands-on business-building activities.
Month-long immersive pop-up village experience for builders under 25, fully covered (housing & ticket) at Edge City's global sites.