All the startup accelerators for early-stage founders:
1. Boost VC (up to $500k for 15%)
2. Antler ($200k-$250k for 8-9%)
3. Y Combinator ($500k for ~7%)
4. Techstars ($220k for ~5-7%)
5. 500 Global ($112.5k for 6%)
6. Entrepreneur First |($250k for ~9%)
7. a16z Speedrun ($750k-$1M for ~7-10%)
8. South Park Commons ($400k for 7% + $600k guaranteed follow-on)
9. HF0 Residency ($1M uncapped for 5% or $500k uncapped + 3%)
10. NEO ($600k via uncapped SAFE with $10M floor valuation)
11. Sequoia Arc ($1M)
12. PearX ($250k-$2M)
13. Pioneer ($20k for 1%)
14. LAUNCH ($125k for 6-7%)
15. The Mint ($500k for 10%)
16. AngelPad ($120k for 7%)
17. Betaworks AI Camp ($500k)
18. Greylock Edge (SAFE note + $500k+ in credits)
19. Conviction Embed ($150k uncapped MFN SAFE)
20. OpenAI Converge ($1M equity investment)
21. Startup Wise Guys (up to €65k for equity)
22. APX (up to €500k, typically €50k for 5%)
23. Founders Fellowship ($150k for 5-10%)
24. Seedcamp (€100k-€200k for 7-7.5%)
25. Antler (€100k for 10% + stipend)
26. Google for Startups (up to $100k)
27. Accel Atoms (up to $500k-$1M)
28. AI Grant ($250k uncapped)
29. AI2 Incubator ($50k-$150k)
30. Afore Capital ($100k-$500k)
31. Berkeley SkyDeck ($200k)
32. Soma Capital ($100k)
33. Founder Institute (equity-based program with undisclosed funding)
In the early days of Fluently (AI English-speaking coach: https://GetFluently.app), getting into Y Combinator was a cheat code. We raised $2.5M, shipped faster than ever, and avoided a year of trial and error.
If you're just starting out, joining the right accelerator might be the highest-leverage move you can make.
What would you add to the list?