16VC Accelerator

16VC·United Kingdom

$200,000 on a post-money SAFE for roughly 6%, with no program fee. A three-month on-site accelerator for 20 to 25 pre-seed and seed companies across San Francisco, New York and London. Applications close 4 October 2026.

What you get

$200,000Equity investment

“$200,000 through a post-money SAFE, structured to represent approximately 6% on conversion. No accelerator, tuition or program fee.”

Equity taken6%

Strings attachedThe program is on-site rather than remote and runs for three months from 11 January 2027. Some activities and in-person components may be required, and the detailed schedule goes to selected companies. Founders should keep building their company throughout. 16VC says visa support may be available but is not guaranteed, and that travel, accommodation and relocation costs should not be assumed covered unless stated in the offer.

Can you apply

VC backingNot required

Referral or partnerNot required

Registered companynot stated

IndividualsEligible

Open sourceNot required

Latest stage acceptedseed

CountriesOpen worldwide

Before you applyPre-seed or seed stage founders able to take part on-site in the US or UK. No funding, revenue or launched product is required, and solo founders can apply. Founders based elsewhere can apply if they are willing and able to relocate or travel as required.

16VC primarily looks for pre-seed and seed-stage founders. Applicants may have no funding, no revenue, a product in development, early users, paying customers, significant traction, or an existing pre-seed or seed round. Solo founders and cofounding teams can both apply, and 16VC strongly encourages the full founding team to take part in the process. Selection weighs founder-market fit, insight, ambition, speed, product, market opportunity, technical capability, customer understanding and traction where applicable. No single metric guarantees acceptance, and 16VC expects to interview only a subset of applicants.

When

Open now

First cohort 2027closes 4 Oct 2026 · 14 days left

What 16VC funds

An early-stage venture platform registered in England and Wales, backing pre-seed and seed founders in AI, enterprise software, fintech and deep tech. It is running its first accelerator cohort across San Francisco, New York and London.

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Details

The 16VC Accelerator is running its first cohort from 11 January 2027 through March 2027, with Demo Day in San Francisco on 16 March 2027. Selected companies receive $200,000 through a post-money SAFE structured to represent approximately 6% on conversion, subject to the definitive investment documents. There is no accelerator, tuition or program fee. The cohort is capped at 20 to 25 companies and runs across three hubs, San Francisco, New York and London, though 16VC says founders will not necessarily spend the full three months in every city. The program is on-site rather than remote. 16VC works with founders on customers, distribution, partnerships, fundraising, investor introductions, product, hiring and technical problems. It looks for pre-seed and seed founders in AI and machine learning, enterprise software, fintech, deep tech and emerging technology, and says applicants do not need to fit neatly into one of those categories.

Apply on 16VC

Read off the 16VC page on 3 Sept 2026. Funders move amounts and eligibility without announcing it, so confirm any figure here before you count on it.