Accelerators and incubators · No company needed
Accelerators for AI and tech builders, narrowed to funding you can take as an individual. Eligibility gates shown per programme.
45 programmes
Sector-agnostic pre-seed cohort of two to three founders building breakthrough technology, investing up to $1M as equity or a convertible note over three months.
12 months in the Paris studio with an idea, a co-founder and a squad found for you, funded with 700,000 euros for 33.33% at incorporation. Roughly 12 founders a year get in.
Three-month in-person batch in San Francisco; YC invests $500,000 in two safes, $125,000 of it for a fixed 7%.
A free eight-week residency in San Francisco for non-US founders at the pre-idea or pre-team stage; selected teams receive $125,000 for 8% plus an optional $125,000 MFN SAFE.
$250,000 on a no-cap no-discount MFN SAFE for AI-native product startups, plus $600,000 in Azure and partner credits.
INR 360,000 Talent Investment stipend during team formation, then $125,000 on a post-money SAFE for 8%; 24 weeks split between Bangalore and San Francisco.
£6,000 Talent Investment stipend during team formation, then $125,000 on a post-money SAFE for 8%; 24 weeks split between London and San Francisco.
Three-month online programme to find a co-founder and build an MVP, paid for by the participant (EUR 1,000+VAT); top teams can pitch for a convertible investment up to EUR 100,000.
A three-month San Francisco residency with a $10,000 equity-free grant, housing and workspace for individuals exploring what to build; fellows can later pitch for up to $250,000 in investment.
Up to 18 months funded to form a science company in agriculture, climate, computation or pharma, working on opportunity areas DSV has already scoped. No stipend or equity figure is published.
Co-found a company from scratch with Founders Factory: pre-seed capital, a dedicated build team and access to its corporate partners. No amount or equity figure is published.
Start a company as CEO alongside the PSL studio team in Seattle, paid from day one, through validation to a funded spinout. No salary or equity figure is published.
Co-found a B2B SaaS company with the High Alpha studio: initial funding plus product, brand and go-to-market work, in exchange for equity. No amount or percentage is published.
Co-found a company with Atomic on a salary, equity and benefits package, backed by its $320M fund. Applications are open to individuals with or without an idea, and 10 to 15 founders are taken a year.
Free 30-day residential deep-tech residency in Bengaluru for 14 builders. Housing, meals, workspace, a hardware lab, over $30,000 in AI and cloud credits per person and a need-based ₹20,000 stipend. No fee and no equity.
Free 22-day residency in Mandrem, Goa for 12 to 14 technical founders, with housing, meals, mentors, compute support and Demo Day covered. Applications close September 15, 2026.
A 15-day online AI build sprint for 50 individuals, with Codex workshops, AWS compute credits, Dodo payment credits, office hours and an in-person Demo Day in Bengaluru.
Twelve-week in-person accelerator investing $500,000 to $2 million in about 20 pre-seed companies, plus more than $1 million in available cloud credits.
Three-month hybrid pre-seed programme for Indian and Indian-origin AI founders, investing up to $1M-$2M as equity or a convertible note alongside Google's AI Futures Fund, plus up to $350,000 in Google compute credits.
Twelve weeks in person in San Francisco; $500K for 10% upfront on a SAFE plus a further $500K committed to the next round within 18 months.
$400K upfront for 7% on a standard SAFE plus $600K guaranteed in the next external round; eight-week in-person bootcamp then open-ended residency.
A 12-week in-person London accelerator for eight teams building the Machine Economy; $300,000 per team for equity plus a future token allocation, with up to $1M in follow-on.
Up to $250,000 for 4% to 7% equity, plus a desk and builder support at the Founders, Inc. campus in San Francisco.
$250K on an uncapped, no-discount MFN SAFE plus a large compute credits package; Conviction publishes no equity percentage, so the stake is unknown.
$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.
A five-week, full-time residency in Bristol for 16 early-stage founders, with a $10,000 scholarship and housing included. Applications close September 20, 2026.
Six months inside the SPC community to ideate and validate, with no cost and no equity taken; rolling admission.
Seed equity investment of $500K to $5M per company, with an eight-week immersion once a year and open-ended platform support; no equity percentage published.
First cheque of $350K to $1.25M at pre-seed on Seedsummit standard terms; Seedcamp publishes no fixed equity percentage.
Twelve weeks in person in NYC; up to $500K guaranteed, of which Betaworks Ventures invests up to $250K on an uncapped SAFE at a 25% discount and takes a 5% common stock stake.
Six-month cohort taking roughly 20 startups every six months; the SkyDeck Fund invests $210,000 for 7.5%, against a $7.5K programme fee.
$100,000 to $175,000 for 10% to 15%, with no fixed start date, no demo day and no relocation; the average company works with Mucker for about a year.
Four-month in-person programme in Palo Alto; $150,000 investment for a 6% stake, subject to terms and diligence.
Fourteen-week programme investing a fixed $125K for 7% equity, taking only seven companies per cohort.
$120,000 invested per company over a twelve-week programme in San Francisco or New York; AngelPad does not publish the equity percentage it takes.
An eight-week virtual programme for pre-seed teams building on Base. Selected teams are offered a $100K investment from the Base Ecosystem Fund and pitch at Demo Day in New York.
$100k for 7.5% on a standard post-money SAFE, for pre-seed B2B software companies that have raised under $500k and have an MVP in market.
Four-month accelerator providing $50,000, technical workshops and mentorship for early-stage teams building interoperable financial services for underserved communities. The 2026 application window is closed.
Six-month AI accelerator investing $125K for 7% equity, with a $25,000 participation fee that is deductible from the investment.
Bi-annual open call for pre-seed and seed founders, built around a four-day Arc Intensive; Sequoia publishes no standard cheque size or equity percentage.
Virtual incubation for AI and ML startups at T-Hub's MATH centre of excellence, offering compute, tooling and mentorship; no investment amount, equity or fee is published.
A residency for repeat founders taking ten teams per batch; HF0 publishes no investment amount or equity percentage on its own site, so both are left unknown.
£125,000 for 8.5% equity plus £85,000 via a convertible note, against a £40,000 service fee; eight-week London residency.
Initial commitment typically $500K to $1M plus $650K in partner credits, no programme fee; monthly cohorts of up to three months in San Francisco, New York City or Austin.
National innovation challenge with the Reserve Bank Innovation Hub for AI-native fintech serving India's self-help groups; offers pilots, mentoring and network access, with no cash award published.