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Equity-free staging grant for AI climate teams.

IndieBio (by SOSV) is the world's largest biotech accelerator. Invests $500K for 7-10% equity. 4-month program with full wet lab access. For biotech, synthetic biology, therapeutic, agri-bio, and l...

HAX (by SOSV) is the world's first and largest hardware accelerator. Based in Shenzhen (hardware prototyping capital) and San Francisco. Invests $250K for 7-9% equity. Ideal for hardware, robotics,...

Entrepreneur First is the world's leading talent investor. EF selects exceptional individuals, helps them find co-founders, and invests pre-team/pre-idea. Programs in London, Berlin, Paris, Singapo...

Seedcamp is Europe's leading seed fund, backing founders from the earliest stages. Invests €100-475K pre-seed/seed with an intensive support program. Portfolio includes Revolut, Wise (TransferWise)...

Antler is a global day-zero investor with residencies in 27 cities. The unique model starts before teams are formed — individual founders join a residency, find co-founders, validate ideas, and get...

500 Global (formerly 500 Startups) is one of the most active early-stage venture firms globally. Their accelerator invests $150K for 5-6% equity in 4-month batches. Over 2,800 companies in 81 count...

Techstars is a global accelerator network with 50+ programs worldwide. Each program invests $120K ($20K for 6% common stock + $100K convertible note) for a 3-month intensive program. Over 3,800 com...

Y Combinator is the world's most prestigious startup accelerator. YC invests $500K in startups twice a year (W and S batches). The 3-month program includes weekly group dinners, office hours with p...

EXIST Research Transfer funds outstanding research-based startup projects that require complex and risky development work. Phase I (up to 18 months, up to €250K/year for personnel + €250K materials...

Founders Factory is a corporate-backed accelerator and venture studio in London. Backed by corporates like L'Oréal, Aviva, Guardian, easyJet. 6-month accelerator with $100K investment + hands-on op...

Start-Up Chile is a public startup accelerator created by the Chilean Government (CORFO). Three tracks: Build (pre-revenue, equity-free $25K grant), Grow (revenue-stage, equity-free $75K), and Scal...

EXIST Business Startup Grant supports students, graduates, and scientists from German universities who want to start a technology-based or knowledge-intensive business. Covers living expenses for u...

Founded by Infosys co-founders Kris Gopalakrishnan and SD Shibulal. Invests $100-250K in early-stage startups. 100-day accelerator program in Bangalore. Strong enterprise SaaS and deep tech focus. ...

ED SBIR funds education technology startups through the Institute of Education Sciences. Phase I: $250K (12 months). Phase II: $1M (3 years). Focus: adaptive learning, assessment tools, special edu...

DOT SBIR funds transportation technology startups. Phase I: $200K (6 months). Phase II: $1M (2 years). Focus: autonomous vehicles, smart infrastructure, safety technology, sustainable transportatio...

DHS SBIR funds homeland security technology startups. Phase I: $150K (6 months). Phase II: $1M (2 years). Focus: border security, disaster response, chemical/bio detection, cybersecurity, first res...

NIST SBIR funds measurement science, standards, cybersecurity, and advanced manufacturing startups. Phase I: $100K. Phase II: $400K. Focus areas include quantum computing, AI trustworthiness, IoT s...

EPA SBIR funds environmental technology startups. Phase I: $100K (6 months). Phase II: $400K (2 years). Focus: water treatment, air quality, waste management, pollution prevention, remediation, and...

USDA SBIR funds agricultural technology, food safety, rural development, and natural resource startups. Phase I: $100K (8 months). Phase II: $600K (2 years). ~$30M/year. Great for agritech, foodtec...

NASA SBIR/STTR invests ~$200M/year in space technology, Earth observation, aviation, and aeronautics startups. Phase I: $150K (6 months). Phase II: $850K (24 months). Includes 'Ignite' awards of $5...

DOD is the largest SBIR funder at $1.8B/year across Army, Navy, Air Force, DARPA, MDA, and special operations. Phase I: $50K-$275K. Phase II: $500K-$1.7M. Phase III: unlimited. Focus: cybersecurity...

DOE SBIR/STTR funds clean energy, nuclear, fusion, grid modernization, and advanced manufacturing startups. ~$400M/year. Phase I: $200K (6-12 months). Phase II: $1.1M (2 years). Ideal for cleantech...

NIH is the largest funder of biomedical research globally. Their SBIR/STTR program invests $1.2B/year in health and life science startups. Phase I: $275K. Phase II: $1.5M. Phase IIB: $3M. Perfect f...

NSF SBIR/STTR, branded 'America's Seed Fund', invests ~$200M/year in deep-tech startups. Phase I: up to $275K (6-12 months). Phase II: up to $1M (2 years). No equity, no payback required. Covers AI...

EF London is the flagship program of the world's leading talent investor. Individual founders join, find co-founders, validate, and get £80K-£250K invested. 3-month cohorts for pre-team/pre-idea de...

Bethnal Green Ventures (BGV) is the UK's leading tech-for-good accelerator. Invests £30K for 6% equity in 3-month cohorts. Focus: social impact startups using technology. Based in London, 2 batches...

Station F is the world's biggest startup campus, located in Paris. Home to 30+ partner programs (Meta, Microsoft, Ubisoft, L'Oréal, LVMH). Membership gives access to a desk, events, mentors, and an...

Google for Startups Accelerators are equity-free programs for Seed to Series A startups. Multiple tracks: AI First, Cloud, Climate, Women Founders, Black Founders, and regional programs. 3-month pr...

Plug and Play is Silicon Valley's largest startup accelerator with 60+ industry-specific programs across 50+ locations worldwide. Unlike most accelerators, PnP does NOT take equity in the accelerat...

TIPS is Korea's flagship startup program. Provides up to ₩500M ($375K) in R&D grants plus additional support from selected accelerators. 100% equity-free government funding. Korea's most competitiv...

CSIRO Kick-Start provides matched funding of up to $50K AUD (dollar-for-dollar) for Australian startups and SMEs to access CSIRO research capabilities. Perfect for deep tech and science-based start...

Startmate is Australia and New Zealand's leading accelerator. Invests $120K AUD for 7.5% equity. 3-month program with mentors from Canva, Atlassian, SafetyCulture, and Culture Amp. Portfolio includ...

JFDI.Asia is Southeast Asia's pioneering accelerator. 100-day program with $50K seed investment. Focus on startups targeting the 600M-person ASEAN market. Strong network of mentors, investors, and ...

NXTP is Latin America's most active early-stage VC. Invests $25K-250K in LatAm tech startups. Portfolio of 280+ companies across 15 countries. Runs acceleration programs and has a strong follow-on ...

500 Global's Latin America program (formerly 500 Luchadores / 500 Mexico City). Invests $50-150K in LatAm startups. 4-month intensive program with growth marketing focus. 500 Global has invested in...

Techstars Lagos invests $120K in African startups. 13-week mentorship-driven program. Focus: fintech, healthtech, agritech, logistics. Access to Techstars' global network of 10,000+ mentors and 3,8...

Flat6Labs is MENA's leading seed and early-stage VC firm and accelerator. Cairo program invests $30-50K for 4-10% equity. 4-month accelerator with mentoring, legal support, and office space. Presen...

CcHub is Africa's largest innovation centre. Growth Capital program invests $25K-250K in pre-seed and seed-stage African startups. Based in Lagos with hubs in Nairobi, Kigali, and Windhoek. Portfol...

iCreate is Gujarat's flagship hardware and IoT incubator. Provides prototyping labs, testing facilities, grants up to ₹25 lakhs ($30K), and industry partnerships. Strong focus on hardware, medtech,...

MSH supports tech startups with grants up to ₹40 lakhs ($48K), incubation support, mentoring, and market access. Focus on emerging technologies: AI, blockchain, IoT, cybersecurity, robotics. Runs t...

BioNEST is India's premier biotech incubation network. Provides lab space, shared equipment, mentoring, and seed grants of up to ₹50 lakhs ($60K) for biotech startups. 60+ BioNEST incubators across...

Techstars London is one of the premier European accelerator programs. $120K investment ($20K for 6% + $100K convertible note), 3-month mentorship-driven program in London. Strong fintech and enterp...

The Biomedical Catalyst is jointly funded by Innovate UK and the MRC. It supports life sciences innovation from late-stage discovery through to early clinical trials. Grants from £150K to £4M. One ...

NVIDIA Inception is a free program designed to nurture startups revolutionizing industries with AI and data science. No equity taken. Benefits include GPU cloud credits, hardware discounts, marketi...

The Israel Innovation Authority (formerly Office of the Chief Scientist) provides R&D grants covering 20-50% of approved R&D costs for Israeli startups. Multiple tracks: Early Stage (up to NIS 2M/$...

NRC IRAP is Canada's premier innovation assistance program for SMEs. Provides non-repayable contributions (grants) from $10K to $10M for R&D projects. Also offers Industrial Technology Advisors for...

LaunchVic is the Victorian Government's startup development agency. Provides grants of AUD $50K-500K to accelerators, incubators, and programs that support startups. Also runs Alice Anderson Fund f...

MaGIC is Malaysia's national entrepreneurship center. Runs the Global Accelerator Programme (GAP) and provides equity-free grants, mentoring, coworking space, and market access. Has supported 10,00...

Hub71 is Abu Dhabi's global tech ecosystem. Provides up to $500K in incentives: housing, office space, cloud credits, health insurance — all equity-free. 3 tiers: Emerge (pre-seed), Grow (seed), an...

P18 is Parallel18's international accelerator for early-stage innovative startups scaling from Puerto Rico to global markets. The current program runs a 16-week Puerto Rico term, requires at least ...

Start-Up Brasil is the Brazilian government's national startup accelerator program. Provides R$200K ($40K) equity-free grant plus mentoring, coworking, and market access. Open to Brazilian and inte...

CASSINI accelerates startups and SMEs using EU space data (Galileo, Copernicus, EGNOS). Offers equity-free funding up to €100K and business development support.

EIT Health Accelerator supports European healthtech and biotech startups with go-to-market services, equity-free funding, and access to leading European health partners.

EIT Food Accelerator Network supports agrifood startups with mentoring, expert workshops, co-development access, and equity-free grants up to €50K.

Europe's largest cleantech accelerator. Supports climate ventures with funding up to €95K (equity-free), coaching, and access to the EIT Climate-KIC ecosystem across 38 countries.

EIT Digital Accelerator helps European deep tech startups scale internationally with access to a pan-European ecosystem, business development, and go-to-market support.

Horizon Europe Pillar II funds collaborative research and innovation addressing global challenges. Six clusters: Health, Culture, Civil Security, Digital, Climate & Energy, Food & Bio.

₹10,000 crore ($1.2B) Fund of Funds managed by SIDBI. Invests in SEBI-registered Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) which in turn invest in startups. As of 2024, ₹7,385 crore committed to 107 AIFs...

Seed Fund Scheme provides financial assistance of up to ₹20 lakhs ($25K) as a grant for validation of proof of concept, and up to ₹50 lakhs ($60K) as a loan/convertible debenture for market entry, ...

Government-backed personal loans of £500–£25,000 for new businesses. Fixed 6% interest rate, repayable over 1-5 years. Includes 12 months of free mentoring. Over 100,000 loans issued since 2012, to...

EIS provides 30% income tax relief to investors in qualifying UK startups. Companies can raise up to £12M lifetime via EIS. Must be UK-based, fewer than 250 employees, gross assets under £15M. The ...

SEIS offers tax relief of 50% to individual investors in qualifying startups. Companies can raise up to £250K via SEIS. Combined with EIS (Enterprise Investment Scheme, up to £12M), this is the bac...

Smart Grants are Innovate UK's flagship open grant programme. Rolling applications for game-changing and commercially viable R&D innovations from any sector. Grants of £25K-£500K covering 25-70% of...

AWS Activate provides startups with free tools, resources, and credits to get started on AWS. Up to $100K in AWS credits, technical support, training, and architecture guidance. Two tiers: Activate...

Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub offers up to $150K in Azure credits, free access to GitHub Enterprise, Visual Studio Enterprise, and Microsoft 365. Plus 1:1 technical advisory sessions and conn...

BDC Start-up Financing is a loan for Canadian young businesses that are generating revenue and have been operating for at least 12 months. BDC advertises up to CAD $150K for startup fees, marketing...

Canada's SR&ED program provides tax credits of 15-35% on qualifying R&D expenditures. CCPCs (Canadian-controlled private corporations) get 35% refundable credit on first $3M. Worth up to $1M+/year....

JETRO GSAP is an equity-free global acceleration program for startups located in Japan and expanding overseas. It offers tracks with top global accelerators such as Alchemist, StartX, ERA, Third De...

CDL is a nonprofit program for massively scalable seed-stage science and technology startups. 9-month program with objectives-based mentoring. No equity, no fees. Sites in Toronto, Montreal, Vancou...

Google for Startups Accelerator Africa is a 3-month equity-free program for Seed to Series A African startups using AI/ML. Provides Google Cloud credits, mentoring from Google engineers, and access...

NGI funds individual researchers, developers and SMEs building an internet of trust. Cascading grants from €50K-200K for open source, privacy, and decentralisation projects.

Eurostars supports international innovative projects led by R&D-performing SMEs. Projects must involve at least two entities from two Eurostars countries.

EIC Transition supports innovation activities that go beyond the experimental proof of principle in laboratory to validate and demonstrate technologies in application-relevant environments.

EIC Pathfinder supports the exploration of bold ideas for radically new technologies. Open to consortia of at least 3 entities from 3 EU/associated countries.

The EIC Accelerator supports individual SMEs, including start-ups and spin-offs, to develop and scale up game-changing innovations. Funding up to €2.5M grant + up to €15M equity investment.

India's most ambitious incubation program aiming to support 10,000 startups. Provides mentoring, industry connects, funding support, and technology access. Network of 200+ incubators, 500+ mentors....

K-Startup Grand Challenge is Korea's government-backed global startup accelerator for international founders exploring the Korean market. The 2026 application page describes a hybrid program with K...

J-Startup is Japan's government program to create globally competitive startups. Selected startups receive priority government procurement, regulatory sandboxes, mentoring from top VCs, and interna...

NACO is Canada's national industry association for angel investors and the umbrella for 100+ member organizations, including angel networks, syndicates, and early-stage funds. It connects pre-seed ...

MaRS is one of the world's largest urban innovation hubs. 1.5M sq ft campus in downtown Toronto. Supports 1,400+ startups with advisory services, corporate partnerships, and investor connections. F...

Block71 is Singapore's epicenter for tech entrepreneurship, run by NUS Enterprise. Over 1,000 startups have been incubated. Global presence in Yogyakarta, Surabaya, Bandung, Ho Chi Minh City, and S...

Dtec is a tech co-working community and business incubator at Dubai Silicon Oasis. Over 1,000 startups. Provides company formation, visa support, office space, mentoring, and investor introductions...

AstroLabs is the MENA region's leading startup launchpad. Helps international startups set up in Dubai and expand across the Gulf. Partners with Google, Amazon, and Facebook. Programs include marke...

T-Hub is India's largest incubator, based in Hyderabad. Supported 2,000+ startups. Offers multiple programs: Lab32 (deep tech), CIE (IIIT-H), and corporate innovation. 268,000 sq ft facility, partn...

AIM establishes Atal Incubation Centers (AICs) at universities and institutions across India. Each AIC gets ₹10 crore ($1.2M) over 5 years. Startups get incubation support, mentoring, and access to...

DPIIT recognition provides startups 3 years of income tax exemption (Section 80-IAC), exemption from Angel Tax, self-certification for labour and environment laws, fast-track patent examination (80...

Montreal/Toronto. Enterprise + consumer.

Canadian pre-seed/seed. Portfolio: Lightspeed, Element AI.

Frontier tech, robotics, deep tech.

Industry-transforming tech. Joe Lonsdale.

Largest healthcare-dedicated VC. $17B AUM.

Biotech/pharma company builder. Created Moderna.

Biotech pioneer. Early-stage life sciences.

Berlin climate VC. €350M fund.

Bill Gates' climate VC. $2B+ AUM.

Climate/decarbonization focus. Chris Sacca.

Syndicates platform. 1000+ active syndicates.

Salesforce's VC. SaaS focus. $5B+ portfolio.

Intel's VC. Deep tech, silicon, AI chips.

Microsoft's VC. AI, SaaS, cybersecurity focus.

Crypto hedge fund + VC. Portfolio: Circle, Bakkt.

Crypto/Web3 specialist. Portfolio: Uniswap, Magic Eden.

YC alumni VC. Portfolio: Flexport, Coinbase, Instacart.

Big data / ML specialist. Portfolio: DigitalOcean, Recorded Future.

NYC. Network effects thesis. Portfolio: Twitter, Twilio, Etsy, Coinbase.

Seed specialists. Portfolio: Square, Uber, Notion, Roblox.

Peter Thiel. DeepTech, space, biotech. Portfolio: SpaceX, Palantir, Stripe.

Rebranded Sequoia India. India + SEA focus.

US/China bridge VC. Portfolio: Alibaba, Xiaomi, Didi.

$100B+ mega-fund. Portfolio: Uber, WeWork, ByteDance, Coupang.

Stockholm. Portfolio: Spotify, Avito, Trustpilot.

Stockholm. Portfolio: Spotify, Klarna, iZettle, Depop.

Africa-focused €200M+ fund from Partech.

Paris. SaaS, fintech, healthtech. EU + Africa + US focus.

London. Portfolio: Revolut, Citymapper, Depop, Tray.io.

London/SF. €12.3B AUM. Portfolio: Figma, Discord, Slack, Revolut.

London. €5B AUM. Portfolio: Klarna, Supercell, Pipedrive, Hopin.

Zurich. Portfolio: N26, TeraPure, Mimecast.

Zurich. Klaus Hommels. Portfolio: Spotify, Airbnb, Facebook.

Vienna. €500M AUM. DeepTech, Fintech, SaaS, Health.

Berlin. SaaS, AI/ML, healthtech.

Munich. SaaS, fintech, healthtech focus.

Berlin operator VC. Portfolio: Catawiki, WorldRemit, Wefox.

Munich. €1.1B fund. Portfolio: Zalando, Delivery Hero, FlixBus.

Berlin SaaS specialist. Portfolio: Zendesk, Algolia, Revolut.

Berlin. €2B+ AUM. Portfolio: N26, UiPath, Peak Games.

Berlin pre-seed. Portfolio: Flink, Forto, Juni, Gtmhub.

Deep tech, climate, health. Founded by Vinod Khosla.

Multi-stage global fund. $25B+ AUM.

Silicon Valley legend. Portfolio: Amazon, Google, Twitter, Uber.

Google's VC arm. AI, biotech, fintech, frontier tech.

Enterprise SaaS focus. Portfolio: LinkedIn, Airbnb, Figma, Discord.

Cross-stage VC, strong in enterprise/consumer. Portfolio: Snap, Epic Games.

Cloud-focused VC. Portfolio: Shopify, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Twilio.

Global VC. Portfolio: Facebook, Slack, Dropbox, Atlassian, Flipkart.

a16z invests across AI, crypto, biotech, fintech. Portfolio: Facebook, Coinbase, GitHub.

Legendary US VC. Portfolio: Apple, Google, Nvidia, Stripe, Airbnb, WhatsApp.

€1.5M over 5 years for early-career researchers (2-7y post-PhD).

Climate, energy, mobility. Green transition focus. €1-40M grants.

Digital, industry, space. Consortium grants €1-30M, 36-48 months.

EIC Accelerator supports startups and SMEs with innovative, game-changing products. Grant up to €2.5M + equity investment up to €10M (blended finance). 2026 Open budget: €414 million.

Young Swiss researcher support. Material + travel grants for students/young researchers.

Swiss startup competition. 3 stages, total €150K equity-free per winner.

Coaching vouchers + access to certified Innosuisse coaches.

Swiss R&D project grant for business + research partner. Up to 50% of costs.

Seed loan for Austrian startups. Up to €800K, partially forgivable.

Pre-seed grant for Austrian tech startups. Up to €200K, covers up to 70% of costs.

Austrian pre-seed grant for university spinoffs. 12-18 month fellowship.

Core Austrian R&D grant. Up to 45% of project costs, €100K-€3M per project.

Bavarian innovation support. Networks, tech transfer, patent advice, EEN access.

NRW startup stipend. €1000/month for 12 months for solo/team founders.

Monthly stipend €2K × 12 months for Berlin-based founders. Equity-free. Mentoring included.

R&D grants for SME innovation. Single company, cooperation, or networks. Up to €550K per project.

Digitalization subsidy for KMU. Up to 50% of eligible costs, €17K-€50K grant.

Startup loan up to €125K with 80% bank liability. Low interest, grace period.

Angel investor subsidy: 25% of private investment up to €100K per startup. Target: €250K angel investment → €62.5K subsidy.

Support program for female technology founders. Stipend + coaching + network.

Stipend for technology-oriented university founders. €150K/year + €50K material costs. Duration: 12 months.

$120K in IBM Cloud credits. Access to Watson AI, blockchain, and quantum computing services.

Infrastructure credits for early-stage startups. Simple cloud for developers.

Credits for Hetzner Cloud infrastructure. German-based, popular for cost-effective EU hosting.

EUR100K in OVHcloud credits for European startups. EU-based cloud with GDPR compliance.

Up to $200,000 in GCP credits over 2 years. Technical training, go-to-market support, Google network access.

Greenhouse, Accelerator (€15K), EIT Jumpstarter (€10K). Cleantech focus.

Healthcare innovation. Up to €50K per team + mentoring + investor access.

€5.4B (2021-2027) for environment and climate action. €0.5M-€10M.

Large-scale low-carbon tech. €38B (2020-2030). Projects >€7.5M.

€7.5B (2021-2027) for AI, cybersecurity, HPC, digital skills.

2-year fellowship for PhD researchers. Salary + mobility. ~€150-180K.

€2.5M over 5 years for established research leaders.

€2M over 5 years for mid-career researchers (7-12y post-PhD).

Förderung für Nationale Projekte — Innosuisse funding program