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500 Global Flagship Accelerator
500 Global
Flagship seed-stage accelerator run by 500 Global from San Francisco for early-stage tech startups across regions and industries.
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AcceleratorUnited States
Alchemist Accelerator
Alchemist Accelerator
Accelerator dedicated to enterprise startups whose revenue comes from businesses rather than consumers.
AcceleratorIndia
Antler India AI Residency
Antler
Bengaluru residency where Antler helps founders form teams and validate ideas, then invests at pre-seed; currently AI-first focus.
CreditsGlobal
AWS Activate
Amazon Web Services
AWS programme giving startups cloud credits, technical support and training to build on AWS.
GrantIndia
Biotechnology Ignition Grant (BIG)
BIRAC, Department of Biotechnology
BIRAC's early-stage grant for biotech innovators to establish proof of concept for scalable ideas.
GrantFrance
Bourse French Tech
Bpifrance
Bpifrance grant helping newly created innovative French startups fund early development costs.
CompetitionGlobal
Cartier Women's Initiative
Cartier
Annual international programme supporting women-run, impact-driven businesses with grants and a fellowship.
CreditsGlobal
Claude for Startups (Anthropic Startup Program)
Anthropic
Anthropic programme supporting startups building with Claude through API credits and partner perks; runs in cohorts.
CreditsGlobal
Cloudflare for Startups
Cloudflare
Cloudflare programme giving startups credits on its developer platform and network services.
AcceleratorMultiple
Creative Destruction Lab
Creative Destruction Lab
Nonprofit, objectives-based programme for massively scalable science-based companies, founded at the University of Toronto.
CreditsGlobal
DigitalOcean Hatch
DigitalOcean
DigitalOcean's startup programme offering infrastructure credits and support, with an emphasis on AI/ML teams.
CompetitionGlobal
Echoing Green Fellowship
Echoing Green
Fellowship providing funding and support to emerging social innovators starting or scaling new organisations.
GrantMultiple
EIC Accelerator
European Innovation Council, European Commission
EU funding for startups and SMEs developing breakthrough innovations, combining grants with optional equity from the EIC Fund.
GrantIndia
ELEVATE
Karnataka Innovation and Technology Society, Government of Karnataka
Karnataka government grant-in-aid programme for innovative early-stage startups across sectors.
AcceleratorGlobal
Entrepreneur First
Entrepreneur First
Talent investor and company builder that recruits individuals pre-team and pre-idea, helps them find co-founders and invests in the resulting startups.
GrantGermany
EXIST Start-up Grant (EXIST-Gruendungsstipendium)
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs, Germany
German federal grant supporting university-based founders in turning innovative ideas into business plans and products.
AcceleratorFrance
Fighters Program
STATION F
STATION F in-house programme in Paris for entrepreneurs from underrepresented or disadvantaged backgrounds.
AcceleratorMultiple
Flat6Labs Seed Programs
Flat6Labs
Seed-stage investor and accelerator operating city-based seed programmes across the Middle East and Africa.
AcceleratorGlobal
Founder Institute
Founder Institute
Pre-seed accelerator with chapters worldwide helping idea-stage and early founders build companies through a structured, mentor-led curriculum.
AcceleratorMultiple
Google for Startups Accelerator: Africa
Google's equity-free accelerator for African tech startups, now in its tenth-plus cohort with an AI-first emphasis.
AcceleratorIndia
Google for Startups Accelerator: India
Google's accelerator for Indian startups; the 2026 cohort focused on AI-first companies.
CreditsGlobal
Google for Startups Cloud Program
Google Cloud
Google Cloud credits and technical support for startups, with a higher tier for AI-first companies.
CompetitionUnited States
Halcyon Accelerator
Halcyon
Washington, DC nonprofit running fellowship and accelerator programmes for impact-driven founders.
AcceleratorUnited Arab Emirates
Hub71 Company Building Program
Hub71
Abu Dhabi's global tech ecosystem offering incentive packages for startups that relocate and build in Abu Dhabi.
CreditsGlobal
HubSpot for Startups
HubSpot
HubSpot programme offering discounted CRM, marketing and sales software to eligible startups.
CompetitionGlobal
Hult Prize
Hult Prize Foundation
Global student startup competition for social impact ventures, run through university campus qualifiers.
AcceleratorIndia
IIMA Ventures (formerly CIIE.CO)
IIM Ahmedabad
IIM Ahmedabad's incubator and early-stage investor running multiple acceleration, studio and funding programmes for Indian startups.
AcceleratorGlobal
MassChallenge Accelerator
MassChallenge
Nonprofit, equity-free accelerator running early-stage programmes in the US, Switzerland, UK and other locations.
GrantUnited Arab Emirates
MBRIF Innovation Accelerator
Mohammed Bin Rashid Innovation Fund, UAE Ministry of Finance
UAE federal initiative helping innovative companies in the UAE access funding and acceleration through cohort programmes.
CreditsGlobal
Microsoft for Startups
Microsoft
Microsoft programme providing Azure credits, developer tools and support to software startups.
CompetitionGlobal
MIT Solve Global Challenges
MIT Solve
MIT initiative running open innovation challenges that select tech-based social entrepreneurs for funding and support.
CreditsGlobal
MongoDB for Startups
MongoDB
MongoDB programme giving startups Atlas credits, technical expertise and go-to-market support, tiered by stage.
GrantIndia
NIDHI-PRAYAS
Department of Science and Technology, Government of India
DST programme helping innovators turn ideas into prototypes with grant funding through host incubators.
CreditsGlobal
Notion for Startups
Notion
Notion's startup offer providing free time on a paid workspace plan, including AI features.
GrantCanada
NRC Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP)
National Research Council of Canada
Canadian federal programme providing advisory services and funding to SMEs developing innovative technologies.
CreditsGlobal
NVIDIA Inception
NVIDIA
Free NVIDIA programme for AI and accelerated-computing startups offering technical resources, partner credits and go-to-market support.
CreditsGlobal
OpenAI for Startups
OpenAI
OpenAI's startup offering providing API credits and resources, generally unlocked through partner venture firms.
CreditsGlobal
Oracle for Startups
Oracle
Oracle programme providing cloud credits, technical support and co-selling opportunities to startups building on OCI.
AcceleratorGlobal
Plug and Play Accelerator
Plug and Play Tech Center
Global innovation platform running vertical-focused accelerator programmes that connect startups with large corporate partners for pilots and investment.
GrantAustralia
Research and Development Tax Incentive
Australian Government (DISR and ATO)
Australian tax incentive that offsets eligible R&D spending, with a refundable offset for smaller companies.
GrantIndia
SAMRIDH
MeitY Startup Hub, Government of India
MeitY scheme supporting software product startups through accelerators, with matching investment alongside private investors.
GrantUnited States
SBIR / STTR Programs
US Small Business Administration and federal agencies
US federal programmes funding small businesses to conduct R&D with commercial potential; STTR requires a research institution partner.
GrantUnited Kingdom
Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS)
HM Revenue and Customs, UK
UK government tax-relief scheme that makes early-stage startups more attractive to investors.
AcceleratorGlobal
Seedstars Programs
Seedstars
Swiss-founded organisation running acceleration programmes and investment funds for startups in emerging markets.
AcceleratorIndia
SINE Incubation
SINE, IIT Bombay
IIT Bombay's technology business incubator supporting technology and deep-tech startups.
CompetitionGlobal
Slush 100
Slush
Slush's pitching competition: 100 startups selected, narrowed to finalists who pitch at Slush in Helsinki.
AcceleratorChile
Start-Up Chile
CORFO, Government of Chile
Government-backed accelerator in Chile offering equity-free co-financing and acceleration to tech startups from anywhere in the world.
AcceleratorMultiple
Startmate Accelerator
Startmate
Founder-led accelerator investing in and supporting early-stage startups from Australia and New Zealand.
GrantIndia
Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS)
DPIIT, Government of India
Central government scheme providing seed funding to early-stage startups through approved incubators.
GrantSingapore
Startup SG Founder
Enterprise Singapore
Singapore government programme giving first-time founders mentorship and startup capital through accredited mentor partners.
CompetitionGlobal
Startup World Cup
Pegasus Tech Ventures
Global startup pitch competition with regional qualifying events leading to a Grand Finale in San Francisco.
CreditsGlobal
Stripe Atlas
Stripe
Stripe service that incorporates a Delaware company online and bundles credits and partner perks for new startups.
AcceleratorGlobal
Surge
Peak XV Partners
Peak XV's scale-up programme for early-stage founders across India, Southeast Asia and other markets, combining seed capital with cohort support.
AcceleratorIndia
T-Hub Programmes
T-Hub Foundation
Telangana's innovation hub in Hyderabad running incubation and acceleration programmes, including deep-tech and healthcare tracks.
AcceleratorGlobal
Techstars Accelerator
Techstars
Network of city- and theme-based accelerator programmes that invest in early-stage startups and run three-month mentorship-driven cohorts.
CompetitionMultiple
TEF Entrepreneurship Programme
Tony Elumelu Foundation
Annual programme backing young African entrepreneurs with training, mentoring and non-refundable seed capital.
CompetitionGlobal
Thiel Fellowship
Thiel Foundation
Two-year fellowship giving young people grants to build companies or projects instead of attending college.
GrantIndia
TIDE 2.0
MeitY Startup Hub, Government of India
MeitY scheme funding technology incubators that support ICT startups in emerging technologies through grants and incubation.
CompetitionGlobal
TiE Women Global Pitch Competition
TiE Global
TiE programme for women-founded startups with regional rounds leading to a global pitch competition.
GrantIndia
Uttar Pradesh Startup Policy Incentives
Government of Uttar Pradesh (Start in UP)
Uttar Pradesh state policy offering incentives and ecosystem support for startups and incubators in the state.
AcceleratorUnited States
Y Combinator
Y Combinator
Silicon Valley accelerator that funds early-stage startups in batches and provides intensive support culminating in Demo Day.
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