Startup accelerators accepting applications
Explore accelerator programs whose structured application field explicitly shows that applications are being accepted.
71 opportunities · Updated 2026-08-22
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Programs appear only when accepting applications is explicitly true, and closed programs are excluded.
Opportunities
Y Combinator$500k · Global / San Francisco · opena16z speedrunUp to $1M · Global / San Francisco · rollingEntrepreneur FirstEquity-free ideation grant; up to $250k after company formation; up to $5M follow-on · Global hubs: London, San Francisco and Bangalore · openSouth Park Commons Founder Fellowship$1M total · US and India / SPC offices · rollingHF0Current standard terms not publicly specified · US / San Francisco · openThiel Fellowship$250k grant over two years · Global · openPearX$250k-$2M · Global / San Francisco Bay Area · openGreylock EdgeFlexible: priced seed, uncapped SAFE, or no capital · US · rollingIterative Accelerator$150k-$500k · Southeast Asia / Singapore · openBoost VC (pre-seed fund)$100k-$1M; $500k target; separate $50k Fellowship · Global · openConviction Embed$250k · Global / San Francisco · openStartXNo cash in full-time accelerator; $10k pitch grant opportunity in Student Immersive · Global / Stanford ecosystem · openPeak XV SurgeUp to $5M · India, Southeast Asia, Australia and global outliers · rolling500 Global Flagship Accelerator$150k · Global / Palo Alto · openAntler Australia ResidencyA$260k published for 2025 residency; current 2026 per-company terms require confirmation · Australia · openAntler~$100k–$250k · Global (25+ locations) · openStation F — Fighters ProgramNo cash investment · France; program delivered in French · rollingPlug and Play JapanVaries by program; no guaranteed standard check · Japan + global network · openFounders Inc (f.inc)Up to $250k · San Francisco · rolling1517 FundCash grants plus angel-to-seed investment; no current standard amount published · Global · openZ Fellows$10k for 1% · Global (remote) · rollingStartmate~A$120k · ANZ (Australia/NZ) · opengener8tor~$100k · US (many cities) · rollingCharacter Labs$200k · Global applicants; US incorporation required · openSolo Founders$100k · San Francisco · rollingAfore Founders-in-Residence (formerly Groundfloor entry)$250k–$750k · San Francisco · rollingMenlo Anthology FundInvestments start at $100k · Primarily US; exceptional international companies considered · rollingAI House Incubator (formerly AI2 Incubator)$100k-$600k SAFE depending on team and milestones · North America; Seattle residency component · rollingAlliance DAO Accelerator$500k · Global; New York bookends · openDay One Funded Not Fired$100k initial; top companies may receive $1M seed lead after six months · Global / US · openDorm Room Fund$90k–$250k · US / university founders · openDreamit Ventures$500k–$1.5M initial investment · US · openAtomic Future FoundersCompetitive salary, founder equity, and benefits; amount not published · US (San Francisco and Miami) · rollingCicada Innovations StrideAUD 40k estimated in-kind value; no cash · Australia / New South Wales · openAntler Singapore / Southeast Asia$150k initial; up to $400k total at inception with matching · Southeast Asia / global; relocate to Singapore · rollingHAX (SOSV)up to ~$500k+ · US (Newark, NJ) + global · openFounder InstituteWarrant or equity-pool terms vary by agreement · Global · open100X.VCCurrent standard amount not published · India · rollingAWS Activate0% equity cloud credits · Global · openDigitalOcean Hatch0% equity product benefits · Global · openEIT InnoEnergyvaries · Europe · openElemental Impact (Elemental Excelerator)up to ~$1M project funding · US-focused (global) · rollingFalak Startupsseed check · MENA (Egypt) · openFintech Sandbox0% (nonprofit) · Global (Boston) · rollingFounders Factory Africaseed check + services · Africa (Johannesburg) · openGerman Accelerator (Startup Germany)0% (gov, equity-free) · Europe (Germany) → US/Asia · openGitHub for Startups0% equity product benefits · Global · openGreentown Labs0% (incubator; membership) · US (Boston/Houston) · openHigh AlphaCurrent standard terms not publicly specified · US (Indianapolis) · openHubSpot for Startups0% equity product benefits · Global · openIllumina for Startups / Illumina Ventures LabsCurrent grants are program support; the former equity accelerator joined Illumina Ventures Labs in 2023 · US and UK · rollingLatitudSAFE; current standardized amount and ownership not published · Latin America · openMarbleCurrent standard terms not publicly specified · Europe (Paris) · openMicrosoft for Startups Founders Hub0% equity cloud credits · Global · openMiraclePlusEquity investment; current standardized ownership not published · China (Beijing) · openMongoDB for Startups0% equity product benefits · Global · openNotion for Startups0% equity product benefits · Global · openNucleate0% equity program support · Global · openNVIDIA Inception0% equity; no application or membership fee · Global · openOutlier Ventures Base CampToken or SAFE terms vary · Global · openPedalStartProgram terms vary · India · openRockstartEquity investment; standardized ownership not published · Europe · rollingSequoia Open Source Fellowship0% equity grant support · Global · rollingSoma Capital FellowsCurrent standard terms not publicly specified · Global · openSparkLabs KoreaEquity investment; standardized ownership not published · South Korea · openStartup Wise GuysApproximately 8% equity; confirm current track · Europe · openStripe startup programs0% equity product benefits · Global · openThird DerivativeProgram terms vary · Global · openVenture CatalystsEquity investment; standardized ownership not published · India · openVercel for Startups0% equity product benefits · Global · openVisa Fintech Fast Track0% equity partnership program · Global · open