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Techstars Anywhere Accelerator

Techstars' remote-first accelerator delivering the standard Techstars mentorship-driven program to companies in American time zones without requiring relocation, with three in-person offsites during the program. Standard Techstars terms apply: a $220,000 investment package for roughly 5% equity plus the value of an uncapped MFN SAFE.

📍 Remote (American time zones)EquityHard

Apply → techstars.com

Rice Business Plan Competition

Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship (Rice University)

One of the world's largest and richest student startup competitions, inviting 42 startups each year to Houston to compete for more than $1 million in prizes across a multi-day, real-world-style pitch and judging event. Organized by the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship.

📍 Houston, TXEquityHard

Apply → rbpc.rice.edu

Hult Prize

Hult Prize Foundation

A year-long global pitch competition for student and early-career entrepreneurs building for-profit ventures aligned with UN Sustainable Development Goals. The competition runs through campus qualifiers, national finals, and a Global Accelerator before the Global Finals, where the winning team receives $1 million USD in seed funding.

📍 Global (Global Finals typically at Ashridge House, UK)EquityHard

Apply → hultprize.org

LAUNCH Accelerator

LAUNCH (Jason Calacanis)

Jason Calacanis's 14-week accelerator for MVP-to-scale-stage startups, selecting 7 companies per cohort. Founders receive up to $125,000 in funding and get direct access to a network of 700+ investors through the program, part of LAUNCH's broader suite including Founder University for idea-stage builders.

📍 San Francisco, CA / RemoteEquityHard

Apply → launch.co

SOSV / IndieBio (deep-tech and biotech accelerator)

SOSV (IndieBio)

SOSV's flagship deep-tech and biotech accelerator (formerly branded IndieBio), backing founders solving hard scientific problems. Offers an initial $200,000 cash SAFE plus an additional $250,000 SAFE from the Genesis Consortium at a $6M valuation cap, across a 4-month program in San Francisco or New York.

📍 San Francisco, CA / New York, NYEquityHard

Apply → indiebio.co

SOSV / HAX (hard-tech and deep-tech accelerator)

SOSV's hard-tech accelerator program for pre-seed startups working at the intersection of science and engineering (energy, advanced compute, transportation, health tech, manufacturing). Provides up to $550,000 in initial pre-seed funding plus hands-on engineering, design, and business support at SOSV's dedicated hardware facilities.

📍 Newark, NJ / New York, NY / San Francisco, CAEquityHard

Apply → hax.co

Elemental Excelerator (Elemental Impact)

Elemental Impact (formerly Elemental Excelerator)

A nonprofit climate-tech investor that funds startups tackling decarbonization and environmental impact with deep community equity considerations. Investment size varies by track, with its Data Center Innovation Initiative alone deploying $500,000 to $5 million per project through 2027.

📍 United States (project deployment varies)EquityHard

Apply → elementalimpact.com

gener8tor Accelerator (and gBETA pre-accelerator)

A Milwaukee-founded accelerator network investing $100,000 per company in a competitive 12-week, equity-for-investment program, alongside gBETA, a free 7-week, zero-equity pre-accelerator aimed at very early-stage founders. Programs run across many U.S. cities and industry verticals.

📍 Multiple U.S. citiesEquityMedium

Apply → gener8tor.com

Berkeley SkyDeck Accelerator

Berkeley SkyDeck

UC Berkeley's flagship startup accelerator, running a 6-month program that gives 20-25 Cohort teams a $210,000 investment from the Berkeley SkyDeck Fund, plus access to 900+ advisors and $750K+ in in-kind resources. A larger Pad-13 track offers many of the same resources without guaranteed funding.

📍 Berkeley, CAEquityHard

Apply → skydeck.berkeley.edu

a16z Speedrun

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z Games)

Andreessen Horowitz's intensive 12-week accelerator for founders building at the intersection of games and technology (game studios, AI gaming tools, social platforms, infrastructure). Speedrun invests up to $1,000,000 per company ($500K upfront for 10% equity via SAFE, plus $500K available within 18 months).

📍 San Francisco, CAEquityHard

Apply → speedrun.a16z.com

AngelPad

One of the longest-running U.S. seed-stage accelerators, based in San Francisco and New York. AngelPad invests $120,000 per company and runs an intense 10-week program focused on product-market fit and customer acquisition, selecting roughly 15-20 teams from thousands of applicants twice a year.

📍 San Francisco, CA / New York, NYEquityHard

Apply → angelpad.com

Antler

A global early-stage investor and residency program that backs individual founders before they even have a co-founder or company. Antler runs structured residencies to help you find a co-founder and validate an idea, then invests to get you started, with follow-on capacity up to $30M as companies scale.

📍 Multiple global hubsEquityHard

Apply → antler.co

Alchemist Accelerator

Alchemist Accelerator

A six-month accelerator focused exclusively on enterprise and B2B/deep-tech startups that sell to large companies. Alchemist provides tuition-offsetting investment (net proceeds around $30,000) in exchange for roughly 5% common equity, plus deep help with enterprise sales and investor introductions.

📍 San Francisco, CA (flagship) + Chicago, Memphis hubsEquityHard

Apply → alchemistaccelerator.com

500 Global Flagship Accelerator

A four-month, in-person accelerator hosted in Silicon Valley for early-stage tech startups. Accepted companies receive a $150,000 investment for a 6% equity stake and join 500 Global's large founder and mentor network.

📍 Palo Alto, CAEquityHard

Apply → 500.co

Techstars Accelerator (multi-city/vertical programs)

A global network of three-month, mentorship-driven accelerator programs across dozens of cities and industry verticals. Selected companies receive a standard $220,000 investment package plus access to Techstars' large mentor and alumni network.

📍 Multiple cities worldwide / Remote (Anywhere program)EquityHard

Apply → techstars.com

Y Combinator

The world's most prominent startup accelerator, investing $500k in a select group of startups per batch. Founders relocate to San Francisco for three months of intensive mentorship and product development, culminating in a Demo Day pitch to top investors.

📍 San Francisco, CAEquityHard

Apply → ycombinator.com

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