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Compare accelerators, studios and fellowships by exactly how much they invest and how much equity they take. Filter to the deals that actually fit your stage.

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$2B+deployed / yr
0–20%equity range
Global+ remote
60 programs
Equity taken:0–7% founder-friendly7–10% standard10%+ steep

Y Combinator

The gold standard. $500K for 7%. Changes everything.

📍 San Francisco🗓 Multiple cohorts/yrIn-personEst. 2005Generalist
$500KInvestment
7%Equity
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a16z Speedrun

a16z's accelerator. Up to $1M + $5M in credits.

📍 San Francisco🗓 Multiple cohorts/yrIn-personEst. 2023Generalist
$1MInvestment
—Equity
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Sequoia Arc

Sequoia's seed program. 10 weeks with the best in VC.

📍 Menlo Park🗓 Cohort-basedIn-personEst. 2022Generalist
$1MInvestment
—Equity
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Entrepreneurs First (EF)

Up to £250K. They help you find a co-founder first.

📍 London, Singapore, Bangalore🗓 RollingIn-personEst. 2011Generalist
$300KInvestment
10%Equity
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Techstars

$220K investment. 50+ programs worldwide.

📍 Global🗓 RollingIn-personEst. 2006Generalist
$220KInvestment
6%Equity
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a16z START

$500K SAFE from a16z. Pre-seed funnel.

📍 San Francisco🗓 RollingIn-personEst. 2023AICrypto/Web3Bio/Health
$500KInvestment
—Equity
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500 Global

$150K for 6%. The most global accelerator.

📍 San Francisco🗓 RollingHybridEst. 2010Generalist
$150KInvestment
6%Equity
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Alchemist Accelerator

$200K+. Enterprise/B2B only. Strong corporate intros.

📍 San Francisco🗓 Multiple cohorts/yrIn-personEst. 2012B2B
$200KInvestment
5%Equity
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Antler

Up to $250K. 27+ cities including Dubai. Co-founder matching.

📍 Global🗓 RollingIn-personEst. 2017Generalist
$250KInvestment
10%Equity
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PearX (Pear VC)

$250K-$2M. Small cohorts, 1:1 partner support.

📍 Palo Alto🗓 Multiple cohorts/yrIn-personEst. 2013Generalist
$2MInvestment
10%Equity
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Surge (Peak XV)

$1-2M from Sequoia India/SEA. Biggest seed checks.

📍 Bangalore🗓 Multiple cohorts/yrIn-personEst. 2019Generalist
$2MInvestment
—Equity
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Berkeley SkyDeck

$200K+ investment. UC Berkeley's accelerator.

📍 Berkeley🗓 Multiple cohorts/yrIn-personEst. 2012Deep Tech
$200KInvestment
5%Equity
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Boost VC

$500K for sci-fi tech. AI, VR, space, quantum.

📍 San Mateo🗓 Multiple cohorts/yrIn-personEst. 2012AIDeep Tech
$500KInvestment
7%Equity
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Creative Destruction Lab (CDL)

Milestone-based. 9 months. Science/deep tech focus.

📍 Toronto🗓 1/yrIn-personEst. 2012Deep TechAIClimate
$0Investment
—Equity
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ERA (Entrepreneurs Roundtable)

$100K+ investment. NYC's top accelerator.

📍 New York🗓 Multiple cohorts/yrIn-personEst. 2011Generalist
$100KInvestment
8%Equity
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EWOR

Up to €150K. Elite European accelerator. Top 0.1% accepted.

📍 Munich🗓 RollingHybridEst. 2020Generalist
$165KInvestment
—Equity
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Forum Ventures

$100K for 7.5%. B2B SaaS specialists.

📍 San Francisco, New York🗓 Multiple cohorts/yrIn-personEst. 2014B2B
$100KInvestment
7.5%Equity
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Plug and Play

$50K-$250K. Massive corporate partner network.

📍 Sunnyvale🗓 RollingIn-personEst. 2006Generalist
$250KInvestment
5%Equity
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SOSV (HAX + IndieBio)

Up to $550K. Hardware (HAX) or Biotech (IndieBio).

📍 San Francisco, New York, Shenzhen🗓 Multiple cohorts/yrIn-personEst. 2014HardwareBio/Health
$500KInvestment
—Equity
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Seedcamp

Up to €475K. Europe's leading seed fund.

📍 London🗓 RollingHybridEst. 2007Generalist
$500KInvestment
—Equity
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The Residency (Founders Inc.)

$600K SAFE. 3-month retreat in Oregon then SF.

📍 Oregon, San Francisco🗓 RollingIn-personEst. 2020Generalist
$600KInvestment
1.5%Equity
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betaworks Camp

$250K investment. NYC studio model. Thematic cohorts.

📍 New York🗓 Cohort-basedIn-personEst. 2016AIConsumer
$250KInvestment
—Equity
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gener8tor

$100K for 6-7%. 41+ US locations. Midwest champion.

📍 US🗓 RollingIn-personEst. 2012Generalist
$100KInvestment
7%Equity
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LAUNCH Accelerator

$100K for 6%. Jason Calacanis' program.

📍 San Francisco🗓 Cohort-basedIn-personEst. 2010Generalist
$100KInvestment
6%Equity
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Alliance DAO

$250K for Web3 founders. Top crypto accelerator.

📍 Remote🗓 Multiple cohorts/yrRemoteEst. 2021Crypto/Web3
$250KInvestment
—Equity
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Orange DAO

Investment from 1,000+ YC alumni. Web3 focus.

📍 Remote🗓 RollingRemoteEst. 2021Crypto/Web3
$0Investment
—Equity
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Outlier Ventures

$50K-$100K. Web3/crypto base camp accelerator.

📍 London🗓 Multiple cohorts/yrRemoteEst. 2014Crypto/Web3
$100KInvestment
—Equity
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Station F

Paris mega-campus. 30+ partner programs.

📍 Paris🗓 RollingIn-personEst. 2017Generalist
$0Investment
—Equity
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Startupbootcamp

Up to €20K + services. Industry-specific across EMEA.

📍 EU, MENA, Asia🗓 Cohort-basedIn-personEst. 2010Generalist
$20KInvestment
8%Equity
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Startup Wise Guys

€50K-€250K. Europe's B2B/fintech focused accelerator.

📍 Tallinn🗓 Multiple cohorts/yrHybridEst. 2012B2BFintech
$275KInvestment
10%Equity
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Flat6Labs

$30K-$500K. MENA's #1 accelerator.

📍 Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Cairo, Bahrain🗓 Multiple cohorts/yrIn-personEst. 2011Generalist
$500KInvestment
10%Equity
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Hub71 Equity-free

$68K+ cash + housing + office. Abu Dhabi gov-backed.

📍 Abu Dhabi🗓 RollingIn-personEst. 2019Generalist
$68KInvestment
0%Equity
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AI Grant Equity-free

$25K-$250K grant. No equity. AI researchers.

📍 San Francisco🗓 Cohort-basedRemoteEst. 2017AI
$250KInvestment
0%Equity
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43North Equity-free

Up to $1M cash. No equity. Buffalo, NY.

📍 Buffalo🗓 1/yrIn-personEst. 2014Generalist
$1MInvestment
0%Equity
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a16z Crypto Startup School

Crypto investment. 12 weeks. Web3 founders only.

📍 San Francisco🗓 Cohort-basedIn-personEst. 2020Crypto/Web3
$0Investment
—Equity
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Conviction Embed

Founder-in-residence. Investment at company formation.

📍 San Francisco🗓 RollingIn-personEst. 2023AIDeep Tech
$0Investment
—Equity
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AI2 Incubator

$50K-$150K. Allen Institute. AI/ML only.

📍 Seattle🗓 RollingIn-personEst. 2017AI
$150KInvestment
—Equity
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MedTech Innovator Equity-free

Up to $500K prizes. Medtech/healthtech. No equity.

📍 Remote🗓 1/yrRemoteEst. 2013Bio/Health
$500KInvestment
0%Equity
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Founder University

$20K for ~1%. Jason Calacanis' pre-accelerator.

📍 Remote🗓 RollingRemoteEst. 2021Generalist
$20KInvestment
1%Equity
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Endless Frontier Labs (NYU)

NYU-backed. Deep tech. $100K-$500K via network.

📍 New York🗓 1/yrIn-personEst. 2018Deep Tech
$500KInvestment
—Equity
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Rockstart

€20K-€150K. Netherlands. Energy & AgriFood focus.

📍 Amsterdam, Copenhagen🗓 Multiple cohorts/yrIn-personEst. 2011Climate
$165KInvestment
8%Equity
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Seedstars

Up to $500K. Emerging markets specialist.

📍 Switzerland🗓 RollingHybridEst. 2013Generalist
$500KInvestment
—Equity
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SparkLabs

$40K investment. Korea/global. Demo Day + VC intros.

📍 Seoul🗓 Multiple cohorts/yrIn-personEst. 2012Generalist
$40KInvestment
6%Equity
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Zeroth.AI

$120K for AI startups. Asia-focused.

📍 Hong Kong🗓 Multiple cohorts/yrIn-personEst. 2016AI
$120KInvestment
7%Equity
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Zinc VC

Salary + £120K investment. London venture builder.

📍 London🗓 Multiple cohorts/yrIn-personEst. 2017Impact
$150KInvestment
12%Equity
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Misk Accelerator

$50K for 7%. Saudi Arabia / 500 Global partnership.

📍 Riyadh🗓 Cohort-basedIn-personEst. 2019Generalist
$50KInvestment
7%Equity
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EXPERT DOJO

$100K for 7%. Santa Monica. International friendly.

📍 Santa Monica🗓 RollingIn-personEst. 2016Generalist
$100KInvestment
7%Equity
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MuckerLab

$150K for 7%. LA B2B/SaaS accelerator.

📍 Santa Monica🗓 Cohort-basedIn-personEst. 2011B2B
$150KInvestment
7%Equity
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Dreamit Ventures

Venture investment. Securetech and healthtech focus.

📍 Philadelphia, New York🗓 RollingHybridEst. 2008SecurityBio/Health
$0Investment
—Equity
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MetaProp

$250K for PropTech. Real estate tech only.

📍 New York🗓 1/yrHybridEst. 2015PropTech
$250KInvestment
—Equity
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EIT InnoEnergy

EU energy innovation. Grants up to €500K.

📍 EU🗓 RollingHybridEst. 2011Climate
$550KInvestment
—Equity
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Google for Startups Accelerator Equity-free

Equity-free. $200K+ in credits. Google mentors.

📍 Global🗓 Multiple cohorts/yrHybridEst. 2016AIClimateBio/Health
$0Investment
0%Equity
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HF0 (Hacker Fellowship Zero)

Monastic 12-week residency for repeat technical founders in SF.

📍 San Francisco🗓 Multiple cohorts/yrIn-personEst. 2020AIB2BGeneralist
$1MInvestment
5%Equity
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Neo

Low-dilution accelerator/community for top technical founders.

📍 San Francisco🗓 1/yrIn-personEst. 2019AIGeneralist
$750KInvestment
—Equity
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South Park Commons

Founder Fellowship for people at the "idea maze" before an idea.

📍 San Francisco / New York🗓 Multiple cohorts/yrHybridEst. 2020AIGeneralist
$1MInvestment
7%Equity
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Z Fellows

$10K to drop everything for a week and build (Cory Levy).

📍 San Francisco / Remote🗓 Multiple cohorts/yrHybridEst. 2020GeneralistAI
$10KInvestment
—Equity
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Thiel Fellowship Equity-free

Grant to skip college and build (Peter Thiel).

📍 San Francisco🗓 1/yrRemoteEst. 2011Deep TechGeneralist
$200KInvestment
0%Equity
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Founder Institute

World’s largest pre-seed accelerator; global part-time program.

📍 Palo Alto🗓 RollingHybridEst. 2009Generalist
$0Investment
3.5%Equity
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AngelPad

Boutique seed accelerator (ex-Googlers), SF & NYC.

📍 San Francisco / New York🗓 Multiple cohorts/yrIn-personEst. 2010GeneralistB2B
$120KInvestment
7%Equity
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MassChallenge Equity-free

Global zero-equity accelerator with cash prizes.

📍 Boston🗓 1/yrHybridEst. 2009GeneralistBio/Health
$0Investment
0%Equity
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From the FindSeed guides

Playbooks for choosing a program, decoding the deal, and raising your round.

★ OVERVIEW
Overview

Startup Accelerators: The Complete 2026 Guide & Directory

9 min read
$ NON-DILUTIVE
Non-dilutive funding

Startup Grants & Equity-Free Accelerators (2026)

7 min read
01 GETTING STARTED
Getting started

How to Choose a Startup Accelerator in 2026

7 min read
02 THE FINE PRINT
The fine print

Accelerator Deal Terms Explained: SAFE, Equity, Token & Grant

6 min read
03 BENCHMARKS
Benchmarks

How Much Equity Should an Accelerator Take?

5 min read
04 APPLYING
Applying

Accelerator Application Tips: What YC, Techstars & EF Look For

8 min read
05 DEFINITIONS
Definitions

Accelerator vs. Incubator vs. Venture Studio vs. Fellowship

6 min read
06 RAISING
What comes next

After Demo Day: Raising Your Seed Round

7 min read

Find the right startup accelerator or seed program

FindSeed is a directory of startup accelerators, venture studios, fellowships and grants — built to help founders compare programs by exactly what matters: how much they invest and how much equity they take. Instead of scattered lists, every program is filterable by check size, equity, deal type, stage, sector, region and format, so you can go from "which accelerator?" to a real shortlist in minutes.

Whether you are at the idea stage looking for a co-founder, at pre-seed with a prototype, or at seed with traction and hiring plans, there is a program built for your moment — from global names like Y Combinator, Techstars and a16z Speedrun to specialist and regional programs. New here? Start with the complete accelerators guide or learn how to choose an accelerator.

Equity-free and non-dilutive options

Not every founder wants to trade ownership for a first check. FindSeed tags every equity-free program — grants, prizes, fellowships and corporate accelerators that fund you with cash or credits and take no equity. See the guide to startup grants & equity-free accelerators to weigh non-dilutive funding against a traditional accelerator.

How to use the directory

Use the filters on the left to narrow by Equity (%) and Investment up to (K$) ranges, then layer on region, focus, deal type, format, stage and application type. Click any program to open a full profile with its deal terms, batch cadence, notable alumni and a direct application link. Equity is colour-banded so you can spot founder-friendly deals at a glance: 0–7% friendly, 7–10% standard, 10%+ steep — the reasoning is in our equity benchmarks guide.

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How to choose a startup accelerator Deal terms explained: SAFE, equity, token & grant How much equity should an accelerator take? Application tips: what YC, Techstars & EF look for Accelerator vs. incubator vs. studio vs. fellowship After Demo Day: raising your seed round