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The same data that powers the calendar, formatted for deep dives and ready reference.
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Programs catalogued
Community snapshot
Curated submissions from the FounderCal community.
| Name | Apply URL | Description | Terms | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 South Park Commons Founder Fellowship | southparkcommons.com | Pre-seed "pre-idea" program | $400k for 7% plus $600k in the following round | Batch starts beginning of October |
| ycombinator.com | Grandaddy pre-seed accelerator | $125k for 7% plus $375K uncapped MFN SAFE | Batch runs October to December, application deadline 8pm PT August 4th, decision by September 5th | |
 Conviction Embed | embed.conviction.com | Run by Sarah Guo, pre-seed and seed-stage for “AI-native” companies | $150k uncapped no discount MFN SAFE | In person retreat September 19-21, demo day in November |
 Berkeley SkyDeck | f6s.com | Pre-seed accelerator run by UC Berkeley Haas Business School | $200k for 7.5% SAFE | Appear to have strong preference for UC Berkeley affiliated companies, but unclear if affiliation is a requirement. “Fund will also invest up to 10% of your first institutional funding round” |
| alliance.xyz | Crypto accelerator | $450k for 9% SAFE with a 1:1.5 token side letter | — | |
 Alchemist Accelerator | alchemistaccelerator.com | “for startups that monetize from enterprises” | Average of $25k net (minus tuition fees) for 5% equity grant | Has tuition fee, equity exchanged as a grant, unclear on exact terms. “Most Alchemist companies grant 5.0% of equity, but Alchemist has flexible terms.” |
 Soma Capital Fellowship | airtable.com | Pre-seed and Seed-stage program | Up to $1M uncapped SAFE | — |
 AI2 Incubator | ai2incubator.com | Run by Allen Institute for AI | $50K-150K initial investment , unclear terms, additional investment right up to $500k | Teams also may get up to $1M in compute. Lots of “may” and “up to” and “optional” here. |
 Founders, Inc. Fellowship | f.inc | Pre-seed residency | $100k-$250k for 3-5% | Terms appear to vary on both funding and equity |
 LAUNCH Accelerator | launchevents.typeform.com | Run by Jason Calacanis for "pre-Series A with some traction" | $125k for 7% | Additional terms for follow on investment. Next batch in August. |
| flagship.aplica.500.co | Both flagship & city-based programs | $112.5k for 6% ($150k minus $37.5k program fee) | Terms include “right to make a follow-on investment of an additional $500,000 or 20% of your next priced round of $1,000,000 or more, whichever is lower”. Terms listed are for Flagship program. | |
 Accel Atoms | apply.accel-atoms.com | India focused | Up to $1M at variable terms | — |
 Forum Accelerator | forumvc.com | B2B SaaS accelerator from Forum Ventures | $100k for 7.5% | — |
 Village Global Velocity | villageglobal.vc | — | Up to $1M at variable terms | Unclear how hands on the program is |
 Antler Residency | antler.co | Pre-seed program in cities around the world | $200k SAFE for 8%, possible additional $300k uncapped | Listed terms for US residency |
 Iterative | iterative.vc | Singapore based pre-seed incubator | $150k-$500k for between 10-15% SAFE | Batch runs February to May |
| hf0.com | 12 week residency for 2nd time founders | $1M uncapped SAFE plus 5% equity fee | Terms take 5% equity and the SAFE converts at terms of next financing. Application is open but no dates listed. Now appears to be seed stage focused. | |
| sr.a16z.com | a16z accelerator for technology x entertainment | Up to $1M at variable terms | Expanded from games focus | |
 The Mint | — | Fintech pre-seed, run by Better Tomorrow Ventures | $500k for 10% on a SAFE | Unclear if this still runs |
| sequoiacap.com | Pre-seed & Seed-stage, from one of the biggest VCs | Variable terms | A rc Fall ‘25 will kick off in October. Word is no longer a full program | |
 AI Grant | aigrant.com | Created by Nat Friedman & Daniel Gross | $250k uncapped SAFE | Unclear if this program will continue after Nat Friedman joined Meta |
 PearX | pear.vc | Pre-seed to Seed-stage | $250k-$2M at variable terms | — |
 Techstars | techstars.com | City & subject-based programs | $20k for 6%, plus an optional $100k convertible note | Many different city and subject accelerators with different dates |
 NEO Accelerator | neo.com | Pre-seed & Seed-stage | 1.5% common stock grant plus $600k uncapped SAFE w/ time-limited $10M floor valuation | Complicated but good terms |
 Entrepreneur First | apply.joinef.com | Early stage talent program | $12k talent grant, non-guaranteed 8% equity grant plus up to $250k uncapped | Terms are complicated, see explanation here . |
 Betaworks Camp | betaworks.com | Thematic investment and residency program | $250k from BetaWorks on an uncapped SAFE w/ 25% discount, plus a 5% common stock take, plus up to $250k from syndicate at same terms and discount | Last batch focused on AI interfaces |
Core Accelerators
Source of truth for every program powering FounderCal.
| Accelerator | Website |
|---|---|
 A16Z Games Speedrun | a16z.com |
| entrepreneurfirst.org | |
 South Park Commons | southparkcommons.com |
| Antler | antler.co |
 Sequoia Arc | arc.sequoiacap.com |
| hf0.com | |
| PearX (Pear VC) | pear.vc |
| Techstars | techstars.com |
| 500.co | |
 Boost VC | boost.vc |
| Berkeley SkyDeck | skydeck.berkeley.edu |
 Pioneer | pioneer.app |
 Seedcamp | seedcamp.com |
 AngelPad | angelpad.org |
| ycombinator.com | |
| plugandplaytechcenter.com | |
 MassChallenge | masschallenge.org |
 SOSV / HAX / IndieBio | sosv.com |
| fi.co | |
| Alchemist Accelerator | alchemistaccelerator.com |
 Google for Startups Accelerator | startup.google.com |
 Start-Up Chile | startupchile.org |
 Startupbootcamp | startupbootcamp.org |
 Gener8tor | gener8tor.com |
| stern.nyu.edu | |
 Deep Science Ventures | deepscienceventures.com |
 Financial Health Network Accelerator | financialhealthnetwork.org |
 Betaworks Camp | betaworks.com |
 GrowthX Accelerator | growthx.com |
| launch.newchip.com | |
| eic.ec.europa.eu | |
| fastercapital.com | |
 VentureOut | ventureoutny.com |
| cleantechopen.org | |
 Startup Wise Guys | startupwiseguys.com |
Crypto Accelerators
Specialized list focused on Web3 and crypto-native cohorts.
| Accelerator | Website |
|---|---|
| alliance.xyz | |
 a16z Crypto Startup School | a16zcrypto.com |
 Outlier Ventures Base Camp | outlierventures.io |
 Binance Labs Incubation Program | labs.binance.com |
| coinbase.com | |
 Tachyon by ConsenSys Mesh | mesh.xyz |
 IDEO CoLab Startup Studio | ideocolab.com |
 HackVC Accelerator | hack.vc |
| seedclub.xyz | |
 Orange DAO Accelerator | orangedao.xyz |
 SuperLayer | superlayer.io |
 Multicoin Scout Accelerator | multicoin.capital |