Best Startup Accelerators

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Y Combinator ($500k for 7%)

The most prestigious accelerator. $125k for 7% equity + $375k MFN SAFE. 3-month program in SF, Demo Day to top investors. Alumni include Airbnb, Stripe, Dropbox, Coinbase.

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Antler ($100K-$400K for 10%)

Global day-zero investor with residency programs. $250k for 10% + $150k MFN SAFE. Strong Asia presence including Singapore, KL.

Global Co-founder matching
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500 Global ($150k for 6%)

Global accelerator with programs worldwide including Southeast Asia. Strong emerging markets presence.

Global SEA presence
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Entrepreneur First (up to $250k for ~10%)

Talent investor that helps you find co-founders and build companies from scratch. Programs in London, Singapore, Bangalore, and more.

Co-founder matching
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a16z Speedrun ($500k-$1M for ~10%)

Andreessen Horowitz accelerator for technical founders. Access to a16z portfolio network and resources.

a16z network
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Founders, Inc. ($100-250k for 5-7%)

Early-stage accelerator with flexible terms.

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Berkeley SkyDeck ($200k for 7.5%)

UC Berkeley accelerator open to all founders. Access to Berkeley network and resources.

Berkeley network
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Pear VC ($250k–$2M)

Pre-seed and seed fund with accelerator program.

Pre-seed/Seed
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South Park Commons ($400k for 7% + $600k follow-on)

Community for builders exploring what to work on next.

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Greylock Edge (Uncapped SAFE + $500k credits)

Greylock Partners program for early founders.

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HF0 Residency ($1M for 5%)

AI-focused residency program. Uncapped SAFE.

AI focus
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Founder Institute (Equity-based)

World's largest pre-seed accelerator. Fees vary by program. Programs in 200+ cities worldwide.

200+ cities
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Techstars ($220k for 5%)

Global accelerator network with themed programs. $20k + $200k MFN SAFE. Industry-specific tracks available.

Themed programs
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Plug and Play ($25k-$500k)

Corporate-connected accelerator in Silicon Valley. Strong corporate partnership network.

Corporate connections
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Seedcamp (£250k-£1M for 10-15%)

Europe's leading seed fund and accelerator. Based in London with pan-European focus.

Europe
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Soma Capital ($100k-$1M)

Pre-seed fund backing ambitious founders.

Pre-seed
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Afore Capital ($1M for 10%)

Pre-seed focused fund.

Pre-seed
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LAUNCH ($125k for 6-7%)

Jason Calacanis accelerator program.

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Conviction Embed ($150k)

Conviction Partners residency program for early founders.

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Forum Ventures ($100k)

B2B SaaS focused accelerator.

B2B SaaS
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AI2 Incubator ($50k-$600k)

Allen Institute for AI incubator for AI startups.

AI focus
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ERA ($150k for 6% + $320k credits)

Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator. NYC-based.

NYC
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