Accelerators
14 programmes. Of these, 4 say they take no equity, and 1 has applications open.
A six-month accelerator in San Francisco for AI, SaaS and deep tech startups that sell to enterprises. Most companies grant 5% equity, and Alchemist offsets its tuition fee with investment.
Funding not published · 5% equity
AlphaLab is Innovation Works' six-month Pittsburgh accelerator for early-stage software, hardware, health and robotics startups. It invests up to US$100k on an uncapped SAFE plus 3% convertible equity.
Funding not published · 3% equity
Comcast NBCUniversal's LIFT Labs Accelerator connects enterprise-ready AI and technology startups with its business units for pilots and partnerships. Cohorts of six to eight start in Philadelphia; no equity is required.
Funding not published · equity-free
Atlanta Tech Village's 12-week pre-accelerator for women, Black, Latinx and other underrepresented tech founders, with weekly mentoring, grants, scheduled venture-firm meetings and village membership.
Funding not published · equity not published
Reliance Industries' market access programme that places post-MVP startups into proof-of-concept pilots with Jio, Reliance Retail and other group businesses, taking no equity and charging no fees.
Funding not published · equity not published
Ottawa corporate accelerator running programmes with large partners, currently the TELUS AI Accelerator, which gives Canadian startups compute on the TELUS AI Factory plus advisory support, and the Mitel UC Accelerator.
Funding not published · equity not published
Free, equity-free 12-week programme for early software startups in the Calgary region with under $50K in annualized revenue, run through office hours, pod coaching and a weekly scoreboard rather than workshops.
Funding not published · equity-free
Columbus, Ohio, startup studio giving Columbus Region tech founders free bootcamp and accelerator programmes, mentors and workspace, with investment from its affiliated R1 Capital funds.
Funding not published · equity not published
SAP Labs India's six-month accelerator in which early and growth-stage enterprise tech startups co-build with SAP product teams and get access to SAP customers, partners and mentors.
Funding not published · equity not published
B2B accelerator from Estonia-founded Startup Wise Guys offering a convertible investment of up to €100,000, with about 80% of the programme online and 20% in person in Tallinn. Selects 10 to 12 teams.
Funding not published · equity not published
Nevada's nonprofit statewide accelerator for Nevada-based startups raising pre-seed or seed rounds. Accepted companies receive investment from the affiliated FundNV, matched by Nevada's SSBCI programme.
Funding not published · equity not published
JumpStart Inc.'s three-month hybrid accelerator in Cleveland for pre-seed and seed software startups based in Ohio. It covers the first US$50,000 of partner services and charges no fees or equity.
Funding not published · equity-free
Equity-free three-month accelerator in Munich and Garching for pre-seed and seed deep tech B2B startups, formerly called XPRENEURS. Runs two batches a year, starting in March and September.
Funding not published · equity-free
A Bengaluru accelerator for AI-first B2B software founders at early revenue, taking 2–4% equity plus a milestone-linked success fee rather than investing cash, with mentoring, cohort sessions and cloud credits.
Funding not published · equity not published
We list 14 programmes: Alchemist Accelerator, AlphaLab, Comcast NBCUniversal LIFT Labs Accelerator, It Takes A Village, JioGenNext Market Access Program, L-SPARK and 8 more. Each listing links to the programme's own pages and shows the day we last verified it.
4 of the 14 say they take no equity: Comcast NBCUniversal LIFT Labs Accelerator, Platform Pre-Accelerator, Trailblazer Software Accelerator and UnternehmerTUM Accelerator. 8 do not publish their equity terms.
Applications are open for Trailblazer Software Accelerator (closes 10 November 2026). The deadlines page lists every date we track.
Bengaluru (2), Atlanta (1), Calgary (1), Cleveland (1), Columbus (1), Munich (1) and 7 more. Delivery varies: each listing says whether the programme runs in person, remotely or both.
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