Accelerator · New York, New York, United States

Alliance

A crypto and AI accelerator that starts with two weeks of in-person onboarding in New York, then eight remote weeks. It invests US$400k on a SAFE at a US$4M post-money valuation, with a token side letter, and charges no fee.

Open · closes 18 Nov 2026

Verified 18 October 2026 · From the programme's own pages

Terms

Funding
US$400,000 US$400k on a SAFE at a US$4M post-money valuation, with a 1:1 token side letter
Instrument
SAFE
Equity taken
not published
Programme fee
No fee The programme is free
Duration
10 weeks
Cohort size
not published
Cohorts
3 a year
Delivery
Hybrid
Stages
Idea, pre-seed, seed
Sectors
Web3, AI, Fintech
Open to founders from
Anywhere
Perks
not published

Two weeks of in-person onboarding in New York, then eight weeks fully remote, with demo day in New York. Cohorts have 15 to 30 teams. Each cohort has an early admission and a regular deadline.

Application dates

Open · closes 18 Nov 2026ALL19

ALL19: applications close 18 November 2026; the programme starts 11 January 2027.

Usual timing: Alliance runs three cohorts a year; interview invites go out within a week of applying.

Who can apply

  • Technical founders building something ambitious
  • All verticals and stages, including pre-product and pre-revenue
  • Non-crypto-native startups are eligible
  • Stage: idea, pre-seed, seed

Companies it names as alumni

Synthetix, Pendle, Rain, Pump, USD.AI

What founders should check

  1. The programme does not publish how much equity it takes. Ask before you accept a place.
  2. It charges no programme fee.
  3. It mixes remote and in-person sessions in New York. Ask how much time on site it expects.
  4. Applications are open until 18 November 2026. That is less than a month away, so start the form now.

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