Startup Fellowships
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Twice yearly
Y
Y Combinator
Y Combinator
San Francisco, CA
3 months
200 participants
$500,000 for 7%
startups
Seasonal
H
HF0
HF0
San Francisco, CA
3 months
10 participants
$1M for 5%
startups
Rolling
S
South Park Commons
South Park Commons
San Francisco, CA
Flexible
100 participants
Up to $1M
maker houses
Rolling
T
Thiel Fellowship
Thiel Foundation
Global
2 years
20 participants
$200,000 grant
grants
Rolling
7
776
776
San Francisco, CA
3 months
30 participants
$250K for 7%
startups
Rolling
5
500 Global
500 Global
San Francisco, CA
4 months
100 participants
$150K for 6%
startups
October 23
A
Activate Fellowship
Activate
Multiple US locations
2 years
40 participants
$100K/year + $100K R&D
research
July 18, 2025
A
Alchemist Accelerator
Alchemist
San Francisco, CA
6 months
75 participants
$25K for 5%
startups
Monthly
A
Awesome Foundation
Awesome Foundation
Global chapters
One-time grants
1000 participants
$1,000 micro-grants
grants
Batch-based
U
Berkeley SkyDeck
UC Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
6 months
30 participants
$200K varies
labs
July 31st
C
Conviction Embed
Conviction VC
San Francisco, CA
3 months
12 participants
$150K SAFE
startups
Summer/Fall
D
Draper University
Draper University
San Mateo, CA
5 weeks
50 participants
$12K program cost
labs
Rolling
M
Emergent Ventures
Mercatus Center
Global
Varies
50 participants
Varies
grants
Rolling
E
Emergent Ventures India
Emergent Ventures
India
Varies
25 participants
Varies
grants
Annual
F
Foresight Fellowship
Foresight Institute
Global
1 year
25 participants
Support & mentorship
research
Cohort-based
F
Founder University
Founder University
Austin, TX
12 weeks
60 participants
$25K-$125K
labs
Rolling
F
Founders Inc.
Founders Inc.
San Francisco, CA
Long-term
50 participants
Up to $250K
maker houses
Quarterly
G
Gitcoin Grants
Gitcoin
Global
Quarterly rounds
500 participants
Quadratic funding
web3
Rolling
G
Greylock Edge
Greylock Partners
San Francisco, CA
3 months
15 participants
Flexible terms
startups
Rolling
I
Inception Studio
Inception Studio
San Francisco, CA
Weekend retreats
20 participants
Retreat-based
maker houses
Rolling
L
LAUNCH Accelerator
LAUNCH
Various locations
Accelerator program
50 participants
Varies
startups
Rolling
L
Longevity Fellowship
Longevity Fellowship
Global
Community membership
100 participants
Community-driven
research
Rolling (referral)
M
Magnificent Grants
Magnificent Grants
Global
2 years
50 participants
$10K-$100K
grants
Rolling
N
Neo
Neo
San Francisco, CA
12 weeks
50 participants
$1M for 10%
startups
Rolling
N
New Science
New Science
Harvard, MIT, UC Berkeley
12 weeks or 1 year
20 participants
$6K/month + costs
research
Oct 25, 2024
N
NSF Graduate Fellowship
National Science Foundation
USA
3 years
2000 participants
$37,000/year
grants
Rolling
O
O'Shaughnessy Fellowship
O'Shaughnessy Ventures
Global
1 year
20 participants
$100,000 equity-free
grants
scaled back
Limited programs
O
On Deck (Scaled Back)
On Deck
Virtual
6-10 weeks
100 participants
Scaled back
startups
Summer/Winter
P
PearX
Pear VC
San Francisco, CA
12 weeks
20 participants
$250K-$2M
startups
inactive
Discontinued
P
Pioneer (Inactive)
Pioneer
Remote + SF
3 months
5 participants
No longer investing
startups
Annual
S
Schmidt Science Fellows
Schmidt Futures
Global universities
Up to 2 years
30 participants
Up to $300K
research
Seasonal
S
Sequoia Arc
Sequoia Capital
Americas & Europe
Immersive
25 participants
Varies
startups
May 11, 2025
A
Speedrun
a16z
Los Angeles, CA
12 weeks
30 participants
Up to $1M
startups
Rolling
S
StartX
Stanford University
Stanford, CA
Varies
40 participants
Non-profit (0%)
labs
Varies by program
T
Techstars
Techstars
Multiple global locations
3 months
150 participants
$120K for 6%
startups
Rolling
T
Telora
Telora
Global
6 months
30 participants
$100,000
grants
March
B
The Mint
BTV Capital
San Francisco, CA
Standard program
20 participants
$500K for 10%
startups
Rolling
T
The Residency
The Residency
Various locations
3-6 months
50 participants
Housing provided
maker houses
Fall applications
U
Unusual VC Academy
Unusual VC
Virtual
6 weeks
40 participants
Program-based
startups
Rolling
Z
Z Fellows
Z Fellows
Silicon Valley
1 week
25 participants
$10K program
maker houses
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