Startup Programs for Nonprofits (2026): 3 Programs, Accelerators & Perks
Nonprofits and social enterprises. 3 listings on startups.ws state that they accept nonprofits.
Any stage 68Pre-seed 106Seed stage 113Series A+ 66Bootstrapped 74VC-backed only 73Students 7Solo founders 53Women founders 1Underrepresented founders 1AI startups 74Open source 8SaaS 83E-commerce 25Fintech 3Climate & energy 11Health & bio 12Nonprofits 3
🚀 Accelerators & incubators for nonprofits
Filter all accelerators & incubators →Emergent Ventures 🚀 AcceleratorFree
Fast grants and fellowships from the Mercatus Center for people with scalable "zero to one" ideas.
6.5
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🧾 Founder services for nonprofits
Filter all founder services →Remote 🧾 ServicePaid
Employer of record, contractor management, payroll and a US PEO with published per-person prices.
8.0
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Oyster 🧾 ServicePaid
Global EOR and contractor payments with a startup discount of up to $1,200 per team member.
🔥 Oyster for Startups: up to $1,200 off EOR subscription fees per team member for the first 12 months (pre-seed to Series A, or bootstrapped under 50 staff).
7.5
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Before you apply
- Read the eligibility line on each page: funding stage, company age and region rule out more applications than anything else.
- Apply with a company domain email and a live website; many programs reject personal addresses.
- Keep a list of what you claimed and when it expires.