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All Startup Programs, Accelerators & Services: 168 Listings

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Cloudflare Registrar 🧾 ServicePaid

Register and renew domains at cost with no markup, plus free WHOIS redaction and one-click DNSSEC.

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Stripe 🧾 ServicePaid

Online payments, subscriptions and invoicing with no monthly fee: 2.9% + 30c per US card payment.

#229 web rank · ▲ 7 this week

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Y Combinator 🚀 AcceleratorFree

$500K for 7% plus an MFN SAFE, a three-month batch in San Francisco and the best-known demo day.

🎁 $500k · #2.3k web rank · ▲ 18 this week

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Gusto 🧾 ServicePaid

US payroll, benefits and HR in one place, with unlimited payroll runs and automatic tax filing.

#11k web rank

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Deel 🧾 ServicePaid

Hire and pay contractors and employees in 150+ countries through EOR, contractor management and a US PEO.

#31k web rank

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Carrd 🧾 ServiceFreemium

Simple one-page sites for landing pages and waitlists; Pro with custom domains from $19 a year.

#39k web rank · ▲ 119 this week

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America's Seed Fund (SBIR/STTR) 🎁 ProgramFree

Equity-free US federal R&D awards from 11 agencies, from proof of concept (Phase I) to prototype (Phase II).

🎁 up to $2.2M · #60k web rank

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EIC Accelerator 🎁 ProgramFree

Grant of up to EUR 2.5 million (about $2.9 million) for deep-tech startups and SMEs, with optional EIC equity.

🎁 up to $2.9M · #116 web rank

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Porkbun 🧾 ServicePaid

Low-cost domain registrar: .com at $11.08 a year to register and renew, with free WHOIS privacy and SSL.

#742 web rank

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Wise Business 🧾 ServicePaid

Multi-currency business account: hold, receive and pay in many currencies at low, transparent fees.

#1.1k web rank · ▲ 1 this week

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SR&ED Tax Incentive (Canada) 🎁 ProgramFree

Refundable 35% R&D tax credit for Canadian-controlled private corporations on up to C$6 million of R&D a year.

#1.2k web rank · ▲ 9 this week

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Webflow 🧾 ServiceFreemium

Visual website builder with a CMS, hosting and AI tools; free Starter plan, Basic from $15 a month.

#2.8k web rank

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Netlify 🧾 ServiceFreemium

Web hosting and deploys on a credit-based plan: free tier, Personal at $9 and Pro at $20 a month.

#3.7k web rank · ▲ 23 this week

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Paddle 🧾 ServicePaid

Merchant of record for SaaS, apps and digital products: 5% + 50c per transaction, global tax handled.

#12k web rank

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R&D Tax Incentive (Australia) 🎁 ProgramFree

Refundable R&D tax offset of your company tax rate plus 18.5% for Australian companies with turnover under A$20 million.

#16k web rank · ▲ 89 this week

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a16z speedrun 🚀 AcceleratorFree

$500K for 10% on a SAFE, $500K more in your next round, plus over $10M in partner credits.

🎁 $1M · #16k web rank · ▲ 54 this week

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WBSO (Dutch R&D tax credit) 🎁 ProgramFree

Dutch payroll-tax credit of 36% (50% for starters) on R&D wage costs up to about EUR 391,000, then 16%.

#22k web rank · ▲ 426 this week

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Remote 🧾 ServicePaid

Employer of record, contractor management, payroll and a US PEO with published per-person prices.

#36k web rank · ▲ 42 this week

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Techstars Accelerator 🚀 AcceleratorFree

$220K (5% plus an uncapped MFN SAFE) for a three-month, mentor-driven programme in cities worldwide.

🎁 $220k · #38k web rank · ▲ 110 this week

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YC Startup School 🚀 AcceleratorFree

Y Combinator's free, self-paced online course with weekly progress updates and co-founder matching.

#192k web rank · ▲ 104 this week

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Entrepreneur First 🚀 AcceleratorFree

Co-founder matching for individuals, an equity-free living grant, then up to $250K (8% SAFE + MFN SAFE).

🎁 $250k · #366k web rank · ▲ 202 this week

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Clerky 🧾 ServicePaid

Delaware incorporation plus the legal paperwork startups need for fundraising and hiring.

#450k web rank

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PearX 🚀 AcceleratorFree

Pear VC's 12-week Bay Area programme: $500K to $2M, targeting 7% ownership, applications year-round.

🎁 $2M · #624k web rank

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Cooley GO 🧾 ServiceFree

Free startup document generators and templates from law firm Cooley: SAFEs, NDAs, offer letters, incorporation.

Free

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NVIDIA Inception 🎁 ProgramFree

Free programme with DLI training, cloud credits from NVIDIA and partners, GPU pricing and VC introductions.

#377 web rank · ▲ 1 this week

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Squarespace 🧾 ServicePaid

Template-based website builder with hosting, commerce and a free domain on annual plans; 14-day free trial.

#544 web rank · ▲ 4 this week

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Berkeley SkyDeck Accelerator 🚀 AcceleratorFree

Six-month UC Berkeley accelerator: about 20 startups a batch each get $210K from the Berkeley SkyDeck Fund.

🎁 $210k · #621 web rank · ▲ 5 this week

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Wix 🧾 ServiceFreemium

Drag-and-drop website builder with a free plan and premium plans from about $17 a month billed yearly.

#626 web rank · ▲ 4 this week

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iubenda 🧾 ServiceFreemium

Privacy and cookie policies, consent banner and compliance tools for sites selling into the EU and beyond.

#2.1k web rank

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Rippling 🧾 ServicePaid

Payroll, HR, IT and spend on one employee platform, sold per employee per month on a custom quote.

#14k web rank · ▲ 21 this week

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Ramp 🧾 ServiceFreemium

Free corporate cards, expense management and business account for US companies, plus $350K+ in startup perks.

🎁 $350k · #15k web rank

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Justworks 🧾 ServicePaid

US payroll or a full PEO with access to group health insurance, plus EOR for hires abroad.

#16k web rank · ▲ 245 this week

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Brex 🧾 ServiceFreemium

Corporate cards, business account and spend management for funded US startups, free on the Essentials plan.

🎁 $350k · #33k web rank

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Accel Atoms 🚀 AcceleratorFree

Accel's pre-seed programme for Indian and Indian-origin founders: up to $1M (Atoms X) or $2M (Atoms AI).

🎁 $2M · #124k web rank · ▲ 489 this week

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Antler 🚀 AcceleratorFree

Inception-stage investor in about 26 locations; in Europe EUR 100K for 8.5% plus EUR 100K on an MFN convertible.

🎁 $575k · #192k web rank · ▲ 437 this week

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Seedcamp 🚀 AcceleratorFree

European pre-seed and seed fund with a first cheque of $350K to $1.25M and a two-week decision process.

🎁 $1.2M · #276k web rank · ▲ 23 this week

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Start-Up Chile 🎁 ProgramFree

Corfo public accelerator with equity-free funds of CLP 15-75 million (up to about $100,000) for startups from anywhere.

🎁 up to $100k · #352k web rank · ▲ 299 this week

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SOSV (HAX, SOSV NY, SOSV SF) 🚀 AcceleratorFree

Deep tech pre-seed investor: up to $550K per company through HAX (hard tech) and its NY and SF programmes.

🎁 $550k · #473k web rank · ▲ 2.5k this week

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Thiel Fellowship 🚀 AcceleratorFree

$250,000 grant over two years, no equity, for builders aged 22 or under who skip or leave college.

🎁 $250k · #555k web rank · ▲ 409 this week

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PayPal Business 🧾 ServicePaid

Accept PayPal, Venmo, cards and Pay Later with a free business account and per-transaction fees.

#169 web rank · ▲ 1 this week

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Hostinger 🧾 ServicePaid

Budget web hosting with a free domain for a year, from $2.99 a month on a 48-month term.

#1.8k web rank · ▲ 65 this week

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Revolut Business 🧾 ServicePaid

Multi-currency business account and cards for companies registered in the UK, EEA or US.

#5.3k web rank

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Bourse French Tech 🎁 ProgramFree

Bpifrance subsidy of up to EUR 30,000 (about $34,500) for early feasibility work on a French tech innovation project.

🎁 up to $34.5k · #25k web rank · ▲ 27 this week

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Northwest Registered Agent 🧾 ServicePaid

LLC formation for $39 plus state fees and a $125/year registered agent, with privacy by default.

#90k web rank · ▲ 2.1k this week

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Bluevine 🧾 ServiceFreemium

Interest-earning US business checking with a $0 Standard plan and paid tiers up to 3.0% APY.

#117k web rank

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New Frontiers 🎁 ProgramFree

Ireland's national startup programme: a EUR 15,000 tax-free stipend for six full-time months, mentoring and no equity.

🎁 up to $17k · #142k web rank · ▲ 1.1k this week

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doola 🧾 ServicePaid

US LLC or C-corp formation for founders in 175+ countries, with EIN, address, bookkeeping and tax plans.

#191k web rank · ▲ 210 this week

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Kruze Consulting 🧾 ServicePaid

CPA firm for seed and VC-backed Delaware C corps: bookkeeping, startup tax, R&D credits and CFO work.

#573k web rank

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Every 🧾 ServiceFreemium

Free Delaware C-corp incorporation plus banking, payroll, bookkeeping and tax for startups.

#934k web rank · ▲ 12k this week

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AI Grant 🚀 AcceleratorFree

$250K uncapped MFN SAFE for AI-native pre-seed and seed startups, plus a large credits bundle and SF demo day.

🎁 $250k

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Startup SG Founder 🎁 ProgramFree

S$20,000-S$50,000 (up to about $38,500) grant, matched 1:1 by your capital, plus mentoring for first-time founders.

🎁 up to $38.5k · partner code

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OpenAI for Startups 🎁 ProgramFree

OpenAI API credits, rate limit upgrades and engineer time for startups backed by OpenAI partner VCs.

partner code · #111 web rank

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Sequoia Arc 🚀 AcceleratorFree

Sequoia's twice-yearly open call for pre-seed and seed founders, with a four-day Arc Intensive.

#42k web rank · ▲ 152 this week

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Emergent Ventures 🚀 AcceleratorFree

Fast grants and fellowships from the Mercatus Center for people with scalable "zero to one" ideas.

#58k web rank · ▲ 816 this week

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Eurostars 🎁 ProgramFree

National R&D funding for international projects led by innovative SMEs with partners in two or more Eurostars countries.

#123k web rank · ▲ 1.7k this week

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Novo 🧾 ServiceFree

No-fee business checking for US-based small business owners and freelancers.

#278k web rank

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Startup SG Tech 🎁 ProgramFree

Up to S$400,000 (POC) or S$800,000 (POV) for Singapore deep-tech startups, with a share subscription right attached.

🎁 up to $616k

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Z Fellows 🚀 AcceleratorFree

One-week fellowship with an optional $10,000 investment at a $1B cap; rolling applications.

🎁 $10k

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Berkeley SkyDeck Pad-13 🚀 AcceleratorFree

SkyDeck's incubator track for idea-stage teams with a University of California-affiliated founder.

#621 web rank · ▲ 5 this week

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Lemon Squeezy 🧾 ServicePaid

Merchant of record for digital products and SaaS, owned by Stripe: 5% + 50c per transaction.

#23k web rank · ▲ 103 this week

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500 Global Flagship (500 Fellowship) 🚀 AcceleratorPaid

Four-month San Francisco programme: up to $50K right away and up to $1M more as you progress; note the $35K Phase 1 fee.

🎁 $1.1M · #108k web rank · ▲ 61 this week

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STATION F Fighters Program 🚀 AcceleratorFree

Free STATION F programme in Paris for founders from atypical or underprivileged backgrounds.

#168k web rank · ▲ 1.9k this week

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STATION F Founders Program 🚀 AcceleratorPaid

STATION F's own early-stage programme in Paris: desks from EUR 259 a month for 3 to 18 months, rolling applications.

#168k web rank · ▲ 1.9k this week

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Alchemist Accelerator 🚀 AcceleratorFree

Six-month accelerator for enterprise AI-SaaS and deeptech; most companies grant about 5% equity.

🎁 $30k · #939k web rank · ▲ 2.9k this week

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FounderPass 🎁 ProgramFreemium

Membership with 400+ negotiated software deals, free basic tier and Premium from $99 a year

Free to join

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Founder Institute 🚀 AcceleratorPaid

Part-time pre-accelerator in 200+ cities: paid entrance fee plus a 2.5% equity warrant, no investment.

#117k web rank · ▲ 477 this week

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Clerk for Startups 🎁 ProgramFree

A discount on Clerk Pro authentication features for early-stage startups within a year of launch.

#6.4k web rank

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Pleo 🧾 ServicePaid

European company cards and spend management, from £8/user/month, for teams across the EU and UK.

#30k web rank

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Highbeam 🧾 ServiceFreemium

Banking, high-yield savings and a revenue-based credit line built for US ecommerce brands.

#48k web rank · ▲ 117 this week

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Weaviate Startup Deal 🎁 ProgramFree

Discounted access to Weaviate's managed vector database, redeemed through the Weaviate Console for startups and partner-backed teams.

#108k web rank

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SeedLegals 🧾 ServicePaid

UK equity management, SEIS/EIS and fundraising paperwork, with about £45k in partner perks on the Access plan.

🎁 $57k · #373k web rank

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Secret (JoinSecret) 🎁 ProgramFreemium

A deals marketplace bundling 350+ startup discounts behind a free tier and a paid Premium plan.

#381k web rank

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Clearco 🧾 ServicePaid

Non-dilutive revenue-based financing up to $10M for US direct-to-consumer ecommerce brands.

#703k web rank · ▲ 310 this week

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Carta 🧾 ServiceFreemium

Cap table and equity management platform used by 50,000+ companies, with a free Launch plan for early-stage founders.

Freemium

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MassChallenge 🚀 AcceleratorFreemium

Global nonprofit accelerator network connecting founders in healthcare, climate, security, food systems and finance with corporate partners.

Free to apply

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Vanta 🧾 ServiceFreemium

Compliance automation platform that gets startups audit-ready for SOC 2, ISO 27001 and 35+ other security frameworks.

Freemium

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