48 Startup Programs That Fund Founders Before Product or Revenue
Discover 48 top startup accelerators and VC fellowships that back founders at idea stage - before product or revenue. Raise at pre-seed with confidence.
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Raising at pre-seed? The odds are against you - unless you have the right support.
We’ve curated a fresh 2025 list of 48 top startup programs that help founders go from idea → execution, even without traction, a product, or revenue.
These programs offer:
Non-dilutive grants
Fellowship residencies
Early-stage VCs
Global exposure
Founder-in-Residence positions
If you're building anything ambitious, bookmark this list:
Perplexity AI Business Fellowship
Conviction Embed
South Park Commons
StartupYard
43North
Platanus
Better Tomorrow Ventures
Mucker Capital
SOSV
HAX
IndieBio
Tacklebox
Antler
Blue Ridge Labs
Forum Ventures
The House Fund
Endless Frontier Labs
Venture Spark
D2C Insider Elevate
The Council
Precursor Ventures
Venture Kick
HF0 Residency
AI Grant
a16z Crypto Startup School (CSX)
Founder Institute
Sequoia Arc
Greylock Edge
Accel Atoms
Startup Wise Guys
Pear VC X
Afore VC FIR
LAUNCH Accelerator
Boost VC
Seedcamp
Founders, Inc.
Neo Ventures
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LocalHost Fellowship
Village Global Velocity
Unusual Ventures Academy
LOI Venture
Techstars
Entrepreneurs First
a16z Speedrun
First Round Capital PMF
The Residency
500 Global
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