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189 investors ranked by rating, review volume and listing quality.

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Between them, the 164 best-ranked of these 189 investors cover seed stage (101), series a (60), series (33) and early stage (30). They also list work in London, Silicon Valley, San Francisco and New York City. 151 of them have written a profile you can read before you get in touch.

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  1. M

    MassChallenge

    Seed Stage · Series A · Startup Accelerator · Also in Boston and London

    MassChallenge is a nonprofit and takes no equity; the Israel programme states zero cost and zero equity. No standard cash investment is published.

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  2. MF

    Misk Foundation – Misk Entrepreneurship programmes (Misk Launchpad, Misk Accelerator)

    Seed Stage · Startup Accelerator · Also in Saudi Arabia

    Misk Foundation runs a fully sponsored 10-week pre-accelerator (Misk Launchpad) for tech founders at the idea-to-MVP stage, and a 3-month zero-equity accelerator (Misk Accelerator)…

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  3. N

    NSRCEL

    Seed Stage · Startup Incubator · Also in Bangalore

    NSRCEL does not take equity or charge fees on its incubation programmes.

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  4. SP

    Shorooq Partners

    Seed Stage · Growth Stage · Also in United Arab Emirates

    Multi-strategy investment firm regulated in ADGM that began as a MENA venture firm in 2017.

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  5. TH

    T-Hub

    Seed Stage · Startup Incubator · Also in India

    No single standard T-Hub investment. Terms are per programme: T-Fund, a joint initiative by T-Hub and the Telangana Government, provides ₹25 lakhs to ₹1 crore in funding for…

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  6. TS

    TAQADAM Startup Accelerator (KAUST and SAB)

    Seed Stage · Startup Accelerator · Also in Saudi Arabia

    Six-month accelerator founded in 2016 by KAUST with the bank SAB.

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  7. Z

    Zinc

    Seed Stage · Also in London

    Zinc invests first, putting in up to £250k initially, alongside its Venture Building Platform (talent, IP/product, networks, and pre-seed investment plus grant support).

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  8. AA

    Accel Atoms

    Seed Stage · Also in Bangalore

    Accel invests up to $1M- $2M in startups in the form of equity or a convertible note.

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  9. FF

    FITT (Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer), IIT Delhi

    Seed Stage · Startup Incubator · Also in Delhi NCR

    Two published ranges, both in INR: (1) financial assistance for early-stage startups to refine the idea, build a prototype and test the market, from 4 Lakh to 1 Crore, subject to…

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  10. IE

    Ikp Eden

    Seed Stage · Startup Incubator · Also in Bangalore

    No single standard deal; terms are per programme. Home page: capital 'From proof-of-concept grants to ₹1 Crore equity' via NIDHI PRAYAS, BIRAC SEED, NIDHI SEED and Ikp ark.

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  11. SS

    SINE (Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship), IIT Bombay

    Seed Stage · Startup Incubator · Also in Mumbai

    No standard incubation investment terms are published on the pages read; SINE says it provides access to seed funding and helps startups apply for government grants.

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  12. SA

    Social Alpha

    Seed Stage · Startup Incubator · Also in Bangalore

    Programme-specific, mostly non-dilutive grants plus optional seed investment.

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  13. FS

    FSID STEM Cell (IISc)

    Seed Stage · Startup Incubator · Also in Bangalore

    STEM Cell lists seed capital of up to 1cr (with an unexplained asterisk) of seed funding through grants and equity related funding, plus rental free space on campus and access to…

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  14. SB

    Surge by Peak XV

    Seed Stage · Also in India

    Surge invests from $500k up to $5M in seed capital per company through an equity investment, with an open architecture that welcomes co-investors and no exclusivity requirement.

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  15. VC

    Venture Center

    Seed Stage · Startup Incubator · Also in India

    Seed investments: equity investment with a ticket size of roughly Rs 20-100 lakhs in science and technology-led deeptech startups.

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    Neo (venture capital fund)

    Engineering · Accelerator

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  17. 42CAP logo

    42CAP

    Seed Stage · Artificial Intelligence · Series · Also in Copenhagen and Europe

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  18. Scribble Ventures logo

    Scribble Ventures

    Seed Stage · Artificial Intelligence

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  19. B

    BoomStartup

    Early Stage · Learning · Accelerator · Also in Silicon Valley

    We are an open accelerator program for entrepreneurs seeking community, expert advice, and funding that takes businesses to the next level eBook authored by Tara Spalding from…

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  20. DA

    Disruptive AI (venture capital)

    Artificial Intelligence · Also in Tel Aviv

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