17 Sept 2026 · TrustList Editorial
Startup accelerators worldwide: the 2026 guide for founders
Y Combinator, Techstars, 500 Global, Antler, Entrepreneurs First, Hub71, STATION F and more: what accelerators invest, what they take, and…
49 investors ranked by rating, review volume and listing quality.
Between them, the 37 best-ranked of these 49 investors cover seed stage (18), pre seed (15), series a (6) and artificial intelligence (4). They also list work in New York City, London, Silicon Valley and San Francisco. 33 of them have written a profile you can read before you get in touch.
Seed Stage · Pre Seed · Series A · 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.
Seed Stage · Pre Seed · 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)…
Also in Paris
No standard investment is published; the programme offers a chance to receive funding from STATION F and fast-tracks to VCs.
Seed Stage · Pre Seed · Also in Saudi Arabia
Six-month accelerator founded in 2016 by KAUST with the bank SAB.
Seed Stage · Pre Seed · Also in Doha and Miami
Flagship: an optional small cash investment, often a SAFE; the programme's required tuition fee is offset with additional investment capital; average investment proceeds are…
Seed Stage · Pre Seed · Also in Silicon Valley
No cash investment from the programme. Founders pay a one-time Entrance Fee (amount varies by region; the geolocated page read showed $125 USD for Pakistan).
Seed Stage · Pre Seed · Also in London
No single standard deal: capital is invested alongside a cohort programme, with amounts set per partner programme (e.g.
Seed Stage · Series A
Equity-free for the duration of the programme; no investment at programme-family level. Korea states the programme is also free of charge.
Seed Stage · Pre Seed · Series A · Also in Abu Dhabi
Access programme and specialist ecosystems: AED 250,000 in cash in exchange for equity through an uncapped, no-discount MFN SAFE note, plus AED 250,000 worth of in-kind incentives…
Seed Stage · Also in Islamabad
i2iScale (Invest2Innovate accelerator) is a startup accelerator in Rawalpindi.
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