21 accelerator programs in USA. What each invests, the equity it takes, and the sectors it backs.
USA · $500k for 10% + $500k follow-on within 18mo
a16z Speedrun adds over $5M in AI, cloud, and infrastructure credits to its investment. Andreessen Horowitz runs the 12-week program in San Francisco.
USA · up to $500k-$1M
Accel Atoms is an accelerator program run by Accel, one of the world's leading venture capital firms.
USA · $500k-$2M; $100k+ via Founders-in-Residence
Afore Capital is a pre-seed firm founded in 2017 by Anamitra Banerji, the first product manager at Twitter, and Gaurav Jain. Its fourth fund closed at $185M in February 2025.
USA · $50k-$150k
The AI2 Incubator was created in 2014 by Oren Etzioni at the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2), originally co-founded with Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen.
USA · $30k avg net of tuition fee for ~5%
Alchemist Accelerator runs a six-month program for startups that sell to enterprises. Founded in 2012 by Ravi Belani, it is backed by Khosla Ventures, Cisco, Salesforce…
USA · $200k for 8.5% + $300k follow-on
Antler is an early-stage venture capital firm and accelerator founded in 2017 by Magnus Grimeland in Singapore.
USA · $200k for 7.5%
Berkeley SkyDeck is UC Berkeley's global startup accelerator, founded in 2012 as a joint venture between the Haas School of Business and College of Engineering.
USA · $500k
Betaworks AI Camp is a cohort-based accelerator program run by Betaworks, founded by John Borthwick, who has been a leader in New York startup technology for over two decades.
USA · $500k lead cheque, rolling; $50k Fellowship at $1.5M cap
Boost VC is widely listed as an accelerator, but its own FAQ says it is not one. Adam Draper and Brayton Williams founded it in 2012 and ran twenty numbered programs, the last…
USA · $250k uncapped no-discount MFN SAFE
Conviction Embed is the accelerator program run by Conviction, a venture firm founded in 2022 by Sarah Guo (former Greylock general partner) and joined in 2025 by second general…
USA · Non-dilutive (community + mentorship)
ODF (formerly On Deck Founders) is a non-dilutive founder fellowship for people who want to build conviction and find a co-founder.
USA · up to $250k for 4-7%
Founders, Inc. is a San Francisco firm with a 42,000 sq ft campus at Fort Mason, founded by Furqan Rydhan. It does not do decks or pitches.
USA · SAFE note + $500k+ in credits
Greylock Edge is a bespoke three-month company-building program from Greylock Partners, designed for select pre-idea, pre-seed, and seed founders.
USA · $1M uncapped for 5% equity (last published 2025)
HF0 is a highly selective twelve-week residency for repeat and technical founders, run by Dave Fontenot. It has taken batches since 2021.
USA · $125k for 7%
LAUNCH is a venture capital firm and startup accelerator founded by Jason Calacanis, known for backing some of Silicon Valley's most iconic companies at the earliest stages.
USA · $750k uncapped SAFE, up to 5% in next round
Neo replaced its accelerator with the Neo Residency in February 2026, folding the old accelerator and its Semester in SF into one program; the accelerator URL now redirects.
USA · $500k-$2M
PearX is the accelerator program operated by Pear VC, a seed-stage venture firm co-founded in 2013 by Pejman Nozad and Mar Hershenson.
USA · Company-specific; no standard terms
Sequoia Arc is Sequoia Capital's program for pre-seed and seed founders, launched in 2022. Sequoia calls it a bi-annual open call, but is not advertising a window at the moment.
USA · up to $2M
Soma Capital is a seed-stage venture fund founded in 2015 by Aneel Ranadive, designed by founders for founders.
USA · $400k for 7% + $600k follow-on
South Park Commons (SPC) is an American venture capital firm and technical community founded in 2016 by Ruchi Sanghvi (Facebook's first female engineer) and Aditya Agarwal…
USA · $125k for 7% + $375k MFN
Y Combinator (YC) is the world's most prestigious and influential startup accelerator, founded in 2005 by Paul Graham.