Best General Accelerators Worldwide (2026)
3 General accelerator programs that run worldwide. What each invests and the equity it takes.
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500 Global
Global · $150k for 6% with $37.5k program fee
500 Global (formerly 500 Startups) is a venture capital firm and accelerator founded in 2010, with $2.7 billion in assets under management.
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Entrepreneur First
Global · $125k for 8% + $125k MFN
Entrepreneur First (EF) is an international talent investor founded in 2011 by Matt Clifford and Alice Bentinck, who previously worked as management consultants at McKinsey.
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Techstars
Global · $20k for 5% + $200k MFN
Techstars is a global pre-seed investor and accelerator founded in 2006 by David Cohen. The program operates in 27 cities across 9 countries and has invested in nearly 5,000…
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