14 General accelerator programs in USA. What each invests and the equity it takes.
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 · $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 · 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 · $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.