Opportunities in Global
Find the best tech opportunities in Global.
Antler
Global early-stage investor providing $200–$250K for ~8–9% equity in a 6-week residency.
Founders Fund
San Francisco-based venture capital firm backing companies building revolutionary technologies.
AWS Activate for Startups
AWS Activate is Amazon Web Services’ flagship startup support program offering promotional AWS credits and related resources to help early-stage companies build, launch, and scale their technology on AWS. Founders can apply for the Activate Founders package to receive $1,000 in AWS credits
Khosla Ventures
Early-stage and growth venture capital firm founded by Vinod Khosla, investing in ambitious technology companies across enterprise, consumer, health, sustainability and frontier tech.
Soma Capital Fellowship
Semi-annual fellowship investing $100K SAFE (<1% equity) in founders.
Vercel AI Accelerator
A 6-week accelerator program for 40 AI builders, providing over $6M in credits from leading AI platforms.
TKS World 2026
TKS (The Knowledge Society) is a 10-month innovation program for teens ages 13–17 that blends emerging technology exploration, project-based learning, and mentorship to help students build real solutions and future skills. :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}
EWOR Fellowship
A highly selective, virtual-first fellowship offering early-stage founders up to €500,000 in capital and 1:1 mentorship from unicorn founders to build global-impact ventures.
Battery Ventures
Global, technology-focused investment firm backing companies from early stage through buyouts.
Sequoia Arc
Sequoia Arc is a biannual seed-stage catalyst program that helps pre-seed and seed founders build enduring, category-defining companies through funding, mentorship, community, and company building frameworks.
Antler
Global early-stage investor providing $200–$250K for ~8–9% equity in a 6-week residency.
Founders Fund
San Francisco-based venture capital firm backing companies building revolutionary technologies.
AWS Activate for Startups
AWS Activate is Amazon Web Services’ flagship startup support program offering promotional AWS credits and related resources to help early-stage companies build, launch, and scale their technology on AWS. Founders can apply for the Activate Founders package to receive $1,000 in AWS credits
Khosla Ventures
Early-stage and growth venture capital firm founded by Vinod Khosla, investing in ambitious technology companies across enterprise, consumer, health, sustainability and frontier tech.
Soma Capital Fellowship
Semi-annual fellowship investing $100K SAFE (<1% equity) in founders.
Vercel AI Accelerator
A 6-week accelerator program for 40 AI builders, providing over $6M in credits from leading AI platforms.
TKS World 2026
TKS (The Knowledge Society) is a 10-month innovation program for teens ages 13–17 that blends emerging technology exploration, project-based learning, and mentorship to help students build real solutions and future skills. :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}
EWOR Fellowship
A highly selective, virtual-first fellowship offering early-stage founders up to €500,000 in capital and 1:1 mentorship from unicorn founders to build global-impact ventures.
Battery Ventures
Global, technology-focused investment firm backing companies from early stage through buyouts.
Sequoia Arc
Sequoia Arc is a biannual seed-stage catalyst program that helps pre-seed and seed founders build enduring, category-defining companies through funding, mentorship, community, and company building frameworks.
What You'll Find
- Average funding: $7352k per opportunity
- Average duration: 7 months
- Global: Global programs offer opportunities that transcend geographical boundaries, allowing participation from anywhere in the world.
Benefits
- $1.2M in Vercel credits ($30k per participant, $12k for winners)
- $1M in AWS credits ($25k per participant)
- Multi-stage capital (seed → growth) and follow-on capability
- Mentorship from billion-dollar founders
- Multi-stage capital across early → growth → buyout
Application Tips
- Research each program thoroughly to understand their specific requirements and what they're looking for
- Reach out to program alumni or current participants to gain insights into the application process
- Tailor your application to highlight how your project aligns with the program's goals and values
Y Combinator Summer Fellows Grants 2026
Y Combinator’s Summer Fellows Grants provide selected undergraduate students with cash and cloud credits to pursue their own technical projects over the summer rather than traditional internship work.
LaunchX Entrepreneurship Bootcamp 2026
LaunchX Entrepreneurship Bootcamp is a virtual summer bootcamp that immerses high school students in foundational entrepreneurship concepts and hands-on business-building activities.
TKS World 2026
TKS (The Knowledge Society) is a 10-month innovation program for teens ages 13–17 that blends emerging technology exploration, project-based learning, and mentorship to help students build real solutions and future skills. :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}
Battery Ventures
Global, technology-focused investment firm backing companies from early stage through buyouts.
AI Grant Accelerator
AI Grant is a startup accelerator and funding initiative focused on investing in early-stage AI product companies and supporting innovation with capital and ecosystem resources
Sequoia Arc
Sequoia Arc is a biannual seed-stage catalyst program that helps pre-seed and seed founders build enduring, category-defining companies through funding, mentorship, community, and company building frameworks.
Sequoia Open Source Fellowship
An equity-free fellowship by Sequoia Capital supporting leading open source developers around the world.
General Catalyst
Global investment and transformation firm partnering with founders from seed through growth to build resilient, AI-enabled companies.
Founders Fund
San Francisco-based venture capital firm backing companies building revolutionary technologies.
Bessemer Venture Partners (BVP)
Global multi-stage venture capital firm with a long history of backing enterprise, consumer and healthcare companies.
Spark Capital
Multi-stage venture capital firm investing in products and founders across consumer, enterprise, infra, gaming, fintech and AI.
New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
One of the world's largest multi-stage venture capital firms, investing across technology and healthcare since 1977.
Antler
Global early-stage investor providing $200–$250K for ~8–9% equity in a 6-week residency.
Hummingbird VC
Global seed investors backing outlier founders across deep tech, AI, SaaS, fintech and healthcare.
Seven Seven Six (776)
Early-stage venture capital firm founded by Alexis Ohanian (also known as 776).
Vercel AI Accelerator
A 6-week accelerator program for 40 AI builders, providing over $6M in credits from leading AI platforms.
Z Fellows
A one-week accelerator connecting early-stage technical builders with billion-dollar founders for mentorship and lifelong support.
MongoDB for Startups
MongoDB for Startups is a technical support and credits program that helps early-stage companies build, scale, and succeed using MongoDB Atlas, the multi-cloud database platform. Participants receive credits, support, and ecosystem access to accelerate development.
AWS Activate for Startups
AWS Activate is Amazon Web Services’ flagship startup support program offering promotional AWS credits and related resources to help early-stage companies build, launch, and scale their technology on AWS. Founders can apply for the Activate Founders package to receive $1,000 in AWS credits
PostHog for Startups
PostHog for Startups is a startup support program that gives early-stage teams up to $50,000 in PostHog Cloud credits plus additional perks to help startups build and optimize their products
Cloudflare for Startups
Cloudflare for Startups is a startup support program that offers service credits, tooling, and ecosystem benefits to early-stage companies building software and SaaS products. Cloudflare credits help startups scale securely and efficiently while reducing infrastructure costs. :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}
Alliance Accelerator
Alliance is a leading global crypto and Web3 accelerator & founder community that helps startups reach escape velocity with funding, mentorship, and structured programming
Khosla Ventures
Early-stage and growth venture capital firm founded by Vinod Khosla, investing in ambitious technology companies across enterprise, consumer, health, sustainability and frontier tech.
Lightspeed Venture Partners
Lightspeed Venture Partners (LSVP) is a multi‑stage venture capital firm that backs bold founders and disruptive innovations with capital and strategic support from early seed to later growth stages.
Soma Capital Fellowship
Semi-annual fellowship investing $100K SAFE (<1% equity) in founders.
Google for Startups Accelerator
Equity-free accelerator: no cash funding, but up to $100K GCP credits.
Conviction Embed
Hands-on embedded partner program offering a $150K uncapped SAFE (MFN).
Pioneer
$20K for 1% equity (or advisory only); virtual startup contest with mentors.
Vercel Open Source Program
Seasonal cohort-based program offering impactful open source projects up to $3,600 in Vercel credits, third-party OSS starter-pack credits, and prioritized support.
The Residency
3–6-month in-person cohorts providing full-time housing, co-working space, and community for ambitious builders; locations include San Francisco, Berkeley, Cambridge (MA), Berlin, and Bangalore.
Edge City SHIFT Grants
Tiered grants ($5K–$40K) for d/acc projects in biosecurity, cyber defense, info resilience, physical resilience, neurotech & social technology.
Founder Institute
16-week pre-seed accelerator/education program; participants share equity, often receive $10–$20K each.
Emergent Ventures Fellowship
Two-year flexible research grant and community designed to support high-impact thinkers tackling big, unconventional problems.
Thiel Fellowship
A two-year, $200,000 grant program for innovators aged 22 or younger to pursue full-time projects instead of attending college.
Z Fellows
One-week program offering a $10,000 stipend and mentorship from Silicon Valley's top founders for early technical builders.
a16z Crypto Startup Accelerator
An intensive accelerator for early-stage blockchain and web3 startups, providing capital, mentorship, and network support.
EWOR Fellowship
A highly selective, virtual-first fellowship offering early-stage founders up to €500,000 in capital and 1:1 mentorship from unicorn founders to build global-impact ventures.