Opportunities in Global
Discover handpicked technology programs in Global.
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}
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.
Conviction Embed
Hands-on embedded partner program offering a $150K uncapped SAFE (MFN).
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.
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.
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.
Z Fellows
One-week program offering a $10,000 stipend and mentorship from Silicon Valley's top founders for early technical builders.
Google for Startups Accelerator
Equity-free accelerator: no cash funding, but up to $100K GCP credits.
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.
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}
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.
Conviction Embed
Hands-on embedded partner program offering a $150K uncapped SAFE (MFN).
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.
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.
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.
Z Fellows
One-week program offering a $10,000 stipend and mentorship from Silicon Valley's top founders for early technical builders.
Google for Startups Accelerator
Equity-free accelerator: no cash funding, but up to $100K GCP credits.
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.
What You'll Find
- Average funding: $89k per opportunity
- Average duration: 7 months
- Global: Global opportunities break down geographical barriers, offering worldwide access to tech programs and resources.
Benefits
- Multi-stage capital (seed → growth) and follow-on capability
- Demo Day with leading investors
- Early‑stage and growth‑stage venture capital investments for startups across sectors
- Capital support from seed through Series F and beyond
- Hands‑on strategic guidance from experienced investors
Application Tips
- Start preparing your application materials well in advance of deadlines to ensure quality submissions
- 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
Y Combinator X2026
Y Combinator X2026 is the Spring 2026 batch of the YC accelerator, supporting early-stage startups with funding, mentorship, and access to one of the world’s strongest founder networks.
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.
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.
Battery Ventures
Global, technology-focused investment firm backing companies from early stage through buyouts.
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.
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.
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).
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
Thiel Fellowship
A two-year, $200,000 grant program for innovators aged 22 or younger to pursue full-time projects instead of attending college.
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.
a16z Crypto Startup Accelerator
An intensive accelerator for early-stage blockchain and web3 startups, providing capital, mentorship, and network support.
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.
Antler
Global early-stage investor providing $200–$250K for ~8–9% equity in a 6-week residency.
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.
Pioneer
$20K for 1% equity (or advisory only); virtual startup contest with mentors.
Conviction Embed
Hands-on embedded partner program offering a $150K uncapped SAFE (MFN).
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}
Emergent Ventures Fellowship
Two-year flexible research grant and community designed to support high-impact thinkers tackling big, unconventional problems.
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
Edge City SHIFT Grants
Tiered grants ($5K–$40K) for d/acc projects in biosecurity, cyber defense, info resilience, physical resilience, neurotech & social technology.
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
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.
Google for Startups Accelerator
Equity-free accelerator: no cash funding, but up to $100K GCP credits.
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.
Founder Institute
16-week pre-seed accelerator/education program; participants share equity, often receive $10–$20K each.
Soma Capital Fellowship
Semi-annual fellowship investing $100K SAFE (<1% equity) in founders.
Z Fellows
One-week program offering a $10,000 stipend and mentorship from Silicon Valley's top founders for early technical builders.