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Lightship Capital: Pitch

Total Funding:
Varies
Application Opens:
1/1/2025
Application Deadline:
12/31/2025
Grant

Lightship Capital invests in remarkable businesses led by FOC (Founders of Color), LBGTQ+, Women & Innovators with Disabilities. We're interested in Consumer Packaged Goods, E-Commerce, Sustainability, Artificial Intelligence, and Health Tech.

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Funding Type:
Investment
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Location:
Remote
Investment
$75K and above
Stage 4
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opportunity
Grant

Plain Sight Capital: Pitch

Total Funding:
Varies
Application Opens:
1/1/2025
Application Deadline:
12/31/2025
Grant

Pitch Plain Sight on a rolling basis. We invest in pre-seed and seed product-led B2B SaaS companies that can scale horizontally.

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Funding Type:
Investment
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Location:
Remote
Investment
$75K and above
Plain Sight Capital
Stage 4
Technology
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Accelerator

Plug In Ventures: Pre-Accelerator

Total Funding:
$0
Application Opens:
1/1/2025
Application Deadline:
12/31/2025
Accelerator

Designed for Black and LatinX founders in Southern California, our Pre-Accelerator Program equips you with the essential tools to validate your business ideas and prepare for growth.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Duration:
Location:
Southern California
Under $10K
Plug In Ventures
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Stage 4
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Accelerator

Plug In Ventures: Accelerator

Total Funding:
Up to $100,000
Application Opens:
1/1/2025
Application Deadline:
12/31/2025
Accelerator

Designed for Black and LatinX founders in Southern California, our Accelerator Program is for founders ready to take their startups to the next level. Hybrid participation options and up to $100K in equity investment are available.

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Location:
Southern California
$75K and above
Plug In Ventures
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Stage 4
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New Profit: Discovery Grantee Interest

Total Funding:
Varies
Application Opens:
1/1/2025
Application Deadline:
12/31/2025
Grant

We provide funding to nonprofit organizations led by high-impact social entrepreneurs who are expanding access and opportunity in America by leveraging their proximity to the genius, talent, and vision of the communities they serve. Discovery forms are accepted on a rolling basis.

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Funding Type:
Grant Interest
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Location:
Remote
Grant Interest
Under $10K
New Profit
Stage 3
Stage 4
Stage 2
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Accelerator

Berkeley Haas: Student Entrepreneurship Program

Total Funding:
$0
Application Opens:
12/15/2025
Application Deadline:
1/12/2026
Accelerator

A 10 week startup incubator program that connects UC Berkeley community members with complementary skills and helps bring their ideas into the world.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Duration:
Fall 2025
Location:
Berkeley, CA
Under $10K
Startup@Berkeley
Stage 1
Stage 2
Social Impact
Technology
Education
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opportunity
Accelerator

Milestone Makers

Total Funding:
$0
Application Opens:
12/1/2024
Application Deadline:
1/27/2026
Accelerator

A free, 3-month program for a small cohort of impact entrepreneurs to receive individualized business mentoring, executive coaching, customized training, and resources.

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Funding Type:
Duration:
March - June 2025
Location:
Remote
Under $10K
Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center
Stage 3
Stage 4
Social Impact
past
opportunity
Fellowhsip

The 1954 Project Luminary Award

Total Funding:
$1,000,000
Application Opens:
1/1/2026
Application Deadline:
2/11/2026
Fellowhsip

The CAFE Group’s 1954 Project is advancing education equity by investing in bold, imagination-fueled, and high-impact leaders committed to addressing systemic barriers and creating sustainable change for Black students and in Black communities.

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Location:
Remote
$75K and above
The Cafe Group
Stage 4
Social Impact
past
opportunity
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Accelerator

Housing Venture Lab

Total Funding:
$75,000
Application Opens:
1/5/2026
Application Deadline:
2/17/2026
Accelerator

The Housing Venture Lab is an accelerator that provides wraparound support for entrepreneurs with new, bold ideas to make housing more equitable, accessible, and sustainable.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Duration:
June 2025-Jan 2026
Location:
National
$75K and above
Terner Labs
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Education
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opportunity
Fellowship

PIC Principal Fellowship

Total Funding:
$0
Application Opens:
12/1/2025
Application Deadline:
2/18/2026
Fellowship

A two-year fellowship program is designed to connect experienced North Texas principals with multi-district peers, re-ignite their passion for the profession, and provide them with the tools and resources to inspire and lead their teams toward a campus vision.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Duration:
2026
Location:
North Texas
Under $10K
Principal Impact Collaborative
Stage 1
Social Impact
past
opportunity
Fellowship

Yunus & Youth Global Fellowship

Total Funding:
$0
Application Opens:
1/1/2026
Application Deadline:
3/1/2026
Fellowship

The Yunus & Youth Fellowship Program is a six-month online program designed to empower young (18-30 year old) social entrepreneurs and to help them develop their full potential by strengthening their business models, helping them measure their social impact, and defining a scaling strategy.

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Duration:
2026
Location:
Remote
Under $10K
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Education
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Fellowship

Rodenberry Fellowship

Total Funding:
$0
Application Opens:
4/1/2026
Application Deadline:
5/20/2026
Fellowship

A year-long fellowship for US-based individuals working towards social justice.

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Duration:
2026 - 2027
Location:
Remote with in-person summits
Under $10K
Rodenberry Foundation
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Google Accelerator: Cloud AI

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Application Opened:
12/16/2024
Application Deadline:
2/4/2025
Accelerator

A new ten-week accelerator class for high potential AI first technology startups based in the U.S. and Canada.

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April - June 2025
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Hybrid
Google for Startups
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Village Capital: US Women in Tech Accelerator

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Application Opened:
12/16/2024
Application Deadline:
1/31/2025
Accelerator

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March 2025 - July 2025
Location:
Virtual with 1 in-person summit
Village Capital
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Fellowship

Obama Leaders Program

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Application Opened:
12/1/2024
Application Deadline:
1/30/2025
Fellowship

For leaders working in the public sector, civil society, and the private sector who have demonstrated a commitment to advancing the common good.

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Remote
Under $10K
Obama Foundation
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Watson Institute: The Retail Readiness Entrepreneurship Training Program 2025

Total Funding:
Varies
Application Opened:
10/1/2024
Application Deadline:
1/26/2025
Fellowship

A 16-week program to support underserved agricultural entrepreneurs to become retail ready, funded by Wal-Mart.

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Duration:
October 2024 - January 2025
Location:
Virtual
Under $10K
Watson Institute
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opportunity
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EdLoC: Boulder Fund

Total Funding:
Varies
Application Opened:
1/6/2025
Application Deadline:
1/25/2025
Grant

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$50K - $74,999
EdLoC
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Accelerator

Fund 17: BenchMarks Incubator

Total Funding:
$0
Application Opened:
1/1/2025
Application Deadline:
1/20/2025
Accelerator

BenchMarks Incubator is an 8 week program that pairs early-stage entrepreneurs with Business Case Managers to work on a defined goal in: Marketing, Legal, Finance, or Business Planning.

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Funding Type:
Duration:
Jan - March 2025
Location:
New Orleans, LA
Under $10K
Fund 17
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Fellowship

Watson Institute: BMO Fellowship 2025

Total Funding:
0-$4,000
Application Opened:
11/1/2024
Application Deadline:
1/19/2025
Fellowship

The BMO Fellowship, powered by Watson Institute, empowers promising sustainability entrepreneurs with a virtual program and funding.

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Duration:
Mar 2025 - June 2025
Location:
Virtual
$10K - $49,999
Watson Institute
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Watson Institute: Ford Philanthropy Mobility Fellowship 2025

Total Funding:
$6,000
Application Opened:
12/13/2024
Application Deadline:
1/12/2025
Fellowship

A fully-funded virtual program to empower mobility and transportation focused entrepreneurs and community leaders

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Duration:
February 2025 - June 2025
Location:
Virtual
Under $10K
Watson Institute
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Village Capital: Sage Impact Entrepreneurship

Total Funding:
$10,000 - $50,000
Application Opened:
11/18/2024
Application Deadline:
1/10/2025
Accelerator

Our program will focus on startups creating solutions for people and the planet in key areas like clean energy, biodiversity, sustainable infrastructure, circular economy, climate-resilient health, environmental justice, and data analytics and climate intelligence.

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Duration:
March 2025 - June 2025
Location:
Virtual, 1 in person workshop in Atlanta
$10K - $49,999
Village Capital
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Fellowship

Truist Foundation Fellowship

Total Funding:
Varies
Application Opened:
10/1/2024
Application Deadline:
1/5/2025
Fellowship

Equipping Georgia-based entrepreneurs, small business owners, and nonprofit founders with the skills and network to scale their impact.

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Funding Type:
Duration:
February 8th to June 12th
Location:
Virtual
Under $10K
Watson Institute
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Accelerator

Techstars: Anywhere Accelerator

Total Funding:
$120,000
Application Opened:
8/6/2024
Application Deadline:
11/23/2024
Accelerator

Techstars provides founders with a 3-month, mentorship-driven accelerator program, a $120K investment, and access to the Techstars network.

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Duration:
March 10 - June 5, 2025
Location:
Remote with In-Person Summits
$75K and above
Techstars
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Fellowship

Mountaintop Fellowship

Total Funding:
$3,600 - $5,000
Application Opened:
9/24/2024
Application Deadline:
11/8/2024
Fellowship

Mountaintop’s flagship program is a paid, one-year, full-time fellowship for the most promising local leaders to stay in or return to their home communities and contribute to systems change in lower-income places around the world.

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July 2025 - July 2026
Location:
Remote with in-person retreats
Mountaintop International
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