Discover Opportunities
The Entrepreneurial Support Hub has diverse opportunities for taking a leap into entrepreneurship. Filter below by the categories that apply to you and your ideas.
Opportunities that accept applications on a rolling basis are listed as an "all-year" deadline.
Current Opportunities
Lightship Capital: Pitch
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.
Plain Sight Capital: Pitch
Pitch Plain Sight on a rolling basis. We invest in pre-seed and seed product-led B2B SaaS companies that can scale horizontally.
Plug In Ventures: Pre-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.
Plug In Ventures: 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.
New Profit: Discovery Grantee Interest
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.
Berkeley Haas: Student Entrepreneurship Program
A 10 week startup incubator program that connects UC Berkeley community members with complementary skills and helps bring their ideas into the world.
Milestone Makers
A free, 3-month program for a small cohort of impact entrepreneurs to receive individualized business mentoring, executive coaching, customized training, and resources.
The 1954 Project Luminary Award
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.
Housing Venture Lab
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.
PIC Principal 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.
Yunus & Youth Global 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.
Rodenberry Fellowship
A year-long fellowship for US-based individuals working towards social justice.
Stay Tuned. New Opportunities coming your way soon! In the meantime, please check out our Past Opportunities for an idea of what’s to come.
Past Opportunities
2024 NewSchools Funding Opportunity
We invest in the ideas and energy of education leaders and entrepreneurs who are advancing innovative solutions that expand the definition of what works.
2025 Tiny Fellowship
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From Kitchen Napkin to Classroom: We Back Ideas at Day Zero. A three-month sprint to refine your idea, craft a Pilot Plan, and launch. Fellows get coaching, seed funding, and a tight-knit community of founders.
Halcyon Health Fellowship (2025)
This fellowship empowers entrepreneurs improving physical and mental healthcare outcomes and reducing barriers to quality, affordable healthcare.
Halcyon: DMV Climate Innovation Fellowship (2025)
500 Flagship Accelerator: Batch 36
Take your startup to the next level with our Flagship Accelerator in Silicon Valley. We empower founders to transform their bold visions into disruptive impact.
Echoing Green Fellowship
The Echoing Green Fellowship is for people whose enterprises are at an early stage and who are experts on the challenge they’ve chosen to confront. We seek leaders who reflect the community they serve and bring deep knowledge of the issues into their work.
REI: Path Ahead Ventures - Embark
A free 3-month program for US. based companies that inspire and equip people in their outdoor lives through products, services, and experiences. We focus on supporting founders of color across Black, Indigenous, Latina/o/x, and AAPI communities.
Hosting nearly 300 youth aged 18 to 25, the Academy will feature a series of targeted plenaries alongside advocacy visits on Capitol Hill.
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