Two-year full-time fellowship offering a $100,000 grant to young innovators aged 18–24 working on high-impact climate change projects; open globally and requires fellows to take a leave from or forgo university.

Global accelerator offering $220,000 in funding for ~5–7% total equity.

12-week in-person talent-investor program across EF offices in London, Paris, Bangalore & San Francisco; Fall 2025 application deadlines: June 29 (Bangalore), July 14 (Paris), August 1 (London).

Early-stage accelerator by 500 Global offering $150,000 for 6% SAFE (plus fees).

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.

The Pathways to Enable Secure Open-Source Ecosystems (PESOSE) program supports the translation of open-source science and engineering-focused research products into safe and sustainable ecosystems that address national and societal challenges. Open-source tools such as software, hardware, machine learning models, languages, and data platforms are designed to be shared as they are publicly-accessible and modifiable. These tools spark innovation in critical fields as varied as artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing, banking, healthcare, research, education, next-gen manufacturing, mobility, and National security (including cybersecurity). [...] proposals, allowing teams to propose [...] on a robust [...] Anticipated Type of Award: Standard Grant or Continuing Grant [...] Anticipated Funding Amount: $40,000,000 [...] • For proposals submitted via Research.gov, PAPPG guidelines apply. [...] • For proposals submitted via Grants.gov, NSF Grants.gov Application Guide guidelines apply. [...] • are released as open-source products. These products are freely available for anyone to view, use, modify, or share. Open-source products encourage collaboration, transparency, and community-driven development, which helps speed up innovation. Over time, many of these products become part of [...] national infrastructure, including energy grids, water systems, [...] records, financial networks, and [...] The economic value of open-source products is enormous, with recent estimates exceeding $13 trillion per year. Open-source software is used almost everywhere and supports key technologies such as artificial intelligence, data science, cloud computing, telecommunications, scientific research tools, and critical facilities. Despite these benefits, the number of open-source developers is relatively small, and many projects lack sufficient resources. This can slow innovation and make maintenance difficult. In addition, weaknesses in open-source software - such as security flaws, supply-chain risks, or insider threats - can spread across many connected systems. In extreme cases, these weaknesses could lead to large-scale failures that affect national or global systems. [...] The PESOSE program supports NSF's mission by accelerating innovation that benefits the Nation. Funded projects lower barriers for researchers and startups, protect public and private investments, strengthen safety, security, and privacy, and support interoperability and standards. Together, these outcomes help increase U.S. competitiveness in the global economy. [...] The Pathways to Enable Secure Open-Source Ecosystems (PESOSE) program, managed by the Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships, creates a new pathway to turn research into innovation by supporting strong, sustainable, and secure open-source ecosystems (OSEs). These ecosystems are built around existing open-source products, tools, and artifacts that already show promise. The goal is to transform research results into widely used technologies and services that benefit society. Open-source ecosystems depend on distributed development, where contributors from many organizations work together to improve and maintain the product. When successful, these ecosystems grow active communities of developers and users, attract resources, and help innovations make a lasting impact. [...] Track 1: Scoping and planning. This track helps organizations that need experience building developer and user communities. This includes planning and training in governance, legal issues, licensing, fundraising, and administration. [...] Anticipated Type of Award: Continuing Grant or Standard Grant [...] Full Proposal Preparation Instructions: Proposers may opt to submit proposals in response to this Program Solicitation via Research.gov or Grants.gov. [...] You can submit proposals in response to this solicitation through Research.gov or Grants.gov, unless otherwise noted.

No resume required. No cover letter. Just show what you can do. The Klaviyo AI Builder Residency — a 12-month, full-time program for people who build with AI because they can't help it.

The Open Source for Science Fund invites letters of intent from developers and maintainers of open source software projects that underpin AI and data-intensive research in the life sciences. This program will fund technical advances and address significant bottlenecks in software tools with demonstrated community adoption in the life sciences, allowing them to unlock new capabilities for scientists worldwide and evolve functionality to meet the demands of AI-native research environments. [...] Open Source for Science Fund is [...] multi-donor initiative [...] Renaissance Philanthropy [...] philanthropic and industry [...] sustain and evolve [...] scientific software for the AI era. With seed funding from Biohub [...] Wellcome, and support from [...] builds on the track record [...] for Science ( [...] ) program — six cycles, [...] deployed across 230+ projects — as a successor initiative that is operationally independent and purpose [...] built to scale. [...] “Open Source for the Life Sciences” (OS4LS) is the inaugural call of the Open Source for Science Fund. It is targeted at open source software that underpins data-intensive research and AI-driven discovery in the life sciences. [...] serves critical needs for a research audience, a realistic plan of work [...] with the project’s own roadmap [...] and genuine buy-in from [...] maintainer community about [...] For this Request for Applications, we seek to support domain-specific software tools across a broad range of [...] life sciences. We also welcome proposals focused on foundational libraries and software dependencies as well as collaborations among related projects within the same software ecosystem. [...] Available funding: Up to $250,000 USD total over two years (up to $125,000 USD/year) [...] Available funding: Up to $1,000,000 USD total over two years (up to $500,000 USD/year) [...] • Open source libraries that serve as core dependencies of scientific applications across multiple domains in [...] life sciences, OR [...] developing shared interoper [...] , or common [...] and capabilities across [...] set of related [...] within the same [...] Applications in this track may propose coordinated work spanning multiple [...] For both tracks, grants will be awarded for two years (24 months). Proposals will be evaluated for appropriateness of budget relative to the scope of work proposed. Indirect costs may not exceed 10% of direct costs and should be included in the maximum funding for each track. A detailed budget is not required at the LOI stage. [...] for staff (full-time, part-time, [...] contract): developers, contributors, [...] writers, community managers, [...] • Projects applying for funding must be open licensed and have a publicly available codebase in a repository. Proprietary software or software with custom / restrictive licenses is not eligible for funding. [...] • The software project(s) must have a mature codebase and demonstrated traction and adoption in the life sciences. Early-stage prototypes or planned software projects lacking evidence of adoption are not in scope for this call and unlikely to pass the LOI stage. [...] This is a two-step process: an initial Letter of Intent (LOI), followed by invitations to a select number of applicants to submit a Full Application. The application form will be available on May 11 at 9am Pacific Time at https://os4science.org/funding%5Fopportunity/os4ls/. [...] Date Milestone --- --- May 4, 2026 Website launch; RFA announced May 11, 2026 LOI Application portal opens (9 am PDT / 4 pm UTC) June 8, 2026 Letters of Intent due (2 pm PDT / 9 pm UTC) June 23, 2026 Notification of invitation to submit Full Applications; Full Application portal opens (9 am PDT / 4 pm UTC) July 21, 2026 Full Applications due (2 pm PDT / 9 pm UTC) October 2026 Earliest notification of decisions December 1, 2026 Earliest project start date

LaunchX Entrepreneurship Bootcamp is a virtual summer bootcamp that immerses high school students in foundational entrepreneurship concepts and hands-on business-building activities.

The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation is inviting pre-applications for the 2026 Experimental Investigators competition as part of its Emergent Phenomena in Quantum Systems (EPiQS) Initiative. Through EPiQS, the foundation seeks to accelerate breakthroughs in quantum materials—solids and engineered structures that exhibit novel quantum phases and emergent electronic behavior. [...] Investigator awards are a central pillar of EPiQS. These awards provide exceptionally creative scientists with substantial, long-term, and flexible support, enabling them to pursue ambitious research agendas of their own design. By fostering intellectual freedom and risk-taking, the EPiQS Investigators program aims to drive transformative advances and expand the frontiers of quantum materials research. EPIQS will conduct open calls for Investigators and Moore Synthesis Fellows in 2026, 2029, and 2032. [...] The EPiQS Experimental Investigator awards support U.S. experts in experimental studies of quantum materials to pursue discovery of new emergent electronic and magnetic phenomena in solids, elucidate the origin of previously known emergent phenomena, develop new experimental techniques for probing or controlling quantum materials, or substantially enhance the performance of existing techniques. This call for proposals will result in the appointment of up to eight Experimental Investigators. The awards will provide six years of unconstrained funding, offering recipients full autonomy to define their research directions and allocate their budgets. The award amount will be in the range $1,800,000–$2,000,000. [...] 2026, [...] the EPi [...] be adjusted based on [...] remaining balance of [...] In the pre-application stage, applicants will provide basic personal and employment information, a curriculum vitae, and a brief research statement. Pre-applications will be internally screened for eligibility and programmatic fit, and, with possible input from external experts, a subset of about 60 highly competitive applicants will be identified. These applicants will then be invited to submit full proposals, including an expanded research statement and additional information. Due to the expected high volume of pre-applications, feedback will not be provided to those not selected for the full-proposal stage. All applicants will receive notifications of their pre-application status. [...] Pre-applications are due by June 5, 2026, at 11:59pm Pacific Daylight Time. Applicants should enter the required information themselves; institutional involvement and budget submissions are not required at this stage. Eligible and highly competitive applicants will be invited to submit full proposals in late July. The proposals will undergo rigorous expert review by leading scientists in the field. [...] The EPiQS Experimental Investigator awards support U.S. experts in experimental studies of quantum materials to pursue discovery of new emergent electronic and magnetic phenomena in solids, elucidate the origin of previously known emergent phenomena, develop new experimental techniques for probing or controlling quantum materials, or substantially enhance the performance of existing techniques. This call for proposals will result in the appointment of up to eight Experimental Investigators. The awards will provide six years of unconstrained funding, offering recipients full autonomy to define their research directions and allocate their budgets. The award amount will be in the range $1,800,000–$2,000,000. [...] Pre-applications are due by June 5, 2026, at 11:59pm Pacific Daylight Time. Applicants should enter the required information themselves; institutional involvement and budget submissions are not required at this stage. Eligible and highly competitive applicants will be invited to submit full proposals in late July. The proposals will undergo rigorous expert review by leading scientists in the field.

$2,000,000 in prizes. Build with Gemini. Ship products that impact the world.

Month-long immersive pop-up village experience for builders under 25, fully covered (housing & ticket) at Edge City's global sites.

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.

Semi-annual fellowship investing $100K SAFE (<1% equity) in founders.

One of the world's largest multi-stage venture capital firms, investing across technology and healthcare since 1977.

Alliance is a leading global crypto and Web3 accelerator & founder community that helps startups reach escape velocity with funding, mentorship, and structured programming

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.

Hands-on embedded partner program offering a $150K uncapped SAFE (MFN).

A two-year, $200,000 grant program for innovators aged 22 or younger to pursue full-time projects instead of attending college.

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.

Two-year flexible research grant and community designed to support high-impact thinkers tackling big, unconventional problems.

Tiered grants ($5K–$40K) for d/acc projects in biosecurity, cyber defense, info resilience, physical resilience, neurotech & social technology.

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.

Start 5 weeks from anywhere. Finish 5 weeks in Bhutan. One cohort unlike any before. Main takeaways: • Season 4 of EASY Residency is a 10-week founder program — 5 weeks online + 5 weeks in person — running the second half on the ground inside Bhutan, including Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC), a newly chartered Special Administrative Region built for blockchain, AI, and frontier tech. • Accommodation, meals, and workspace in Bhutan are fully covered. Founders just bring the work. • Priority s

The world’s most promising AI startups will go head-to-head at SuperAI Genesis, 10-11 June 2026 in Singapore.

Up to $100,000 in AWS credits for eligible startups. Access compute, storage, AI/ML services, and technical support to build and scale your product on AWS infrastructure.

Up to $200,000 in Google Cloud credits over 2 years, plus technical support, mentorship, and access to Google's global startup network.

Up to $150,000 in Azure credits plus GitHub, Microsoft 365, LinkedIn, and OpenAI API access — free for startups at any stage.

$1M in OpenAI API credits for startups building transformative AI applications, plus access to the OpenAI team and network.

Workers, R2 Storage, Stream, and all Cloudflare services free for 12 months — up to $250,000 in value for qualifying startups.

Up to $350,000 in Google Cloud credits for early-stage startups. Access AI, data analytics, and custom solutions to scale your MVP efficiently.

Up to $100,000 in AWS cloud credits for early-stage startups. Get technical support, mentorship, and resources to scale your startup today.

Access up to $150,000 in free Azure credits, AI tools, and expert guidance. Build and scale faster with Microsoft's startup program.

Secure up to $100,000 in Datadog credits for your startup. Get real-time visibility, AI integrations, and quick setup to scale your stack efficiently.

Access over $350,000 in partner rewards with Ramp. Enjoy exclusive discounts on accounting, travel, and insurance to boost your business operations.

We encourage you to apply early. We admit (and invest in) companies on a rolling basis so we recommend you apply now.

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 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.

An equity-free fellowship by Sequoia Capital supporting leading open source developers around the world.

Global investment and transformation firm partnering with founders from seed through growth to build resilient, AI-enabled companies.

San Francisco-based venture capital firm backing companies building revolutionary technologies.

Global multi-stage venture capital firm with a long history of backing enterprise, consumer and healthcare companies.

Multi-stage venture capital firm investing in products and founders across consumer, enterprise, infra, gaming, fintech and AI.

Global early-stage investor providing $200–$250K for ~8–9% equity in a 6-week residency.

Early-stage and growth venture capital firm founded by Vinod Khosla, investing in ambitious technology companies across enterprise, consumer, health, sustainability and frontier tech.

Global seed investors backing outlier founders across deep tech, AI, SaaS, fintech and healthcare.

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.