Opportunities Under $25k in North America_DIRECTORY18_PROGRAMS
OPPORTUNITIES
Find tech opportunities with funding under $25k available in North America. Discover programs that match your funding needs and location.
SYSTEM_OVERVIEW
Find the best tech opportunities in North America.
CORE_BENEFITS
- Early-stage and seed-stage venture capital investments to help founders scale
- Mentorship from experienced entrepreneurs and industry experts
- Social and community events with fellow participants
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PUBLIC_RECORDS_OPEN
LIVE_NODE_TRANSMISSION
NODE_INTEL::2048-ven
SYSTEM_STABLE
2048 Ventures Pre-Seed Fast Track
A year-round fast funding path for pre-seed startups where 2048 Ventures can lead rounds quickly.
PROTOCOL_REGION
North America
EXPIRY_SEQUENCE
ROLLING_CYCLE
Venture Capital
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NODE_INTEL::base-cas
SYSTEM_STABLE
Base Case Capital
Base Case Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm based in San Francisco that partners with founders early, often pre-product and pre-traction, by writing first institutional checks and providing capital and strategic support.
PROTOCOL_REGION
North America
EXPIRY_SEQUENCE
ROLLING_CYCLE
Venture Capital
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NODE_INTEL::first-ro
SYSTEM_STABLE
First Round Capital
First Round Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm specializing in seed-stage investments and founder support for technology startups. It provides capital and operational resources to help companies grow from idea to product-market fit and beyond.
PROTOCOL_REGION
North America
EXPIRY_SEQUENCE
ROLLING_CYCLE
Venture Capital
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NODE_INTEL::chapter-
SYSTEM_STABLE
Chapter One
Chapter One is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on backing product-driven founders building category-defining technology companies.
PROTOCOL_REGION
North America
EXPIRY_SEQUENCE
ROLLING_CYCLE
Venture Capital
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NODE_INTEL::ai2-incu
SYSTEM_STABLE
AI2 Incubator
$50K–$150K seed funding in exchange for equity for AI startups.
PROTOCOL_REGION
North America
EXPIRY_SEQUENCE
ROLLING_CYCLE
Accelerator
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NODE_INTEL::initiali
SYSTEM_STABLE
Initialized Capital
Initialized Capital is a San Francisco-based early-stage venture capital firm focused on providing seed and pre-seed investment and support to startups and founders. Founded by Alexis Ohanian, Garry Tan, and Harjeet Taggar, the firm invests in high-potential technology startups and partners with founders throughout their growth journey.
PROTOCOL_REGION
North America
EXPIRY_SEQUENCE
ROLLING_CYCLE
Venture Capital
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NODE_INTEL::amplify-
SYSTEM_STABLE
Amplify Partners
Amplify Partners is a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park and San Francisco that invests in early-stage technical startup founders building next-generation infrastructure, developer tools, AI, and related technologies.
PROTOCOL_REGION
North America
EXPIRY_SEQUENCE
ROLLING_CYCLE
Venture Capital
VIEW_DETAILS 
NODE_INTEL::greylock
SYSTEM_STABLE
Greylock Edge
3-month program with custom SAFE or priced terms + $500K+ in partner credits.
PROTOCOL_REGION
North America
EXPIRY_SEQUENCE
ROLLING_CYCLE
Accelerator
VIEW_DETAILS 
NODE_INTEL::sv-angel
SYSTEM_STABLE
SV Angel
SV Angel is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm that focuses on early-stage and seed investments in technology startups. It has backed many successful companies and supports founders with both capital and strategic engagement.
PROTOCOL_REGION
North America
EXPIRY_SEQUENCE
ROLLING_CYCLE
Venture Capital
VIEW_DETAILS 
NODE_INTEL::founders
SYSTEM_STABLE
Founders, Inc
Founders, Inc (f.inc) is a hybrid community and funding initiative that backs ambitious founders with early checks, workspace, community, and ongoing support for building ventures across domains such as AI, AR/VR, hardware, tooling, and consumer technologies.
PROTOCOL_REGION
North America
EXPIRY_SEQUENCE
ROLLING_CYCLE
Incubator
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NODE_INTEL::afore-gr
SYSTEM_STABLE
Afore Grants
100% non-dilutive microgrants of $1,000 for high-agency builders aged 21 or younger in North America, paired with mentorship and program support.
PROTOCOL_REGION
North America
EXPIRY_SEQUENCE
ROLLING_CYCLE
Grant
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NODE_INTEL::boxgroup
SYSTEM_STABLE
BoxGroup
BoxGroup is a New York-based early-stage venture capital firm that backs founders at the earliest stages (pre-seed through Series–A) with capital and strategic support. It partners with visionary founders across many technology sectors.
PROTOCOL_REGION
North America
EXPIRY_SEQUENCE
ROLLING_CYCLE
Venture Capital
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NODE_INTEL::openai-r
PRIORITY_OMEGA
OpenAI Residency 2026
The OpenAI Residency is a six-month research program in San Francisco that embeds talented individuals within OpenAI–s research teams to work on frontier AI problems with mentorship and real project contributions.
PROTOCOL_REGION
North America
EXPIRY_SEQUENCE
STALE_NODE
Research Program
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NODE_INTEL::berkeley
PRIORITY_OMEGA
Berkeley Engineering Youth Academy 2026
The Berkeley Engineering Youth Academy (BEYA) is a hybrid STEM summer program combining online instruction and in-person lab work at UC Berkeley to develop engineering design and prototyping skills.
PROTOCOL_REGION
North America
EXPIRY_SEQUENCE
STALE_NODE
Research Program
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NODE_INTEL::launchx-
PRIORITY_OMEGA
LaunchX San Diego In-Person Entrepreneurship Program 2026
LaunchX San Diego In-Person Entrepreneurship is an intensive 4-week summer entrepreneurship program for high school students, focused on building real ventures and developing startup skills in a collaborative environment.
PROTOCOL_REGION
North America
EXPIRY_SEQUENCE
STALE_NODE
Accelerator
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NODE_INTEL::launchx-
PRIORITY_OMEGA
LaunchX San Diego In-Person Exploration Program 2026
The LaunchX San Diego In-Person Exploration Program is a short, immersive summer program that introduces high school students to entrepreneurship through hands-on experiences and collaborative projects at the UC San Diego campus.
PROTOCOL_REGION
North America
EXPIRY_SEQUENCE
STALE_NODE
Accelerator
VIEW_DETAILS 
NODE_INTEL::ucsb-res
PRIORITY_OMEGA
UCSB Research Mentorship Program 2026
The UCSB Research Mentorship Program is a competitive summer research program for high school students, enabling them to work on interdisciplinary, hands-on research projects under mentorship and earn university credit.
PROTOCOL_REGION
North America
EXPIRY_SEQUENCE
STALE_NODE
Research Program
VIEW_DETAILS NODE_INTEL::founders
SYSTEM_STABLE
Founders, Inc
Founders, Inc (f.inc) is a hybrid community and funding initiative that backs ambitious founders with early checks, workspace, community, and ongoing support for building ventures across domains such as AI, AR/VR, hardware, tooling, and consumer technologies.
PROTOCOL_REGION
North America
EXPIRY_SEQUENCE
ROLLING_CYCLE
Incubator
VIEW_DETAILS NODE_INTEL::ai2-incu
SYSTEM_STABLE
AI2 Incubator
$50K–$150K seed funding in exchange for equity for AI startups.
PROTOCOL_REGION
North America
EXPIRY_SEQUENCE
ROLLING_CYCLE
Accelerator
VIEW_DETAILS NODE_INTEL::base-cas
SYSTEM_STABLE
Base Case Capital
Base Case Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm based in San Francisco that partners with founders early, often pre-product and pre-traction, by writing first institutional checks and providing capital and strategic support.
PROTOCOL_REGION
North America
EXPIRY_SEQUENCE
ROLLING_CYCLE
Venture Capital
VIEW_DETAILS NODE_INTEL::chapter-
SYSTEM_STABLE
Chapter One
Chapter One is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on backing product-driven founders building category-defining technology companies.
PROTOCOL_REGION
North America
EXPIRY_SEQUENCE
ROLLING_CYCLE
Venture Capital
VIEW_DETAILS NODE_INTEL::boxgroup
SYSTEM_STABLE
BoxGroup
BoxGroup is a New York-based early-stage venture capital firm that backs founders at the earliest stages (pre-seed through Series–A) with capital and strategic support. It partners with visionary founders across many technology sectors.
PROTOCOL_REGION
North America
EXPIRY_SEQUENCE
ROLLING_CYCLE
Venture Capital
VIEW_DETAILS NODE_INTEL::sv-angel
SYSTEM_STABLE
SV Angel
SV Angel is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm that focuses on early-stage and seed investments in technology startups. It has backed many successful companies and supports founders with both capital and strategic engagement.
PROTOCOL_REGION
North America
EXPIRY_SEQUENCE
ROLLING_CYCLE
Venture Capital
VIEW_DETAILS NODE_INTEL::amplify-
SYSTEM_STABLE
Amplify Partners
Amplify Partners is a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park and San Francisco that invests in early-stage technical startup founders building next-generation infrastructure, developer tools, AI, and related technologies.
PROTOCOL_REGION
North America
EXPIRY_SEQUENCE
ROLLING_CYCLE
Venture Capital
VIEW_DETAILS NODE_INTEL::greylock
SYSTEM_STABLE
Greylock Edge
3-month program with custom SAFE or priced terms + $500K+ in partner credits.
PROTOCOL_REGION
North America
EXPIRY_SEQUENCE
ROLLING_CYCLE
Accelerator
VIEW_DETAILS NODE_INTEL::afore-gr
SYSTEM_STABLE
Afore Grants
100% non-dilutive microgrants of $1,000 for high-agency builders aged 21 or younger in North America, paired with mentorship and program support.
PROTOCOL_REGION
North America
EXPIRY_SEQUENCE
ROLLING_CYCLE
Grant
VIEW_DETAILS NODE_INTEL::initiali
SYSTEM_STABLE
Initialized Capital
Initialized Capital is a San Francisco-based early-stage venture capital firm focused on providing seed and pre-seed investment and support to startups and founders. Founded by Alexis Ohanian, Garry Tan, and Harjeet Taggar, the firm invests in high-potential technology startups and partners with founders throughout their growth journey.
PROTOCOL_REGION
North America
EXPIRY_SEQUENCE
ROLLING_CYCLE
Venture Capital
VIEW_DETAILS NODE_INTEL::2048-ven
SYSTEM_STABLE
2048 Ventures Pre-Seed Fast Track
A year-round fast funding path for pre-seed startups where 2048 Ventures can lead rounds quickly.
PROTOCOL_REGION
North America
EXPIRY_SEQUENCE
ROLLING_CYCLE
Venture Capital
VIEW_DETAILS 
NODE_INTEL::precurso
SYSTEM_STABLE
Precursor Ventures
Precursor Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in founders at the very beginning of their entrepreneurial journey, backing them through pre-seed and seed rounds with capital and long-term support.
PROTOCOL_REGION
North America
EXPIRY_SEQUENCE
ROLLING_CYCLE
Venture Capital
VIEW_DETAILS NODE_INTEL::first-ro
SYSTEM_STABLE
First Round Capital
First Round Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm specializing in seed-stage investments and founder support for technology startups. It provides capital and operational resources to help companies grow from idea to product-market fit and beyond.
PROTOCOL_REGION
North America
EXPIRY_SEQUENCE
ROLLING_CYCLE
Venture Capital
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