AI accelerators
AI-focused accelerators pair funding with the two things AI startups need most: compute and technical mentorship. Many also bundle model or cloud credits on top of the program itself.
Below are the AI accelerators we track. Compare the terms, and don’t miss the AI and GPU credit guides for the compute side.
AI accelerators
88 accelerators
a16z Speedrun
San Francisco, United States
12 wks · $1000k · ~10% equity
Up to $1M + $8M in credits, 12-week SF program
Entrepreneur First (EF)
London · Paris · Bangalore · San Francisco, Global
24 wks · $250k · ~8% equity
Up to $250K + a 24-week pre-team to launch program
Antler
Multiple cities, Global
24 wks · $250k · ~10% equity
~$100K–$250K for ~10% + a 6-month residency
500 Global
San Francisco, United States
17 wks · $150k · ~6% equity
$150K for 6% + a 4-month Silicon Valley program
Techstars
Multiple cities, United States
13 wks · $220k · ~5% equity
$220K for min. 5% + a 3-month mentorship program
Y Combinator
San Francisco, United States
12 wks · $500k · ~7% equity
$500K for 7% + a 3-month San Francisco program
Zhangjiang Hi-Tech 895 Incubator
Shanghai, China
Structured mentorship, curriculum, and investor access
XNode
Shanghai, China
10 wks
Structured mentorship, curriculum, and investor access
iTNT Hub
Chennai, India
Structured mentorship, curriculum, and investor access
SoftBank Innovation Program
Remote
Structured mentorship, curriculum, and investor access
Rockstart Emerging Tech
Amsterdam, Netherlands
20 wks
Structured mentorship, curriculum, and investor access
Hyundai CRADLE
Remote
Structured mentorship, curriculum, and investor access
Toyota AI Ventures Accelerator
Remote
Structured mentorship, curriculum, and investor access
President Tech Award Incubation Program
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
$1000k
Up to $1M + a structured program
Meta LLaMA Accelerator Kazakhstan
Astana, Kazakhstan
Structured mentorship, curriculum, and investor access
AI-Sana Business Acceleration Programme
Remote
$1000k
Up to $1M + a structured program
Rwanda Digital Acceleration Program
Kigali, Rwanda
$200000k
Up to $200M + a structured program
Airbus BizLab
Toulouse (+ Madrid, Hamburg, Bangalore), France
26 wks
Structured mentorship, curriculum, and investor access
ABB Startup Challenge
Remote
Structured mentorship, curriculum, and investor access
F/ai
Remote
Structured mentorship, curriculum, and investor access
Nestholma (Nordea Startup Accelerator)
Helsinki, Finland
Structured mentorship, curriculum, and investor access
Startup with IBM
Remote
$120k
Up to $120K + a structured program
IBM Impact Accelerator
Remote
Structured mentorship, curriculum, and investor access
Intel Ignite
Remote
12 wks · equity-free
Equity-free program with mentorship and network access
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