Country guide
Startup credits in the United States
A startup registered in United States can apply to 1702 programs we track: 1084 credit programs and 618 accelerators.
A US entity clears the country requirement on essentially every program we track, which makes this the widest list on the site.
That also makes the real question a different one: not what you are allowed to apply for, but which tier you clear and which need a referral. Both are on each program page.
What your entity needs to be
A Delaware C-Corp is the default and the one every programme understands. An LLC is accepted by most credit programs but causes friction with accelerators and investors, who expect a C-Corp. If you are pre-incorporation and intend to raise, the C-Corp saves a conversion later.
Open to US startups
The largest programs with no country restriction blocking you.
- Fund of Funds for Startups (FFS 2.0)$200,000,000,000
SIDBI, India
- SMBC Mirai Cross$135,000,000,000
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp
- NKFIH Startup Factory Programme$5,000,000,000
National Research, Development and Innovation Office, Hungary
- Startup Bangladesh Limited$5,000,000,000
ICT Division, Government of Bangladesh
- Monsha'at Business Accelerators & University Startup Program$3,700,000,000
Monsha'at, Saudi Arabia
- Fonds de Soutien à l’Innovation$3,000,000,000
DER/FJ, Senegal