$24.5m+ in onchain grants, hackathons, and credits open right now

cyber.fund Monasterycyber.fund's residency for AI-native founders: a $2 million uncapped SAFE and a 12-week, distraction-free, in-person build sprint for one- to three-person teams; Batch 1 applications were open at verification with no published closing date.

Arbitrum Open House 2026A four-city global builder program from the Arbitrum Foundation with $800,000 in prizes plus a $1,000,000 commitment from Robinhood Chain for teams building on its testnet, combining a multi-week online buildathon with in-person Founder Houses in each city.

Alliance DAOA chain-agnostic crypto accelerator offering $800K total across two SAFEs for a ten-week program split between in-person New York and remote, with three cohorts a year and alumni spanning Solana, Ethereum, Base and Hyperliquid.

YZi Labs EASY ResidencyYZi Labs' (formerly Binance Labs) in-person incubation residency for Web3, AI, and biotech founders, offering up to $500,000 across two SAFEs over a 10-week program split between remote and on-site work; season number, location, and deadline show unresolved conflicts across YZi Labs' own channels and require direct verification before applying.

Colosseum Crypto World's Fair HackathonColosseum's first multi-chain online hackathon, September 14 to October 12, 2026, with ecosystem prize tracks for Solana, Ethereum, Hyperliquid, Base, Tempo, Arbitrum, Zcash and Robinhood Chain, a general cross-chain prize pool, and a path into Colosseum's $250K accelerator for Solana-integrated winners.

DevfolioA hackathon hosting platform, India-centric but global, running its own flagship events like ETHIndia alongside hundreds of organiser-run hackathons with Ethereum, Base and Starknet sponsor tracks.

Encode ClubA free, community-run hackathon organiser running chain-specific events (Hyperliquid, Solana, Arc/Circle) across Europe and beyond, that also runs a separate 8-week Solana accelerator sourced from its hackathon pipeline.

ETHGlobalEthereum's largest hackathon series, running in-person and online events worldwide with sponsor bounties across every major chain and L2, plus Pragma founder summits alongside major events.

Outlier Ventures Base CampOutlier Ventures' 12-week, fully remote accelerator, run as a series of themed camps (AI x crypto, DeFi, RWA, DePIN, and regional editions) for MVP-to-scaling teams, offering an agreed equity stake plus a future token allocation with amounts undisclosed.

Superteam EarnSuperteam's permissionless bounty and freelance-project marketplace for Solana builders: any Solana project can post a listing, over 214,970 talent profiles and 2,690+ sponsors are active on the platform, and winners are paid within 7 days of the payment form.

USAID Development Innovation VenturesUSAID's tiered grant program funding rigorous testing and scaling of innovations that measurably improve lives in developing countries, with a rolling open application.

ODF (On Deck Fellowship)A one-week, in-person onboarding sprint in San Francisco followed by lifetime access to a 3,000-plus member founder community, aimed at founders moving from idea to conviction rather than founders who already have traction.

Y CombinatorYC's flagship batch program, three months in the Bay Area with $500,000 in investment for every accepted company and access to the largest startup alumni network in the world.

Google Cloud for StartupsGoogle Cloud's startup credits program, offering up to $350,000 in Google Cloud and Firebase credits over two years plus technical support and Google for Startups community access.

Africa's Business HeroesA pan-African pitch competition backed by the Jack Ma Foundation (formerly the Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative), with ten finalists sharing $1.5 million in grant funding and the top winner taking up to $300,000, open to founders of any age, sector, or background across all 54 African countries.

TechstarsTechstars' network of thirteen-week accelerator programmes, each backed by $220,000 in standard investment terms and access to Techstars' global mentor and alumni network.

Rainer Arnhold Fellows ProgramA Mulago Foundation fellowship for leaders of scalable poverty-focused ventures, providing a $200,000 stipend, week-long design and strategy retreats, and a standing peer network of 250+ fellows, selected from thousands of applicants each year.

Visa Africa Fintech AcceleratorVisa's Africa-focused fintech accelerator, now in its sixth cohort, offering around $200,000 in startup growth perks (not cash) plus mentorship and ecosystem access to seed-through-Series-A fintech companies working on payments, embedded finance, or open banking.

500 Global Flagship Accelerator500 Global's flagship seed-stage accelerator, a four-month program with investment and access to 500's global network of founders and mentors.

Microsoft for Startups Founders HubMicrosoft's self-service startup program, no funding or referral required to join, offering up to $150,000 in Azure credits plus free access to GitHub, LinkedIn, and Microsoft 365 tools.

Norrsken AcceleratorAn 8-week, sector-agnostic impact accelerator run by the Norrsken Foundation in Stockholm, giving selected startups $125,000 upfront investment for 7% equity via SAFE, with applications open worldwide.

Antler Lagos ResidencyAntler's West Africa residency program in Lagos, an eight-to-ten-week cohort taking founders from idea to a fundable company, with pre-seed investment for graduating teams.

Antler Nairobi ResidencyAntler's East Africa residency program in Nairobi, a 10-week cohort that takes founders from idea to a fundable company, with up to $100,000 in pre-seed investment for graduating teams.

AWS ActivateAWS's startup credits program, worth $1,000 at the Founders tier or up to $100,000 at the Portfolio tier if you come in through a qualifying accelerator, VC, or startup organization.

Baobab Network AcceleratorBaobab Network's Africa-only pre-seed accelerator, a cohort-based program with up to $100,000 in investment for early-stage African tech companies.

Deepgram AI Startup ProgramUp to $100,000 in API credits for early-stage voice AI startups building on Deepgram's speech-to-text, text-to-speech, and voice agent technology.

DigitalOcean HatchDigitalOcean's startup program, offering up to $100,000 in cloud credit plus GPU access for AI and ML workloads and a year of DigitalOcean support.

Echoing Green FellowshipA fellowship for founders of early-stage social enterprises, providing a $100,000 stipend over 18 months and structured leadership support, open globally with no requirement to be based in or incorporated in the United States.

Google for Startups Black Founders Fund AfricaGoogle's non-dilutive cash award for Black-founded startups in Africa, granted annually with no equity taken, alongside Google Cloud credit and mentorship.

Mozilla Builders AcceleratorA non-dilutive accelerator from the Mozilla Foundation backing open-source, privacy-first AI projects with up to $100,000 in funding and a 12-week curriculum, open to individuals, teams, and organizations worldwide.

Visa Everywhere Initiative Sub-Saharan AfricaVisa's annual global innovation competition, with a dedicated Sub-Saharan Africa track for fintech and payments founders solving commerce challenges on Visa rails.

Retool for StartupsA full year of Retool's Team or Business plan free, worth up to $60,000, for early-stage companies building internal tools and customer portals.

Anzisha PrizeA pan-African prize and fellowship for very young entrepreneurs, 15 to 22, already running a real venture in Africa, from the African Leadership Academy, awarding a share of over $50,000 in cash prizes plus ongoing business support.

MEST Entrepreneur of the YearMEST Africa's annual competition awarding cash and program support to standout early-stage founders across the continent.

PostHog for StartupsPostHog's startup program, offering up to $50,000 in credit across PostHog's product analytics, session replay, feature flags, and experimentation tools.

Together AI Startup AcceleratorA selection-based compute credits program for AI-native startups building on Together AI, with tiered credit amounts plus forward-deployed engineering hours.

World Bank Group Innovation PrizeAn annual World Bank-hosted competition for early-stage innovators solving development challenges, with cash prizes and access to the Group's convening network.

Vercel for StartupsVercel's startup program, offering up to $30,000 in platform credit at the standard tier, with a larger AI Accelerator track for companies building AI products.

Anthropic for StartupsAnthropic's startup credits program, offering Claude API credit for early-stage companies building products on Claude models.

GitHub for StartupsGitHub's startup program, offering 20 seats of GitHub Enterprise plus roughly $10,000 in credit across GitHub's paid features, for companies backed by a partner VC or accelerator.

MIT Solve Global ChallengesMIT Solve's annual open innovation challenges, awarding non-dilutive grant funding to tech-based social entrepreneurship solutions across health, climate, education, and economic opportunity.

Replicate for StartupsInference credits for AI and ML startups running production workloads on Replicate's hosted open-source models, from FLUX and SDXL to custom Cog containers.

Notion for StartupsNotion's startup program, giving qualifying early-stage companies free access to Notion's paid plan and AI features for up to a year, worth up to $6,000 depending on team size.

Perplexity for StartupsPerplexity's startup program pairs $5,000 in Sonar API credits with 6 months of Enterprise Pro for 50 seats, aimed at teams building search and research into their product.

Sentry for StartupsUp to $5,000 in credits plus priority support for early-stage teams using Sentry's error tracking and application monitoring platform.

Stripe AtlasStripe's incorporation service for founders who want to set up a Delaware C-corp, bundled with roughly $5,000 in partner credits across Stripe, AWS, and Notion once you've incorporated.

Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship ProgrammeAfrica's flagship pan-African seed grant, $5,000 in non-refundable seed capital plus business training and mentorship for founders from all 54 African countries, applications open every January.

ElevenLabs Startup Grants12 months of free access to ElevenLabs' voice AI platform, worth over $4,000, for startups building conversational agents, dubbing, or voice features.

OpenAI for StartupsOpenAI's startup credits program, offering API credit for companies building on GPT models, aimed at early-stage teams with real usage rather than experimentation.

Framer for StartupsA full year of the Framer Pro plan free, worth $900, for pre-seed and seed startups building their site without a developer, if backed by a Framer-approved VC.

MongoDB for StartupsMongoDB's startup program, giving qualifying companies free MongoDB Atlas credit and technical guidance for building on MongoDB's database platform.

212 Founders212 Founders' Morocco-based accelerator for francophone and Maghreb-region startups, offering investment and a structured cohort programme.

Acumen West Africa FellowshipA fully funded, six-month hybrid leadership fellowship from Acumen Academy for social entrepreneurs and senior leaders in Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Liberia, and The Gambia tackling poverty-related problems, with a route into Acumen's global alumni network.

AECF (Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund)A donor-backed challenge fund financing high-risk agribusiness and renewable energy enterprises across 26 Sub-Saharan African countries that struggle to access commercial funding, with rolling sector- and country-specific funding windows.

Africa Tech Summit NairobiThe annual Africa Tech Summit gathering in Nairobi, one of the largest founder-and-investor conferences on the continent, covering fintech, Web3, mobility, and cross-border scale.

ALX Founder AcademyAn eight-week, fully online founder bootcamp from ALX Africa, sponsored down to a $5 monthly platform fee, covering MVP building, pitch decks, and business planning with a pan-African peer community and a shot at ALX Ventures Fund follow-on.

Amplitude for StartupsAmplitude's Startup Scholarship gives early-stage companies a free year of the Growth analytics plan, covering up to 200,000 monthly tracked users.

Ashoka FellowshipAshoka's flagship fellowship for social entrepreneurs, a lifetime membership in the global Ashoka network with a living stipend for selected fellows, awarded on a rolling nomination basis rather than a fixed annual deadline.

AssemblyAI Startup Program12 months of recurring free credits and discounted pricing for early-stage startups building speech-to-text products on AssemblyAI's Voice AI platform.

Attio Startup Program80% off Attio's AI-powered CRM for venture-backed startups, dropping to 30% off in year two, bundled with partner perks like free months of Linear and Notion.

BrexBrex's corporate card and spend management platform for US-incorporated startups, bundled with a partner perk package for qualifying companies.

Cloudflare for StartupsCloudflare's startup program, giving qualifying early-stage companies a free year of the Business plan, which covers advanced security, performance, and reliability tools most startups would otherwise pay for.

Cohere Startup ProgramDiscounted API access to Cohere's language models for early-stage AI companies, aimed at teams scaling a product on Cohere rather than experimenting.

Entrepreneur FirstA talent investor that backs individuals before they have a co-founder or an idea, running cohort programmes in London, San Francisco, and Bangalore that match ambitious people into founding teams.

Fireworks AI for StartupsBuild credits and applied AI engineering support for startups prototyping on Fireworks' fast inference platform for open and fine-tuned models.

Founder Institute Core ProgramA four-month, hybrid pre-seed training programme run through local city chapters worldwide, including a Lagos chapter, with a one-time entrance fee plus an equity component shared across mentors and the Founder Institute network.

Founders Factory AfricaFounders Factory Africa's sector-specific accelerator cohorts, run out of Johannesburg, focused on fintech and climate/greentech startups with investment and corporate partner access.

GITEX AfricaGITEX's Africa edition in Marrakech, the largest tech trade show on the continent, covering enterprise IT, AI, fintech, government digital transformation, and startup showcases.

Goldman Sachs 10,000 WomenA free, fully online 20-week business and leadership education programme for women entrepreneurs, delivered through Coursera and open to founders globally with no formal eligibility gate beyond leading or starting a small or medium business.

Google Africa Applied AI LabA Google Labs programme based in Accra giving African AI founders and researchers early access to DeepMind models, technical mentorship, VC introductions, and a shot at Demo Day exposure, with potential (not guaranteed) funding through the Google AI Futures Fund and partner VCs.

Google for Startups Accelerator AfricaA three-month hybrid accelerator for growth-stage, revenue-generating African tech startups, offering equity-free support, Google mentorship, and Google Cloud credits, with a current lean toward AI and machine-learning products.

Groq for StartupsFree inference credits on Groq's LPU hardware for hand-selected scaling companies, offering low-latency, OpenAI-compatible model serving.

GSMA Innovation FundGSMA's Mobile for Development innovation fund, awarding grant funding to mobile-enabled solutions across sectors including fintech, health, and agriculture, with a direct focus on emerging markets including Africa.

HubSpot for StartupsHubSpot's startup program, offering up to 90% off HubSpot's CRM and marketing tools in year one, tapering to smaller discounts over the following two years.

Hugging Face for StartupsDiscounted Hugging Face Enterprise Hub for early AI startups building on open models, covering private repos, autoscaling inference endpoints, and SOC 2 posture.

Intercom Early StageIntercom's discount program for early-stage companies, offering 95% off Intercom's customer messaging and support platform in year one.

Kauffman FellowsA two-year venture capital fellowship built for investors rather than operating founders, with $80,000 tuition, in-person modules in New York and San Francisco, international treks, and access to one of the most connected VC networks globally.

Linear for StartupsLinear's startup program, offering up to six months free on the Business plan for early-stage teams adopting Linear for issue tracking and product planning.

Maven For FoundersA marketplace of cohort-based courses and workshops taught by working operators, with a dedicated For Founders collection covering fundraising, positioning, go-to-market, and AI-native product building, priced per course rather than as a subscription.

Mercury for StartupsMercury's banking platform for startups, built around a US business bank account with no monthly fees, plus partner perks for companies that have incorporated in the US.

MEST Africa Entrepreneur Training ProgrammeMEST's 12-month entrepreneur training programme based in Ghana, providing training, seed funding, and incubation for early-stage African tech founders, fully sponsored for accepted participants.

Mixpanel Startup ProgramA free year of Mixpanel's analytics platform for early-stage companies, including advanced reports and add-ons like session replay and warehouse connectors.

Modal for StartupsFree GPU compute credits and direct engineering access for early-stage AI companies deploying and scaling workloads on Modal's serverless infrastructure.

Moonshot by TechCabalTechCabal's annual Moonshot conference in Lagos, the flagship gathering of West African founders, operators, and investors.

Obama Foundation Leaders Africa ProgramA six-month, fully virtual leadership fellowship from the Obama Foundation for emerging leaders working to create change across Africa, built around peer learning groups, individualized coaching, and weekly virtual sessions rather than a residency.

Oracle for StartupsOracle's cloud credits program for early-stage companies, offering free Oracle Cloud Infrastructure credit plus co-marketing and technical mentorship for startups building on OCI.

Orange CornersA Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs incubation initiative running through local partner hubs across 17-plus African countries, combining training, mentorship, hub space, and access to the Orange Corners Innovation Fund for young entrepreneurs.

Paystack for StartupsPaystack's own startup program, bundling discounted access to Amplitude, Stripe, AWS and Intercom plus fundraising support and priority technical help for early-stage African merchants.

Pinecone for StartupsFree access to Pinecone's Standard Tier and Pro Support for early-stage teams building retrieval and vector search into their AI product.

Reforge MembershipA paid membership platform of live and on-demand growth, product, and monetization programs taught by senior operators from companies like Airbnb, Netflix, and Spotify, aimed at founders and product leaders who already have a live product.

Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center ResidencyA fully funded 26-day residency at the Rockefeller Foundation's centre on Lake Como, Italy, open to scholars, artists, and practitioners across fields including social entrepreneurship, covering room, board, workspace, and travel.

Salesforce Launchpad for StartupsFree and discounted Salesforce products for venture-backed startups at any stage, from pre-seed to pre-IPO, including Starter Suite, Sales Cloud and Agentforce.

Sanabil Accelerator by 500 Global500 Global's MENA-focused accelerator, run in partnership with Sanabil Investments, backing early-traction tech startups across the Middle East and North Africa with a cohort programme based in Saudi Arabia.

Snowflake for StartupsSnowflake's startup program, offering data warehouse credit for early-stage companies building analytics or data infrastructure on Snowflake.

Techstars Startup WeekendA 54-hour, in-person build-a-startup weekend run under license by local organizing teams in cities worldwide, including regular Lagos and Nairobi editions, where teams form around an idea Friday night and pitch a working prototype by Sunday.

TED FellowsA nomination-based fellowship connecting innovators across every field, including entrepreneurs, to TED's global stage, mentorship, and a worldwide community of 500+ fellows, with no cash stipend but significant amplification.

Typeform Startup Discount75% off the Typeform Business plan for a full year, aimed at seed-stage companies building forms and surveys into onboarding or research workflows.

Village Capital Women in Tech AcceleratorA Standard Chartered Foundation and Village Capital accelerator for women-led, tech-enabled startups across eleven countries including Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, and Uganda, distributing over $600,000 in grants annually with no equity taken.

Yale World Fellows ProgramA four-month residential fellowship at Yale University bringing together accomplished mid-career leaders from around the world, including entrepreneurs, for a semester of intellectual exchange, skills development, and network building.

YC Startup SchoolY Combinator's free self-paced course on how to start a startup, roughly seven weeks of video lessons from YC partners and founders, plus a co-founder matching platform, with no cohort deadline to hit.

Yunus & Youth Global FellowshipYunus & Youth's annual fellowship for young social entrepreneurs, an eight-month virtual programme with mentorship, training, and a small non-dilutive grant for selected fellows.