Equity funding
Explore equity funding programs. This directory lists public and program-backed investment, from co-investment funds and government venture arms to accelerators that invest, alongside grants that come with an equity component, with the terms and eligibility on every listing.
Showing 121-144 of 174 grants
PFR Starter
🇵🇱PFR Ventures · Poland
Funds Polish venture fund managers to invest in pre-revenue startups through seed-stage fund structures.
Portugal Ventures — Equity
🇵🇹Portugal Ventures · Portugal
Provides minority-equity investment calls for Portuguese startups across digital, manufacturing, health, and tourism sectors.
Pre-Seed and Seed Matching Fund
🇺🇸NY Ventures · United States
Invests in early-stage New York technology startups with private matching capital from New York Ventures.
Pre-Seed Investment
🇺🇸Connecticut Innovations · United States
Supports early Connecticut technology firms through matched pre-seed investment that requires private co-investment.
QBIC Lean Startup Program
🇶🇦QBIC · Qatar
Offers Qatar-based pre-seed founders in a structured program with venture readiness support and ecosystem access.
QDB Istithmar — Equity Investment
🇶🇦QDB · Qatar
Invests in innovative Qatari businesses by taking minority stakes and helping guide long-term strategic growth.
SOSV HAX (Hard Tech Accelerator)
🇺🇸SOSV · United States
Invests in hard-tech and manufacturing startups and provides a six-month Newark laboratory residency for hands-on development.
SOSV NY (formerly IndieBio NY)
🇺🇸SOSV · United States
Invests in early-stage biology and life sciences startups and provides a six-month New York City residency.
SOSV SF (formerly IndieBio SF)
🇺🇸SOSV · United States
Invests in deep-tech startups and provides a six-month San Francisco residency with hands-on lab development support.
SPRIND Equity Investments & Convertible Loans
🇩🇪SPRIND · Germany
Invests in German deep-tech ventures through shared-equity support with private co-financing and downside risk share.
Startup Qatar Investment Program
🇶🇦QDB · Qatar
Invests in technology startups entering or expanding in Qatar with equity support and venture growth pathways.
The Robotics Factory
🇺🇸Innovation Works · United States
Supports Pittsburgh robotics startups through staged acceleration, prototype-to-production training, and investor-oriented growth tracks.
VVP Launch Note
🇺🇸VIPC · United States
Offers Virginia startups a VVP Launch Note to convert into equity during later financing rounds.
VVP Pre-Seed Fund
🇺🇸VIPC · United States
Invests in Virginia pre-seed startups through equity co-investment partnerships and founder-ready growth support.
VVP Seed Fund
🇺🇸VIPC · United States
Invests in Virginia seed-stage startups through equity co-investment partnerships and growth readiness planning.
Antler Europe ONE flagship €30M (outliers)
🇪🇺Antler · Singapore
Offers founders in Europe intensive startup mentorship, seed funding, and founder matching through Antler's global venture network.
Antler US program
🇺🇸Antler · Singapore
Invests in early-stage technology founders across the United States through cohort-based acceleration.
ARIA Robust Resilient Inference
ARIA · United Kingdom
Funds United Kingdom AI innovators with resilient inference programs and practical development support.
ARIA Safeguarded AI Programme
ARIA · United Kingdom
Funds United Kingdom AI ventures with safeguarded technology programs for responsible models.
Breakthrough Energy Catalyst
Breakthrough Energy · United States
Backs first-of-a-kind clean energy projects in hydrogen, storage, aviation fuel, and direct air capture.
Creative Destruction Lab (CDL)/27 Cohort
Creative Destruction Lab · Canada
Offers Creative Destruction Lab cohorts with mentorship, customer discovery, and venture readiness to help startups scale.
DOE Office of Energy Efficiency Public Service Grants
🇺🇸CMEI (formerly EERE) · United States
Funds public energy-efficiency projects through the Department of Energy in support of community-level outcomes.
EIT Health Headstart
🇪🇺EIT Health · European Union
Offers European health founders early support from EIT Health through mentorship, networks, and commercialization guidance.
NJ AI Hub Accelerator
🇺🇸NJEDA · United States
Supports New Jersey AI founders through accelerator, pilot partnerships, and ecosystem access across research institutions and startups.