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Accelerators that fund startups without taking equity

13 pointsby p12dpraneethover 6 years ago
I have made a list of equity free accelerators accepting applications currently:<p>1. The UNICEF Innovation Fund (http:&#x2F;&#x2F;unicefstories.org&#x2F;blockchaincall&#x2F;), based out of New York gives USD 50K - 90K in equity-free seed funding to for-profit blockchain startups.<p>2. European Data Incubator (https:&#x2F;&#x2F;edincubator.eu&#x2F;) is an equity free acceleration program based out of Berlin and it provides grants of up to EUR 100K for selected data startups. Applications close on 4th January, 2019.<p>3. Spinlab (https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.spinlab.co&#x2F;) is based out of Leipzig and it offers startups with EUR 6K along with co-working space. Applications close on 18th November, 2018.<p>4. Booking Booster (https:&#x2F;&#x2F;booster.bookingcares.com&#x2F;#bookingcom-booster-why) is a 3-week accelerator program based out of Amsterdam with EUR 2 million fund for startups working towards sustainable tourism. Applications close on 2nd December, 2018.<p>5. Ikea Bootcamp (http:&#x2F;&#x2F;ikeabootcamp.rainmaking.io&#x2F;) is a 3 month program organized in Älmhult aimed at funding startups that can collaborate with IKEA. Applications close on 31st December, 2018.<p>6. Startup Hub (http:&#x2F;&#x2F;startuphub.pl&#x2F;) is a 4 month program based out of Warsaw and it provides equity free funding of upto EUR 50K for selected teams.<p>7. The Pearse Lyons Accelerator (https:&#x2F;&#x2F;pearselyonsaccelerator.com&#x2F;) based out of Dublin takes 10 AgTech startups from across the world and offer them a 4-month programme and 15K EUR equity free funding. Applications close on 6th December, 2018.<p>8. StateZero Labs (https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.statezerolabs.com&#x2F;) is a dedicated Blockchain Lab for startups and it will fund upto GBP 50K in the form of an equity free grant. Applications close on 23rd November, 2018.<p>9. The Stable Fund (https:&#x2F;&#x2F;stable.fund&#x2F;) is a virtual investment fund and it offers equity free grants up to USD 25K to alpha projects.

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gus_massaover 6 years ago
The blog post with this data has been posted a few minutes earlier by another user in <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=18414141" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=18414141</a><p>I recommend that you go to that other thread and post a message like &quot;Thanks for submitting. I&#x27;m the author of the blog post and I&#x27;m happy to answer any question.&quot;
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hazz99over 6 years ago
What is the business model for accelerators that don&#x27;t take equity? Are they all non-profits or government funded?
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