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🚀 Techstars Anywhere Accelerator — September 2026 Cohort

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🏛 Techstars ⚠ Jun 10, 2026 💵 Investment + $120,000 convertible note (standard Techstars terms) 🌍 Americas (Remote-first, US timezones)

👤 Founders 🟡 Effort: Medium

Techstars Anywhere is a remote-first accelerator for founders who want tier-1 support without relocating. The September 2026 cohort application deadline is June 10. Programme runs September–December 2026 with Demo Day in December.

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🚀 Google for Startups Accelerator: AI for Energy Transition 2026

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🏛 Google for Startups ⚠ Jun 12, 2026 (2d left) 💵 Up to $350,000 in Google Cloud credits + mentorship 🌍 Europe, Israel (deadline June 12) · North America (deadline June 30)

👤 Founders 🟡 Effort: Medium

Google's equity-free accelerator for AI startups tackling the energy transition. 10–15 startups per cohort receive Cloud credits, Google engineer mentorship, and sprint-based product support. Europe/Israel deadline June 12; North America June 30.

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🚀 Google for Startups Accelerator: Southeast Asia 2026

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🏛 Google Cloud + EnterpriseSG, Komdigi, NIC, SIHUB 📅 Jun 20, 2026 (10d left) 💵 Equity-free + Google Cloud credits + TPU access + engineering support 🌍 Southeast Asia (Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand)

👤 Founders 🟡 Effort: Medium

Google's inaugural equity-free accelerator for Southeast Asian AI startups. Three months of direct engineering support, cloud credits, TPU access, and an in-person residency in Silicon Valley. Backed by government innovation agencies across the region.

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🚀 NSF SBIR/STTR Phase I — AI & Deep Tech 2026

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🏛 National Science Foundation (NSF) 📅 Jul 27, 2026 (47d left) 💵 Up to $305,000 (Phase I) · Up to $1,250,000 (Phase II) 🌍 United States

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NSF's SBIR/STTR programme funds high-risk, high-impact deep tech and AI startups. Project Pitch submissions opened June 2, 2026. Phase I awards up to $305K; strong performers advance to Phase II at $1.25M+.

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🚀 EIC Accelerator Open 2026 — EU Deep Tech Startup Funding

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🏛 European Innovation Council (European Commission) 📅 Sep 2, 2026 💵 Up to €2.5M grant + up to €10M equity (blended finance) 🌍 Europe (EU member states + Horizon Europe associated countries)

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The EU's flagship open-track accelerator for any deep tech startup — not limited to AI or a specific sector. Up to €2.5M non-dilutive grant plus up to €10M equity. Six deadlines per year in 2026. Next full proposal (Step 2) deadline is September 2, 2026. Total 2026 budget: €414M.

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🚀 EIC STEP Scale Up 2026 — EU Strategic Tech Scale-Up Investment

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🏛 European Innovation Council (European Commission) 📅 Sep 9, 2026 💵 €10M–€30M equity investment (mobilises private co-investment of €50M–€150M total round) 🌍 Europe (EU member states + Horizon Europe associated countries)

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Large-scale EU equity investment for deep-tech scaleups raising €50M–€150M growth rounds. The EIC co-invests €10M–€30M alongside private investors. Targeted at companies that have passed initial commercialisation and need capital to establish a market position. Rolling applications with four deadlines in 2026.