AI
23 of 25 top accelerators focus on this area (92% consensus)
23
Accelerators
17
Open or Rolling
Accelerators in AI
Y Combinator
Open$500K total
United States · 3 months
Techstars
Rolling$120K+
United States · 13 weeks
500 Global Accelerator
Rolling$150K
United States · 4 months
Alchemist Accelerator
Open$50K-$100K+
United States · 6 months
Seedcamp
RollingPre-seed lead/co-lead checks
United Kingdom · Program + ongoing platform support
Entrepreneur First
OpenUp to ~$250K at formation + up to $5M follow-on
United Kingdom · 6 months
Antler
RollingPre-seed check at company formation
United Kingdom / Europe · 10-12 weeks core phase
Creative Destruction Lab
OpenNo fixed check size (investor network-led outcomes)
Canada · 9 months
Plug and Play Tech Center
RollingProgram and deal specific
United States · 3 months core program
StartX
No fixed check size (network and partner fund pathways)
United States · 10-12 weeks core programming
a16z Speedrun
Seed check with follow-on access
United States · 8-12 weeks
Berkeley SkyDeck
$200K standard package (track-dependent)
United States · 6 months
MuckerLab
Pre-seed investment at entry
United States · 12 weeks
MassChallenge
Non-dilutive awards + partner funding pathways
United States · 4 months
Forum Ventures Accelerator
$100K-$150K pre-seed package (program dependent)
United States · 3 months
LAUNCH Accelerator
Open$125K
United States · 14 weeks
NEO Accelerator
Open$600K
United States · 3 months
AngelPad
Open$120K
United States · 10 weeks
Founder University
Rolling$25K–$125K (top graduates)
United States · 12 weeks
Conviction Embed
Open$250K
United States · 8 weeks
Betaworks AI Camp
OpenUp to $500K
United States · 13 weeks
AI Grant
Rolling$250K
United States · Cohort-based
MARL Accelerator
Open$50K
United States · 12 weeks
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