United States
12 local programs and 560 in total, including global perks.
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NIH SBIR/STTR
National Institutes of Health
Up to ~$323k Phase I, ~$2.15M Phase II
Non-dilutive funding for biomedical, health tech and diagnostics startups, with some of the highest award caps in the federal government.
GrantGovernment Grants
SBIR / STTR Programs
U.S. Government (SBA)
Non-dilutive awards, typically $150k–$2M+
America's Seed Fund: federal agencies (NSF, NIH, DoD, DOE, NASA) fund R&D with non-dilutive grants and contracts.
GrantGovernment Grants
NSF America's Seed Fund
National Science Foundation
Up to $305k Phase I, $1.25M Phase II ($1.55M via Fast-Track)
Non-dilutive funding for deep tech startups; no equity taken.
GrantGovernment Grants
NEWQualified Small Business Stock (QSBS, §1202)
U.S. Internal Revenue Service
Exclude up to $15M (or 10× basis) of capital gains
Founders and early investors in US C-corps can exclude most or all capital gains on qualifying stock. Stock issued after 4 July 2025 gets 50%/75%/100%…
Gov. schemeTax Incentives
Y Combinator
Y Combinator
$500k investment + $1M+ perks
Standard deal plus a large bundle of partner credits (cloud, AI, SaaS) for every batch company.
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🌍Google for Startups Cloud Program
Google Cloud
Up to $200,000 (up to $350,000 for AI-first startups)
Google Cloud and Firebase credits over two years, technical training, Google Workspace Business Starter discounts and access to startup experts.
AWS Activate
Amazon Web Services
Up to $100,000 in credits (up to $300,000 for generative-AI startups)
AWS credits, technical support, training and Business Support for early-stage startups. Founders tier is self-serve; Portfolio tier comes via an Activate…
Cloudflare for Startups
Cloudflare
Up to $250,000 in credits
Credits for Workers, R2, Workers AI, security and performance products across tiers.
NEWDatabricks for Startups Program
Databricks
Up to $200,000 in credits
Qualifying startups can receive up to $200K in credits for Databricks and Neon.