Who funds them, what they fund and how to apply.
Mozilla Foundation selected ten projects for its global Democracy x AI Cohort. The teams are spending 12 months in Mozilla's Incubator with coaching, expert advice, and peer mentorship while building and testing AI tools intended to strengthen democratic participation and accountability.
Mozilla Foundation Incubator funds values-driven technology projects with coaching and mentorship. The 2025 Making the invisible visible cohort and the 2026 Democracy x AI cohort are underway. Democracy x AI applications closed 16 March 2026. No new cohort is open.
Free program guiding AI startups with training, developer tools, preferred hardware/software pricing, and investor introductions through a VC Alliance. No fees, deadlines, or cohorts — rolling applications.
The Pharos Incubator Program offers a $10M fund supporting visionary projects building on the Pharos Layer-1 network. The program targets three innovation paths: RWA/Payments, DeFi, and Innovative Infrastructure. Selected projects receive capital, direct technical mentorship from the core development team, go-to-market support, fundraising connections, and financial and legal expertise. Applications are currently open via an online submission form followed by an internal review process.
Y Combinator's core accelerator funds startups in batches with a $500k investment per company, Demo Days, and extensive post-funding support through the alumni network. Batches run continuously, with Requests for Startups signaling priority areas (heavily AI in 2026); applications are taken through the YC apply page.
0G Labs and Blockchain Builders Fund ran the 2026 Apollo accelerator for ten decentralized AI teams. Applications are closed; the ten-week program ran from April 28 through June 25, 2026, with a graduation event scheduled for July 29.
Batch-based accelerator for seed-stage AI startups investing $250,000 on an uncapped SAFE plus large compute and tooling credit packages. Four batches totaling 85 funded companies to date; applications for Batch 4 are closed and no later batch is announced.
ChainGPT Builder’s Program Season 3 was announced as a Web3 builder intake offering API credits, technical support, and access to the ChainGPT AI stack. The only sourced evidence is a social announcement with no verified standing application route or later season, so the named season is recorded as concluded.
A ten-week, equity-free accelerator for North American pre-seed through Series A startups using AI in energy systems. The 2026 cohort focuses on grid optimization, demand flexibility, energy affordability, and carbon-aware infrastructure, with Google mentorship, technical support, product access, and eligible cloud credits. Applications closed June 30, 2026.
Surplus is an incubator for software startups, organized by Manifund and Mox — to create massive public good in the age of transformative AI. It’s a 3 month program, starting late July in SF. We provide seed funding, advice, peers, intros, and space to focus. Apply here by June 24!
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