Who funds them, what they fund and how to apply.
Ripple's 12-week hybrid accelerator for startups building on the XRP Ledger, offering up to $200k in non-dilutive grants plus mentorship and investor access, with focus areas in DeFi, real-world assets, payments, and AI. Successor to XRPL Grants (140+ projects funded since 2021); runs multiple cohorts annually with a unified application.
XRPL Grants funds projects building on the XRP Ledger. Its current unified application considers applicants for regional and thematic funds as well as accelerator programs, with active fall 2026 accelerator applications listed on the program site.
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.
Rolling grants for independent teams performing major development or other public-good work for the Zcash ecosystem. Applications receive community review before the elected grants committee makes an approval decision.
Subsidy program covering 25-100% of senior smart contract audit costs for early-stage, pre-mainnet DeFi protocols; no equity or tokens required.
Milestone-based grants with mentoring and technical resources for teams building omnichain dApps on ZetaChain, run directly by the ZetaChain team; 40+ projects funded to date, with applications accepted on a rolling basis.
Status describes whether a program is running. Application methods are recorded separately. Read the funder’s terms before applying.