12 updates tagged fundraising.
Nucleate's Activator is a free, equity-free program for academic life-science founders spinning technology out of university labs; the US-chapter application deadline for the 2026-…
The Crucible Accelerator (Inland Empire Tech Bridge, powered by FedTech) runs an 8-week virtual Fall 2026 cohort from October to December for 12 defense and dual-use startups, taki…
The Australian Government's Industry Growth Program, run by the Department of Industry, Science and Resources, offers matched grants of $50,000 to $250,000 for early-stage commerci…
Google's July 30, 2026 Workspace feature drop lets Gemini generate a complete slide presentation that matches your existing brand formatting by describing it and referencing prior…
On July 23, 2026 the SBA launched the Supply Chain Acceleration and Logistics Enablement (SCALE) program, awarding 20 grants of up to $500,000 each ($9M total) over a two-year peri…
On July 23, 2026 AI-chip startup Etched — founded by three Harvard dropouts in 2022 — closed a $300M Series C led by Sequoia at a $10.3B valuation, with a16z, Jane Street and SK Hy…
Y Combinator runs four batches a year (Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall); its standard deal is $500,000 plus a ~3-month in-person program in San Francisco, with acceptance around 1-2%. Th…
Antler's next cohort has an application deadline of September 30, 2026. Antler specializes in pre-team, pre-seed founders, helping individuals find a co-founder and secure first fu…
Techstars is running its Founder Catalyst Global Fall 2026 pre-accelerator, a 10-week, fully virtual, non-equity and free program from Sept 22 to Nov 27, 2026. Applications close A…
Effective July 4, 2026, the SBA raised the cumulative cap a borrower can hold across its two flagship loan programs from $5 million to $10 million — up to $5 million through the 7(…
Interest is now 7.5% fixed for new loans (loans taken before 6 April 2026 keep 6%), and eligibility is businesses trading under five years (60 months), not under three years. £500–…
President Trump signed S.3971, the Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act (Public Law 119-83), into law on April 13, 2026, reauthorizing the SBIR and STTR programs thr…