Funding & investors
A curated directory of real grant agencies, VCs, angels, accelerators and scholarships — for students, researchers and early-career founders. Search and filter to find the right fit.
The most influential startup accelerator; standard deal, huge alumni network and demo day.
Global mentorship-driven accelerator with dozens of city and vertical programs.
Day-zero investor — helps you find co-founders and build from scratch.
Backs individuals before they have a company or team.
Deep-tech, hard-science and climate accelerator (HAX for hardware, IndieBio for bio).
Corporate-innovation platform connecting startups to enterprises + investment.
Legendary multi-stage VC backing category-defining companies.
Full-stack VC across software, bio, crypto, and American dynamism.
Early and growth investor behind many SaaS and consumer leaders.
Transatlantic VC strong across Europe and the US.
Leading European early-stage fund.
Seed specialist for B2B SaaS and marketplaces.
Multi-stage global fund across enterprise and consumer.
Federation of angel networks across Europe — find local angels.
One of the world's largest angel networks; early-stage across sectors.
Global platform matching founders with individual angels.
Swiss ICT Investor Club — active angels for Swiss tech startups.
Swiss Innovation Agency — innovation projects, start-up coaching, Innocheques.
EU's flagship innovation funding — EIC Accelerator grants + equity for deep tech.
Government seed capital for proof-of-concept, prototype, and market entry.
US non-dilutive R&D grants for small businesses across federal agencies.
Indian government support for science, biotech and deep-tech innovation.
Primary Swiss funder of fundamental research across all disciplines.
Prestigious frontier-research grants (Starting/Consolidator/Advanced).
UK Research and Innovation — councils funding research and innovation.
Major US funder of non-medical fundamental research.
Global charitable foundation funding health and life-sciences research.
Global health, development and education grants, incl. Grand Challenges.
Flagship US international exchange scholarships for study and research.
UK government global scholarships for future leaders.
German academic exchange — scholarships for study and research in Germany.
Scholarships for international researchers and artists to study in Switzerland.
EU programme funding study, training and exchange across Europe.