13 programs
Equity-free accelerators
These programs take no equity in your company. Most are funded by governments, universities, corporates or foundations, so the trade-off is usually a smaller (or no) cash check rather than dilution. Check each program's terms: some charge fees or expect a corporate pilot instead.
Compare equity-free accelerators
Verified November 3, 2026. "—" means the program doesn't publish it.
| Program | Investment | Equity | Location | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AppWorks Accelerator | None | No equity | Taipei, Taiwan | hybrid |
| Comcast NBCUniversal LIFT Labs Accelerator | None | No equity | Philadelphia, United States | hybrid |
| Google for Startups Accelerator: AI First | — | No equity | Mountain View, United States | hybrid |
| Imagine H2O | — | No equity | San Francisco, United States | remote |
| K-Startup Grand Challenge | — | No equity | Seongnam (Pangyo), South Korea | hybrid |
| MassChallenge | — | No equity | Boston, United States | hybrid |
| NEXT AI | — | No equity | Toronto, Canada | hybrid |
| ODF (On Deck Founders) | — | No equity | San Francisco, United States | hybrid |
| Plug and Play Tech Center | None | No equity | Sunnyvale, United States | hybrid |
| SETsquared Partnership | None | No equity | Bath, United Kingdom | hybrid |
| Start-Up Chile | — | No equity | Santiago, Chile | hybrid |
| StartX | None | No equity | Stanford area, United States | hybrid |
| YES!Delft | None | No equity | Delft, Netherlands | in-person |
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