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Housing Venture Lab

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opportunity
Accelerator
total funding
$75,000
Stage
Stage 2 - I'm ready to test my idea
Stage 3 - I'm ready to refine my venture
Stage 4 - I'm ready to scale my venture
application deadline
February 17, 2026
LOCATION
National
funding Type
funding PERIOD

The Housing Venture Lab is an accelerator that provides wraparound support for entrepreneurs with new, bold ideas to make housing more equitable, accessible, and sustainable.

Each year, the Housing Venture Lab selects a small cohort of innovators from across the US to participate in a six-month program to accelerate their scale.

The Ideas Fellowship is for the earliest stage entrepreneurs, in the idea or early implementation phase of launching bold ideas for housing affordability, sustainability and equity. This new program will include participation in Housing Venture Lab programming and six months of funding and resources tailored to support founders in moving from concept to completed pilot. Learn more about the Ideas Fellowship.

Learn more about Terner Labs

More about Terner Labs

Terner Labs scales critical housing innovations at the intersection of equity, affordability, and sustainability. Terner Labs is the sister organization of the Terner Center for Housing Innovation at the University of California, Berkeley.
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