Discover Opportunities
The Entrepreneurial Support Hub has diverse opportunities for taking a leap into entrepreneurship. Filter below by the categories that apply to you and your ideas.
Opportunities that accept applications on a rolling basis are listed as an "all-year" deadline.
Current Opportunities
IFEL: Free Grow Your Business Workshop
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We specialize in pairing business owners with the expertise needed to strengthen their business core, connecting entrepreneurs to networks of influence, and breaking down barriers that limit access to capital. Best of all, many services are FREE of charge due to grant support.
#LatinaGeeks Membership
Membership is free. You will join a vibrant community of builders, dreamers, and doers who support each other’s professional growth.
Lightship Capital: Pitch
Lightship Capital invests in remarkable businesses led by FOC (Founders of Color), LBGTQ+, Women & Innovators with Disabilities. We're interested in Consumer Packaged Goods, E-Commerce, Sustainability, Artificial Intelligence, and Health Tech.
Plain Sight Capital: Pitch
Pitch Plain Sight on a rolling basis. We invest in pre-seed and seed product-led B2B SaaS companies that can scale horizontally.
Plug In Ventures: Pre-Accelerator
Designed for Black and LatinX founders in Southern California, our Pre-Accelerator Program equips you with the essential tools to validate your business ideas and prepare for growth.
Plug In Ventures: Accelerator
Designed for Black and LatinX founders in Southern California, our Accelerator Program is for founders ready to take their startups to the next level. Hybrid participation options and up to $100K in equity investment are available.
New Profit: Discovery Grantee Interest
We provide funding to nonprofit organizations led by high-impact social entrepreneurs who are expanding access and opportunity in America by leveraging their proximity to the genius, talent, and vision of the communities they serve. Discovery forms are accepted on a rolling basis.
Startups on the Blocks Community
Startups on the Blocks was created to build an entrepreneurial ecosystem for historically marginalized black and brown communities so that they may recognize, utilize, and benefit from the resources that surround them in creating and building their businesses.
National Grassroots Organizing Program
Rolling applications for grants from the Ben & Jerry's Foundation for National Grassroots Organizing. Applicants must be based in the U.S. and must have non-profit status.
Vermont Community Action Teams (CATs)
Rolling applications for grants from the Ben & Jerry's Foundation for National Grassroots Organizing. Applicants must be based in the U.S. and must have non-profit status.
Vermont Equity & Justice Grants
Rolling applications for grants from the Ben & Jerry's Foundation for National Grassroots Organizing. Applicants must be based in the U.S. and must have non-profit status.
Berkeley Haas: Student Entrepreneurship Program
A 10 week startup incubator program that connects UC Berkeley community members with complementary skills and helps bring their ideas into the world.
Stay Tuned. New Opportunities coming your way soon! In the meantime, please check out our Past Opportunities for an idea of what’s to come.
Past Opportunities
MLT: Private Equity Accelerator
A seven-month program designed to support recent college graduates (including Black, Latine, Native American, and other individuals) to a career in Private Equity.
DAV Patriot Bootcamp
DAV Patriot Boot Camp is a transformative program consisting of comprehensive entrepreneurship start-up education, mentorship, access to resources, and networking. Spring 2025: May 14 - 16 in Kentucky. Free to veterans and spouses.
Obama Foundation Scholars: University of Chicago
The Obama Foundation offers a robust curriculum of leadership development, training, networking activities, and customized support throughout the academic year to help the Obama Scholars gain the real-world skills, tools, and experiences they need to expand the impact of their work.
O’Shaughnessy Fellowships & Grants
We’re providing a one-year, $100,000 grant for ambitious creators in any domain who want to build something great. You will also get access to our network of founders, investors, and experts to support you in bringing your project to life.
Fund 17: Capital Ready
Capital Ready is a 10 week program that matches entrepreneurs with a Financial Specialist for weekly 1:1 meetings to work on personal and business finances and prepare to apply for a loan or grant.
gener8tor MSP Equity (Black, Brown, Women Founders) Accelerator Summer 2025
gener8tor invests $100k into your high-growth startup. Gain specific business knowledge via a nationally ranked system and a 12-week investment for-equity program.
MIT SOLVE: Antibiotic Resistance Challenge
We are seeking innovative, low-cost data and technology solutions in LMICs to improve antibiotic stock control and reduce the sale and use of substandard and falsified oral antibiotics.
The People Accelerator
A 4-month virtual accelerator that focuses on people. We focus on your development as a founder first because businesses often fail because of gaps in the founders' experiences, backgrounds, abilities, and skills, not the industry, technology, or market.
Halycon EquityTech Fellowship 2025
The program brings together entrepreneurs from across the United States and the world who are leveraging technology to close gaps in education and the workforce. Founders receive expert training, critical resources to accelerate their ventures, and an 8-week residency in Washington, DC.
MIT SOLVE: Economic Prosperity Challenge
MIT Solve seeks exceptional technology-driven solutions to increase economic prosperity for all. This is a nine-month program with access to mentorship and additional funds.
MIT SOLVE: Global Climate Challenge
MIT Solve seeks exceptional solutions that leverage technology to address any aspect of the climate crisis. This is a nine-month program with access to mentorship and additional funds.
MIT SOLVE: Global Health Challenge
MIT Solve seeks exceptional solutions that leverage technology to increase access to good health and healthcare. This is a nine-month program with access to mentorship and additional funds.
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