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


Zane Venture Fund: Pitch

Our fund specifically targets bold founders in the (American) Southeast who are creating tech-enabled solutions with innovative business models and early signs of traction. Accepting pitches on a rolling basis.


Genius Guild: Pitch

Genius Guild invests in innovations that improve the health and wellbeing of diverse communities. We look for high growth companies with scalable business models, and exceptional founders.

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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.
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


The Rally Accelerator Program

Rally's social enterprise 4-month, no-cost accelerator aims to help people transform their early-stage work into sustainable ventures that have positive and measurable social or environmental impact.


The Opportunity Trust: Reinvention by Community (St. Louis)

Historically, those most directly impacted by racial and education inequality have little to no voice. The RBC Fund was established to give grant-making power to members of our community.


Dobbs Foundation: Summer 2025 Grant Cycle

The Dobbs Foundation is now accepting Letters of Inquiry (LOIs) for our Summer 2025 grantmaking cycle, with a streamlined process designed to meet the urgency of this moment.


Blue Ridge Labs: Launch Fellowship

This 13-week program is designed to support early-stage tech founders who are committed to launching a venture-scale company.


The Residency: HSR House (Generalist)

the house invites successful founders as mentors every week to get feedback on work that builds their startup. we provide housing and co-working space so you can live and work with equally ambitious peers. you can think of us as “college” meets “accelerator”.


The Residency: V2 (Creative Tech)

a collaborative space in vancouver that brings together the best of both worlds. we provide housing and co-working space so you can live and work with equally ambitious peers. you can think of us as “college” meets “accelerator”.


The Residency: Arcadia (Generalist)

big ideas are discussed here with a love for mankind. it is our biggest home w/ 14 bedrooms. vibes are at the intersection of startup and academia with college vibes at its core.


The Residency: Londinium (AI)

londinium is the home for those locking in on ai. from researchers to startup founders, the house exudes innovation. home to a tight-knit group, this 5 bedroom home is connected to the heart of london.


The Residency: Homebrew (Generalist)

homebrew is a home and experimental college for scientists, engineers, and technologists. we provide housing and co-working space so you can live and work with equally ambitious peers. you can think of us as “college” meets “accelerator”.


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.
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