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Zane Venture Fund: Pitch

Total Funding:
Varies
Application Opens:
3/3/2025
Application Deadline:
12/31/2025
Grant

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.

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Funding Type:
Investment
Duration:
Location:
Southeast U.S.
Investment
$75K and above
Zane Venture Fund
Stage 3
Stage 4
Technology
Social Impact
past
opportunity
Grant

Genius Guild: Pitch

Total Funding:
Varies
Application Opens:
1/1/2025
Application Deadline:
12/31/2025
Grant

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.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Investment
Duration:
Location:
Remote
Investment
$75K and above
Genius Guild
Stage 4
Social Impact
Technology
past
opportunity
Accelerator

IFEL: Free Grow Your Business Workshop

Total Funding:
$0
Application Opens:
1/1/2025
Application Deadline:
12/31/2025
Accelerator

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.

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Funding Type:
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Location:
Remote
Under $10K
Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership
Stage 3
Stage 4
Technology
Social Impact
past
opportunity
https://latinageeks.com/member/
Fellowship

#LatinaGeeks Membership

Total Funding:
$0
Application Opens:
1/1/2025
Application Deadline:
12/31/2025
Fellowship

Membership is free. You will join a vibrant community of builders, dreamers, and doers who support each other’s professional growth.

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Funding Type:
Duration:
Location:
Remote
Under $10K
#LatinaGeeks
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Technology
past
opportunity
Grant

Lightship Capital: Pitch

Total Funding:
Varies
Application Opens:
1/1/2025
Application Deadline:
12/31/2025
Grant

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.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Investment
Duration:
Location:
Remote
Investment
$75K and above
Stage 4
Technology
past
opportunity
Grant

Plain Sight Capital: Pitch

Total Funding:
Varies
Application Opens:
1/1/2025
Application Deadline:
12/31/2025
Grant

Pitch Plain Sight on a rolling basis. We invest in pre-seed and seed product-led B2B SaaS companies that can scale horizontally.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Investment
Duration:
Location:
Remote
Investment
$75K and above
Plain Sight Capital
Stage 4
Technology
Social Impact
past
opportunity
Accelerator

Plug In Ventures: Pre-Accelerator

Total Funding:
$0
Application Opens:
1/1/2025
Application Deadline:
12/31/2025
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.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Duration:
Location:
Southern California
Under $10K
Plug In Ventures
Stage 3
Stage 4
Technology
Social Impact
past
opportunity
Accelerator

Plug In Ventures: Accelerator

Total Funding:
Up to $100,000
Application Opens:
1/1/2025
Application Deadline:
12/31/2025
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.

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Funding Type:
Duration:
Location:
Southern California
$75K and above
Plug In Ventures
Stage 3
Stage 4
Education
Social Impact
Technology
past
opportunity
Grant

New Profit: Discovery Grantee Interest

Total Funding:
Varies
Application Opens:
1/1/2025
Application Deadline:
12/31/2025
Grant

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.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Grant Interest
Duration:
Location:
Remote
Grant Interest
Under $10K
New Profit
Stage 3
Stage 4
Stage 2
Social Impact
Technology
Education
past
opportunity
Fellowship

Startups on the Blocks Community

Total Funding:
Variable
Application Opens:
1/1/2025
Application Deadline:
12/31/2025
Fellowship

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.

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Location:
Remote
Under $10K
Kukua Institute
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Social Impact
Education
past
opportunity
Grant

National Grassroots Organizing Program

Total Funding:
Variable
Application Opens:
1/1/2025
Application Deadline:
12/31/2025
Grant

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.

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Location:
United States
$50K - $74,999
Ben & Jerry's Foundation
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Social Impact
Education
past
opportunity
Grant

Vermont Community Action Teams (CATs)

Total Funding:
Under $2,000
Application Opens:
1/1/2025
Application Deadline:
12/31/2025
Grant

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.

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Funding Type:
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Location:
United States
Under $10K
Ben & Jerry's Foundation
Stage 1
Stage 2

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SpringWell360 Health Equity Grant

Total Funding:
Application Opened:
6/1/2025
Application Deadline:
8/1/2025
Grant

With a grant amount of $1,000, this program is open to students and professionals alike who are working to address health disparities and improve health outcomes in underserved communities.

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Location:
United States
Under $10K
SpringWell 360
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Grant

$10K Grant for AANHPI Entrepreneurs from Prose

Total Funding:
$10,000
Application Opened:
5/9/2025
Application Deadline:
8/1/2025
Grant

In partnership with Ellis Brooklyn, Prose will award a $10,000 grant to an AANHPI-led business to help fuel their mission and growth.

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Location:
America
$10K - $49,999
Prose
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Technology
Social Impact
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Accelerator

Talent x Opportunity Accelerator

Total Funding:
Varies
Application Opened:
6/1/2025
Application Deadline:
8/1/2025
Accelerator

A 16-week training and mentorship accelerator program with a mix of in-person and online curriculum curated for culture-driven startups.

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Location:
Hybrid, San Francisco
$75K and above
a16z
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Technology
Social Impact
past
opportunity
Fellowship

The Residency: SF2 (Hardware)

Total Funding:
$0
Application Opened:
1/1/2025
Application Deadline:
8/1/2025
Fellowship

sf2 is a hacker house like no other. the vibes are all about ‘shipping fast’ and deep tech. 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”.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Duration:
Sept - Dec 2025
Location:
San Francisco, CA
Under $10K
The Residency
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Technology
Social Impact
past
opportunity
Fellowship

The Residency: SF Parc (Generalist)

Total Funding:
$0
Application Opened:
1/1/2025
Application Deadline:
8/1/2025
Fellowship

sf parc is a home for creative technologists, people who build tech while embracing their artistic creativity. 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."

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Duration:
Sept - Dec 2025
Location:
San Francisco, CA
Under $10K
The Residency
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Social Impact
Education
past
opportunity
Accelerator

Fund 17: Property Ready

Total Funding:
$0
Application Opened:
7/1/2025
Application Deadline:
7/31/2025
Accelerator

Property Ready Program is a 12 week program that provides entrepreneurs with real estate education, opportunities to network with real estate professionals, and personalized 1:1 assistance to prepare to buy and/or lease commercial property for their business in coordination with real estate partners.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Duration:
Sept - Dec 2025
Location:
New Orleans, LA
Under $10K
Fund 17
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Technology
Social Impact
past
opportunity
Accelerator

Nonprofit ENG(INE) 2025 Application

Total Funding:
Application Opened:
6/1/2025
Application Deadline:
7/30/2025
Accelerator

In 2025, we’ll work with 2 nonprofits to give several months of AI engineering team support. Focus areas for 2025: health, workforce, government services.

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Duration:
Location:
United States
Nonprofit ENG(INE) Powered by AlleyCorp
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Social Impact
Technology
past
opportunity
Grant

Climate Change and Human Health Seed Grants from Burroughs Wellcome Fund

Total Funding:
$2,500 – $50,000
Application Opened:
6/1/2025
Application Deadline:
7/25/2025
Grant

We will give small, early-stage grants of $2,500–$50,000 toward projects working on climate change and human health.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Duration:
Location:
Global
$10K - $49,999
Burroughs Wellcome Fund
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Social Impact
Education
past
opportunity
Fellowship

Leadership in Government Fellowship

Total Funding:
Application Opened:
6/1/2025
Application Deadline:
7/24/2025
Fellowship

The Leadership in Government Fellowship program supports outstanding individuals who have played a significant role in advancing social change from within government in the United States and its territories.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Duration:
2025 - 2026
Location:
United States
$75K and above
Open Society Foundations
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Social Impact
Education
past
opportunity
Fellowship

Gary Community Ventures Fellowship: Early Career

Total Funding:
$1,000
Application Opened:
6/2/2025
Application Deadline:
7/21/2025
Fellowship

A 9-month fellowship predominantly for leaders of color in Metro Denver that creates a path-changing experience for those who are approximately 2-5 years into their careers and work.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Duration:
Fall 2025 - Spring 2026
Location:
Metro Denver, CO
Under $10K
Gary Community Ventures Piton Fellowship
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Education
Technology
Social Impact
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opportunity
Accelerator

So Ambitious HBCU Pre-Accelerator Program

Total Funding:
Application Opened:
6/1/2025
Application Deadline:
7/20/2025
Accelerator

Black Ambition’s So Ambitious Pre-Accelerator Program is an 8-week, cross-institutional program powered by ACT House; participatns must be a current student (undergrad or graduate) or recent (within 5 years) graduate of an HBCU.

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Location:
Virtual
Black Ambition
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Social Impact
Technology
past
opportunity
Fellowship

digitalundivided: Do You Fellowship

Total Funding:
$0
Application Opened:
6/18/2025
Application Deadline:
7/16/2025
Fellowship

The Do You Fellowship is a specialized, comprehensive, and interactive seven-week program designed to empower a cohort of 10 entrepreneurs with the essential skills, knowledge, and mentorship needed to grow and scale their businesses.

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Funding Type:
Duration:
Fall 2025 - Fall 2026
Location:
Hybrid
Under $10K
digitalundivided
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