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Rushed for time? Here is the top 5 Seed investors for Non Profit startups. Scroll down for more information on these investors or to view the rest of the investors.
Name | Website | Stages | Location | Socials |
|---|---|---|---|---|
StartX (Stanford-StartX Fund) | Early Stage Venture, Non Equity Assistance, Seed | Palo Alto, California, United States, North America | ||
In-Q-Tel | Debt, Early Stage Venture, Grant, Late Stage Venture, Seed | Arlington, Virginia, United States, North America | ||
Arch Grants | Grant, Seed | St Louis, Missouri, United States, North America | ||
Launch NY | Seed | Buffalo, New York, United States, North America | ||
JumpStart | Early Stage Venture, Private Equity, Seed | Cleveland, Ohio, United States, North America |
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We’ve ranked the top Non Profit Seed investors in United States. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).
We selected the organisations listed in this article based on:
- Track record
- Executive leadership
- Market share
- Innovation
- ESG rating
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Top Non Profit Investors & Funds (United States)
StartX (Stanford-StartX Fund)
StartX is a 501(c)(3) Stanford-affiliated nonprofit in Silicon Valley that runs one of the world’s top startup accelerator programs. Its mission is to advance the development of the best entrepreneurs through experiential education and peer learning. Since launching in 2010, it has supported more than 450 companies and 1000 entrepreneurs, from early to pre-IPO stage, working across a wide spectrum of industries. StartX and StartX Med, dedicated to medical and biotechnology innovation, provide founders with access to a powerful network of entrepreneurs, investors, mentors, and industry partners, along with office space and a variety of other resources. Based in Palo Alto, the accelerator also operates StartX-QB3 Labs and the Stanford-StartX Fund. We are funded by Stanford University, Stanford Health Care, Microsoft, Steelcase, Hyundai, Oriza Ventures, Nissan, Panasonic, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Analog Devices, Silicon Valley Bank, Greylock Partners, Sequoia Capital, and many others. For more information, visit startx.com The company is associated investment vehicle, the Stanford-StartX Fund is a partnership between StartX, Stanford University and Stanford Health Care. It can invest only in StartX companies who raise qualified rounds of venture capital using objective criteria; it is founder opt-in.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Non Equity Assistance, Seed
Location: Palo Alto, California, United States, North America
Industries: Automotive, Big Data, Bioinformatics, Biotechnology, Computer Vision, Consumer Software, Education, Enterprise Software, Finance, Hardware, Internet, Internet of Things, Medical Device, Non Profit, Venture Capital
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In-Q-Tel
In-Q-Tel identifies and partners with companies developing cutting-edge technologies to help deliver these solutions to the Central Intelligence Agency and the broader U.S. Intelligence Community (IC) to further their missions.
Stages: Debt, Early Stage Venture, Grant, Late Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Arlington, Virginia, United States, North America
Industries: Finance, Non Profit, Venture Capital
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Arch Grants
Arch Grants is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that accelerates economic development and community revitalization by providing up to $100,000 in equity-free grants and pro bono support services to entrepreneurs who locate their early-stage businesses in St. Louis. Through its rigorously competitive annual Startup Competition, Arch Grants retains and attracts the most innovative entrepreneurs to the St. Louis region. This program is an aggressive effort to inspire the next generation of employers, civic leaders, and philanthropists for St. Louis. Arch Grants funds innovative technologies, products, and services wrapped within scalable business models that have the potential to make a national or international impact.
Stages: Grant, Seed
Location: St Louis, Missouri, United States, North America
Industries: Finance, Non Profit, Social Entrepreneurship
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Launch NY
Launch NY is a U.S. Treasury-designated Community Financial Institution (CDFI) and a 501(c)(3) nonprofit venture development organization, providing pro bono mentoring and capital access to high-growth potential startups across Upstate NY. The mission is to identify, support and invest in high-growth, high-impact companies, and catalyze the entrepreneurial culture in the 27 counties comprising the western half of Upstate New York.
Stages: Seed
Location: Buffalo, New York, United States, North America
Industries: Non Profit, Social Entrepreneurship
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JumpStart
JumpStart Inc. is a non-profit organization transforming the economic impact of entrepreneurial ventures and the ecosystems supporting their growth. JumpStart’s primary service is intensive entrepreneurial development assistance delivered to Northeast Ohio entrepreneurs leading high potential, early-stage companies. JumpStart also supports the growth and strengthening of Northeast Ohio’s innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem by securing a continuous stream of resources for entrepreneurs. In doing this work, JumpStart focuses on economic inclusion and activities that increase the success of minority and women entrepreneurs in growing high impact companies. As Northeast Ohio’s entrepreneurial landscape continues to transform, JumpStart collaborates with community and regional leaders nationally to support the startup and development of high growth businesses that have a significant and sustainable impact on the economy.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Private Equity, Seed
Location: Cleveland, Ohio, United States, North America
Industries: Finance, Financial Services, Non Profit, Venture Capital
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Launch Tennessee
Launch Tennessee is a public-private partnership that supports entrepreneurs from ideation to exit. We’re guided by a vision of making Tennessee the most startup-friendly state in the country, so that entrepreneurs stay here to build companies and create jobs.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Nashville, Tennessee, United States, North America
Industries: Association, Non Profit
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Desafia
Spain Tech Center is sporting a new brand. We’ve changed our name to Desafía but you can rely on the same quality programs to get actionable tools to plan your US market entry and execute on it.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: San Francisco, California, United States, North America
Industries: Collaboration, Incubators, Non Profit
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Ann Arbor SPARK
Ann Arbor SPARK, a non-profit organization, offers programs, resources, and proactive support to businesses in the Ann Arbor region. Its products and services include provision of business accelerator and entrepreneur boot camp programs, online business planning, market and competitive landscape research, development of business model strategies, intellectual property validation and FTO reports, marketing and sales initiatives, identification of employee needs and opportunities, preparation of a business plan and financial analysis, and creation of a compelling case for attracting funding and other resources, as well as review of product plans, validation steps, and regulatory issues. The company also provides space/expansion and equipment; programs, resources, and educational opportunities for business growth and expansion; programs for recognizing excellence; tax-exempt industrial development revenue bonds to finance the acquisition, construction, installation, or rehabilitation of manufacturing facilities; site searches of industrial and office buildings, vacant land, and incubator space; workforce; educational forums; incentives; export assistance; financing; and university connections. It serves businesses in life sciences, automotive research and development, engineering and production, alternative energies, information technologies, homeland security/defense, information, print and online, and imaging/vision sectors. Ann Arbor SPARK was formerly known as SPARK. The company was incorporated in 1982 and is based in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Stages: Debt, Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, North America
Industries: Finance, Non Profit, Venture Capital
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Rockies Venture Club
Rockies Venture Club (RVC) is a non-profit organization dedicated to economic development by funding entrepreneurial companies. RVC hosts the Angel Capital Summit and Colorado Capital Conferences as well as over sixty events each year. Rockies Venture Club is also an active Angel group, with over 30 investments in the last 2 years. Alongside Rockies Venture Club, is Rockies Venture Fund I, an Angel sidecar fund.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed, Venture
Location: Denver, Colorado, United States, North America
Industries: Angel Investment, Banking, Financial Services, Impact Investing, Non Profit, Venture Capital
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St. Louis Arch Angels
We are a select group of accredited investors with diverse expertise and experience, seeking high potential start-up ventures drawn from the St. Louis startup ecosystem to fund and support, resulting in success of our funded companies and outsized returns for our members and corporate partners.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Private Equity, Seed
Location: St Louis, Missouri, United States, North America
Industries: Non Profit
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Astia Angels
Astia Angels is a global network of both female and male angel investors that invest in high-growth companies. The angel investor network is actively engaged in the Astia community and screening process (Astia Expert Sift TM) and founded by experienced angel investors. All members are highly involved throughout the investment process and make independent investment decisions.
Stages: Debt, Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Seed
Location: San Francisco, California, United States, North America
Industries: Banking, FinTech, Non Profit, Venture Capital
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Financial Solutions Lab
The Financial Solutions Lab was established in 2014 to cultivate, support, and scale innovative ideas that help improve financial health. We focus on solutions addressing acute and persistent financial health challenges faced by low- to moderate-income (LMI) individuals, Black and Latinx communities, and other underserved consumers. The Financial Health Network manages the Financial Solutions Lab in collaboration with founding partner JPMorgan Chase and with support from Prudential Financial.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States, North America
Industries: Asset Management, Finance, Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology, Non Profit
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Central Texas Angel Network
The Central Texas Angel Network (CTAN) is dedicated to providing quality early-stage investment opportunities for accredited Central Texas angel investors and to assisting entrepreneurs and early-stage growth companies by being a quality source of funding, information, networking, advisors and educational resources.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Austin, Texas, United States, North America
Industries: Angel Investment, Biotechnology, Non Profit
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Center for Innovative Technology
In 2005, CIT celebrated 20 years of creating technology-based companies and strategies for innovation. From its original mission to enhance the research and technology transfer activities of Virginia universities, CIT has moved its focus toward the new technologies, entrepreneurs and technology companies that make innovation happen. Today, CIT’s operating structure consists of service lines that enable it to respond quickly and efficiently to new opportunities with government and private sector clients. The service lines – CIT Entrepreneur, CIT R&D, CIT Broadband and CIT Connect – establish a clear identity that allows us to meet their goals and close innovation gaps.
Stages: Seed
Location: Herndon, Virginia, United States, North America
Industries: Enterprise Software, Health Care, Information Services, Information Technology, Medical, Non Profit
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Tumml
Tumml is a startup hub for urban technology. We provide resources to early stage entrepreneurs tackling major urban challenges: – Ongoing support to Tumml’s portfolio of urban innovation startups – Thought leadership on issues important to urban-focused entrepreneurs – Events and workshops where startups can engage with funders, policy makers, etc. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to [email protected].
Stages: Seed
Location: San Francisco, California, United States, North America
Industries: Apps, Incubators, Non Profit
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Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago runs two programs that invests in UChicago-affiliated teams: the Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge (NVC) program and the Polsky Center Accelerator Program. For more information and details on how to apply, please visit: http://chicagonvc.com or http://polskycenter.com/accelerator/
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Non Equity Assistance, Seed
Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States, North America
Industries: Association, Education, Enterprise Software, Non Profit, Private Social Networking, Social Entrepreneurship, Social Network
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10Xelerator
10 Teams, 10 Weeks, $20,000 Each 10X is a mentorship-driven investment program designed for energetic and game-changing entrepreneurs. Managed by Founders Factory, 10x is partnering with Ohio’s New Entrepreneurs (ONE) Fund, TechColumbus, Columbus 2020 and several other community organizations in order to create an innovative business accelerator focused on maximizing the probability of creating scalable businesses.
Stages: Grant, Seed
Location: Columbus, Ohio, United States, North America
Industries: Finance, Non Profit, Venture Capital
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Hult Prize Foundation
The Hult Prize is a start-up accelerator for budding young social entrepreneurs emerging from the world’s universities. Named as one of the top five ideas changing the world by President Bill Clinton and TIME Magazine, the annual competition for the Hult Prize aims to identify and launch the most compelling social business ideas—start-up enterprises that tackle grave issues faced by billions of people. Winners receive USD 1 million in seed capital, as well as mentorship and advice from the international business community. The Hult Prize is offered in partnership with Former US President Bill Clinton and the Clinton Global Initiative. It is hosted and supported by Hult International Business School. And it is generously funded by Swedish entrepreneur Bertil Hult and his family. Open to universities, colleges and students on every continent, the Hult Prize has grown to become the world’s largest student movement for social good. It is also the world’s largest crowd-sourcing platform. Participating annually are thousands of students from 130 countries, representing over 350 institutions of higher education. Competing schools included Stanford, Harvard, INSEAD, Hult International Business School, NYU, Columbia, American University Beirut, LBS, Hitotsubashi, St. Petersburg, and Tel-Aviv University. Nearly all of the Financial Times’ Top 100 MBA programs participate.
Stages: Seed
Location: San Francisco, California, United States, North America
Industries: Finance, Incubators, Non Profit, Social Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital
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CivStart
CivStart is a non-profit accelerator focused on identifying startup technologies that address the challenges and meet the needs of the state. It provides 24 months of customer development, product development, network building, and expert guidance for startups, all in preparation for securing state and local contracts. Not only will it help to craft solutions to meet these challenges, but it provides direct exposure to interested state and local governments, providing honest feedback and leading to new opportunities. The CivStart ecosystem and curriculum are designed to help cohort members position themselves as more than just government vendors, but as true partners in sustainable impact for its communities.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North America
Industries: GovTech, Incubators, Non Profit
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Stellar Development Foundation
Stellar Development Foundation is a decentralized, fast, scalable, and uniquely sustainable network for financial products and services. It is both a cross-currency transaction system and a platform for digital asset issuance, designed to connect the world’s financial infrastructure. Dozens of financial institutions worldwide issue assets and settle payments on the Stellar network, which has grown to over 4 million accounts. The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) is a non-profit organization that supports the development and growth of Stellar. Founded in 2014, the Foundation maintains Stellar’s codebase, supports the technical and business communities building on the network, and serves as a voice to regulators and institutions. The Foundation seeks to create equitable access to the global financial system, using the Stellar network to unlock the world’s economic potential through blockchain technology.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: San Francisco, California, United States, North America
Industries: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, FinTech, Non Profit, Payments
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Invest Michigan
Invest Michigan is a non-profit funded by the Michigan Strategic Fund. As fund manager for both the Michigan Pre-Seed Fund 2.0 and the University Commercialization Fund, Invest Michigan invests in early-stage high tech businesses located in Michigan. The Michigan Pre-Seed Fund 2.0 is an investment fund aimed at supporting pre-seed and seed stage technology companies located in Michigan. The MPSF 2.0 offers equity or convertible debt initial investments ranging from $50,000 – $150,000 with the goal of supporting our portfolio companies with additional follow-on investments. The University Commercialization Fund provides funding of up to $100,000 for the commercialization of technologies originating from any of the 15 Michigan public universities. A signed option or license agreement from the Technology Transfer Offices is required.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Detroit, Michigan, United States, North America
Industries: Asset Management, Business Development, Crowdfunding, Financial Services, Non Profit
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Upaya Social Ventures
Upaya’s mission is to create dignified jobs for the poorest of the poor by investing in and consulting with small business entrepreneurs anchored in marginalized communities.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Seattle, Washington, United States, North America
Industries: Impact Investing, Non Profit, Social Entrepreneurship, Social Impact
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The PenFed Foundation
The PenFed Foundation is a nationally recognized nonprofit organization working to meet the unmet financial needs of military members and their families through supporting wounded warriors and providing the military community with financial management assistance and home ownership aid. Through a unique public-private partnership, the PenFed Foundation joined with the Department of Veterans Affairs to fund the new Lee and Penny Anderson Defenders Lodge, a $17 million project. PenFed (Pentagon Federal Credit Union) covers all labor expenses for the foundation so nearly every dollar donated goes directly to supporting its programs.
Stages: Convertible Note, Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Seed, Venture
Location: Alexandria, Virginia, United States, North America
Industries: Charity, Financial Services, Non Profit, Professional Services
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Sesame Ventures
Sesame Ventures supports startups aligned with Sesame Workshop’s mission to help kids grow smarter, stronger, and kinder.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: New York, New York, United States, North America
Industries: Angel Investment, Children, Non Profit
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Salt Lake Life Science Angels
Salt Lake Life Science Angels (SLLSA) is a not-for-profit corporation organized to facilitate investment in seed-stage healthcare and life science companies in Utah and the Mountain West. SLLSA is made up of approximately twenty accredited executives, entrepreneurs, scientists, and clinicians seeking investment opportunities in early-stage companies. SLLSA strives to be a benefit to both its angel investor members and to the community’s start-up companies.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, North America
Industries: Angel Investment, Medical, Non Profit
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Points of Light Foundation
Points of Light’s Action Networks allow us to reach distinct groups with the tools and resources they need to engage people as change agents. These include: HandsOn Network, the largest network of 250 local volunteer centers across the country and around the world; generationOn, the youth service movement that ignites the power of kids to make their mark on the world; AmeriCorps Alums, the national service alumni network that activates the next generation of service leaders; and Points of Light Corporate Institute, their enterprise that enables companies to engage their employees and customers in volunteer service.
Stages: Seed
Location: Atlanta, Georgia, United States, North America
Industries: Non Profit
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Wilco Angel Network
The Wilco Angel Network (“WAN”) is a Texas Not-for-Profit organization which is dedicated to providing quality seed and early-stage investment opportunities for accredited angel investors (“Members”), while fostering startup and small business growth in Texas. WAN will serve as a source of dealflow for investors and mentorship for startups.
Stages: Crowdfunding, Debt, Early Stage Venture, Private Equity, Seed
Location: Round Rock, Texas, United States, North America
Industries: Non Profit
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VertueLab
VertueLab partners with funders and innovators in clean technologies to make a global environmental impact. Through a series of focused programs and funding opportunities, they advance promising technologies to market while helping innovators find the resources they need to move their vision forward.
Stages: Seed
Location: Portland, Oregon, United States, North America
Industries: CleanTech, Non Profit, Sustainability
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Startup:Education
Startup:Education is a new foundation launched by Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg with $100 million in September, 2010. Their mission is to take a startup approach to building a better education system for all students. Startup:Education’s initial focus is Newark, N.J., working to transform the city’s public schools so that all children have access to a high quality education and so that other cities can use Newark as a model to reform their own schools.
Stages: Grant, Seed
Location: Newark, New Jersey, United States, North America
Industries: Communities, Education, Non Profit
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SEED SPOT
SEED SPOT is an accelerator focused on supporting impact-driven entrepreneurs for those creating high impact ventures that improve the lives of people and communities on a local, national, or global scale. It supports entrepreneurs in building products, services, and technologies that improve lives or communities. Whether a for-profit business with a social mission or a nonprofit organization with a sustainable revenue model. SEED SPOT believes in supporting entrepreneurs that are launching innovative ideas that improve lives, make communities stronger, and create positive social change. SEED SPOT’s mission is to educate, accelerate, and invest in entrepreneurs who are creating solutions to social problems.
Stages: Seed
Location: Phoenix, Arizona, United States, North America
Industries: Local, Non Profit, Social
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Springboard Enterprises
Springboard’s mission is to accelerate the growth of entrepreneurial companies led by women through access to essential resources and a global community of experts. We are a leading network of influencers, investors and innovators dedicated to building high-growth companies led by women who are transforming industries in technology and life science. The measure of our success is in the results. Since 2000, over 800 Springboard portfolio companies seeking financial and human capital for product development and expansion have created over $20B in value, are revenue generators and job creators. With 200 exits to strategic acquirers and 20 IPOs, Springboard Entrepreneurs are Transforming Industries.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North America
Industries: Banking, Finance, Non Profit, Venture Capital
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New England Clean Energy Council
The New England Clean Energy Foundation’s mission, as a supporting entity of the New England Clean Energy Council, is to accelerate New England’s clean energy economy to global leadership through educational and enrichment programs and events.
Stages: Seed
Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States, North America
Industries: Association, Clean Energy, Environmental Consulting, Environmental Engineering, Non Profit, Renewable Energy
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Agora Partnerships
Agora Partnerships’s mission is to accelerate the success of early-stage impact entrepreneurs who share their community’s commitment to solving social and environmental challenges through business. Their vision is of a world where all entrepreneurs incorporate social and environmental impact into the very design of their businesses; entrepreneurs have access to the infrastructure, resources, and networks they need to success; and where investors will actively seek out those businesses that create maximum impact for society.
Stages: Seed
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North America
Industries: Non Profit, Social Entrepreneurship
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Kentucky Science and Technology Corporation (KSTC)
The Kentucky Science and Technology Corporation (KSTC) is a private, nonprofit corporation committed to the advancement of science, technology and innovative economic development founded on Kentucky know-how. KSTC is a fast-paced leader with a reputation for developing and managing creative initiatives in education, economic competitiveness and scientific research. Established in 1987, as the Kentucky Science and Technology Council, Inc., and later re-named the Kentucky Science and Technology Corporation, KSTC is governed by a Board of Directors comprised of leaders from business, education, and government
Stages: Convertible Note, Early Stage Venture, Grant, Non Equity Assistance, Seed, Venture
Location: Lexington, Kentucky, United States, North America
Industries: Business Development, Non Profit, Venture Capital
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JFE Accelerator
JFE Accelerator is the first seed accelerator for tech startups supported by a non-profit dedicated to entrepreneurship in the Jewish community. The goal to help talented entrepreneurs realize the most pioneering, disruptive ideas and help their companies skyrocket in the competitive and challenging market.
Stages: Seed
Location: New York, New York, United States, North America
Industries: Angel Investment, Communities, Non Profit
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Pursuit
Pursuit is a social impact organization that creates transformation where it’s needed most. Through their four-year intensive program, they train adults with the most need and potential to get their first tech jobs, advance in their careers, and become the next generation of leaders in tech. Their graduates are hired by leading companies like Pinterest, Kickstarter, LinkedIn, BlackRock, and JPMorgan Chase, and increase their average annual salaries from $18,000 to over $85,000. In addition to providing training and career support, Pursuit’s innovative operating model combines partnerships with tech companies to retrain their blue-collar workers and social impact investments to re-envision funding for outcomes-based organizations. By connecting talent with opportunity, Pursuit empowers graduates to bring change to their families, tech companies, and communities across the nation.
Stages: Seed
Location: Long Island City, New York, United States, North America
Industries: Collaboration, Event Management, Innovation Management, Non Profit
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1871
“1871 is a not-for-profit community endeavor and an entrepreneurial hub for digital startups. It is a collaborative space that helps digital designers, engineers, and entrepreneurs build their startups, share ideas, and change the world. 1817 is organizing the Sports Technology Symposium in the Fall of 2018. Application is live until July 20th: , https://www.f6s.com/1871sportstechsymposium Located in the famed Merchandise Mart, the 50,000-square-foot facility provides Chicago startups with programming, access to mentors, educational resources, potential investors, and a community of like-minded entrepreneurs that help them on their path to building successful businesses. 1871 is the flagship project of the CEC.”
Stages: Seed
Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States, North America
Industries: Advice, Consulting, Finance, Internet, Non Profit, Training
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VentureOut
VentureOut empowers startups to launch, raise capital, and scale in New York City. Based on the philosophy that talent is evenly distributed but opportunity is not, VentureOut’s mission is to bridge that gap between the innovators around the world and the vast opportunities available in New York City. Through regionally and sector-focused programs, ranging from 1-week to 3-months, VentureOut introduces the world’s most talented entrepreneurs to NYC, fast-tracking their growth by helping establish relationships with the most relevant thought leaders corporate executives, investors, and entrepreneurs in New York City. VentureOut was founded by Brian Frumberg in 2012.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: New York, New York, United States, North America
Industries: Finance, Financial Services, Non Profit
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Futures Fund Community Health Incubator
The Futures Fund Community Health Incubator is a first-of-its-kind entrepreneurship program at Volunteers of America (VOA) to accelerate social enterprises that improve quality, equity, and access to care for Medicaid and at-risk populations. The program includes business training and coaching, as well as grants and potential venture capital investments to help drive projects from ideation to scaling stages. Annual cohorts are comprised of a mix of teams of VOA INTRApreneurs and startup founders of early stage businesses that can improve a community’s social determinants of health. These teams have the opportunity to test, pilot and scale their concepts through collaborations with VOA, one of the largest and most experienced health and housing not-for-profit organizations in the country which serves over 1.5 million individuals each year in over 400 communities. The inaugural launch of the Community Health Incubator is sponsored by the Humana Foundation, which shares the Futures Fund’s vision to support innovative solutions that address social determinants of health. Each Founder team will receive a $25,000 grant, 3 months of industry expert coaching, and the opportunity to partner with VOA across the country to scale products and services. Equity investments up to $200,000 are considered for teams who successfully complete the Incubator and demonstrate growth viability. To apply, click https://www.voa.org/startup-founders or https://www.f6s.com/community-health-incubator/apply.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Alexandria, Virginia, United States, North America
Industries: Health Care, Home Health Care, Non Profit, Nutrition
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ETC (Emerging Technology Centers)
Founded in the late 1990s as a non-profit 501(c)3 venture of the Baltimore Development Corporation, the ETC (Emerging Technology Centers), promotes economic growth by providing its member companies with the resources they need — seed capital, mentors, potential partners, a collaborative community, etcetera — to get where they want to go, as quickly as possible. Over the years, hundreds of companies have passed through our doors, creating thousands of jobs, and raising billions of dollars in outside funding.
Stages: Seed
Location: Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North America
Industries: Communities, Financial Services, Information Technology, Non Profit, Professional Services
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Cool Aid Style Marketing Inc
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Stages: Early Stage Venture, Grant, Initial Coin Offering, Non Equity Assistance, Private Equity, Seed
Location: Denver, Colorado, United States, North America
Industries: Cryptocurrency, Non Profit
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Upstart Accelerator
Upstart is among the nation’s first accelerators to focus on female founders. They’ve developed a curriculum that directly tackles the unique challenges women face. In the process, they’re discovering untapped talent and equipping underrepresented founders with the skills and experience to level the entrepreneurial playing field. Upstart is powered by Start Co. and a proud member of the Global Accelerator Network.
Stages: Seed
Location: Memphis, Tennessee, United States, North America
Industries: B2B, Incubators, Non Profit
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Lavan
Lava is a network of angel investors supporting Israeli impact entrepreneurs. It is a not-for-profit organization that educate Jewish leadership, build local communities of impact investors, and facilitate dialogues at the nexus of financial decisions and Jewish values.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: New York, New York, United States, North America
Industries: Angel Investment, Financial Services, Non Profit, Venture Capital
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