Deep tech accelerators and startup programs
Compare the 16 accelerators, incubators, and founder programs that back deep tech startups, before you apply.
- See the terms. What each program invests, for how much equity, and for how long.
- Check that you fit. Stages, sectors, eligibility, and format, each with its source.
- Compare the perks. Cloud credits and discounts: the most each one offers across its tiers.
16 programs back deep tech startups
5 of them publish a standard investment and 3 offer credits or perks.
| Program | Type | Headquarters | Investment | Credits and perks | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 Ventures34 Studio | Venture studio | Morocco | $200K | — | 2024 |
| Alchemist AcceleratorAlchemist | Accelerator | San Francisco | $30K for 5% | Up to $450K | 2012 |
| Block71B71, BLOCK71 | Innovation hub | Singapore | — | — | 2011 |
| Boost VC FellowshipBoost VC | Fellowship | San Mateo | $50K | — | — |
| C10 LabsC10 | Venture studio | Cambridge | — | — | 2023 |
| Entrepreneur FirstEF, Entrepreneurs First | Incubator | London | $125K for 8% | Up to $600K | 2011 |
| Founders Factory | Venture studio | London | — | — | — |
| Innovation Fund DenmarkDanish Innovation Fund, Danmarks Innovationsfond, Innovationsfonden | Grant program | Copenhagen | Equity-free | — | 2014 |
| InnovationQuarterUNIIQ, InnovationQuarter Capital | Government program | The Hague | — | — | — |
| Runway Startup Postdoc ProgramCornell Tech / Runway, Runway (Cornell Tech), Runway | Fellowship | New York | — | — | — |
| Silicon AlleeSilicon Allee venture lab at Fraunhofer HHI | Incubator | Berlin | — | — | 2011 |
| SOSVHAX, IndieBio, SOSV NY, SOSV SF | Accelerator | Princeton | $550K | — | — |
| StartupbootcampStartupBootcamp, SBC | Accelerator | Amsterdam | — | — | 2010 |
| TechFounders inactiveTechfounders | Accelerator | Munich | — | — | — |
| TNT | Accelerator | Cambridge | — | — | — |
| UnternehmerTUM AcceleratorXPRENEURS, XPRENEURS Incubator, Xpreneurs | Accelerator | Munich | Equity-free | Up to $600K | 2017 |
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About the data
A program is listed here when it names Deep tech among the sectors it takes. Investment is its standard cash investment per company and the equity it takes, where it publishes one; credits and perks are the most a company can receive. Terms change from cohort to cohort, so check the program’s own site before applying. Compiled from program websites, announcements, and press reports as of October 9, 2026; every profile links its sources.