Talent Investor Program (London)

Equity-free grant (ideation stage) + up to $250K at company formation + up to $5M follow-on; plus $600K+ in credits and 9 months of office space.

Multiple rounds per year — check joinef.com for current cohort dates.

AMOUNT

Equity-free grant (ideation stage) + up to $250K at company formation + up to $5M follow-on; plus $600K+ in credits and 9 months of office space.

AMOUNT

Equity-free grant (ideation stage) + up to $250K at company formation + up to $5M follow-on; plus $600K+ in credits and 9 months of office space.

DEADLINE

Multiple rounds per year — check joinef.com for current cohort dates.

DEADLINE

Multiple rounds per year — check joinef.com for current cohort dates.

FUNDING TYPE

Accelerator, Venture Capital

CAN YOU GET THIS?

You need a strong track record, not a finished idea.

EF looks for individuals who have continuously outperformed their peer group, built products, organisations, or startups before, and have genuine ambition to build a company targeting the U.S. market. You can apply with no idea at all.

YOUR REAL ODDS

EF runs multiple cohorts per year but selection is highly competitive — they explicitly back exceptional individuals, not average applicants.

The programme culminates in a San Francisco Demo Day attended by 200+ VC partners, and portfolio companies typically raise $1–7M within weeks of pitching. Portfolio is collectively valued at over $16B, signalling the bar is genuinely high.

WHAT IT TAKES

Apply online at joinef.com — 1–2 hours
Selection process (interviews, assessments) — Weeks
Join cohort: cofounder matching, weekend residential, ideation in London office — Several months
Demo Day pitch in San Francisco — End of programme

WORTH KNOWING

EF invests on equity-free grant terms while you're still ideating, then up to $250K once you form a company — meaning you don't need a cofounder or idea to receive early financial support.

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SheBoot

Up to $300,000 total in equity-based investment, awarded through a pitch competition at program end.

Women-led early-stage tech startups in Canada can apply for this accelerator and pitch competition offering up to $300,000 in equity investment.

Antler Residency Program

Pre-seed investment amount TBD; Antler can follow on up to $30M through Series C.

Any founder worldwide who can commit full-time and meet local visa requirements can apply, but fewer than 1 in 500 applicants receive investment.

Seedcamp – Fund VII

Up to $1M per investment, rolling.

Pre-seed and seed stage tech founders in Europe can apply on a rolling basis for up to $1M from Seedcamp's Fund VII.

This is 1 of 1,600+ open opportunities.

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