π The K-Startup Grand Challenge closes its main track on June 17 at 15:00 KST, with around 100 foreign founder teams selected for a phased Korean residency, prize money for the top 20 and commercialisation grants for the top 8, plus three years of follow-up support. Korea's flagship government-backed entry path for any non-Korean founder. https://t.co/nMLYtpiBBJ Β· @KStartupGC
Google for Startups Accelerator Southeast Asia closes on June 20, equity-free, three months with in-person bootcamps in SF or Singapore, kicking off in August with up to $350K of Cloud credits per startup. The cleanest no-dilution path into SEA for any AI-first founder. https://t.co/txZJwKfb4l Β· @GoogleStartups
Antler Singapore takes rolling applications for its September residency, with up to $400K at inception starting with $150K for 10% after a six-week build. The default room for the SEA founder who hasn't found a co-founder yet. https://t.co/KwA9PEtULd Β· @antler
Three new founder cheques opened this month and close inside June.
Savant Build Cohort 4 shuts June 15 (β¬80K for African deep-tech).
K-Startup Grand Challenge June 17 (Korea).
EU-LAC June 12 (β¬30K + corporate POC).
18 total across 6 regions π§΅
π The Riyadh Techstars Accelerator runs as a three-month Saudi programme for ten selected startups, with $120K (SAR 450,000) in financing per company via the partnership with Raed Ventures. The cleanest founder route onto a Saudi cap table, with one of the strongest mentor networks in Techstars' global footprint and an LP base that opens regional doors. https://t.co/0MT3ADkfpu Β· @techstars
Hub71 takes Cohort 20 applications until August 2, with up to $100K of subsidies covering ADGM office, housing, health insurance and cloud credits, kicking off February 2027. Abu Dhabi essentially underwrites your first year and leaves you a real cap-table footprint on the Gulf. https://t.co/C3R662hc7G Β· @Hub71
The Sanabil Accelerator by Orbit runs rolling applications for its pre-seed batches, with $100K in initial investment plus follow-on, a four-month programme focused on sales, marketing and product. Backed by Sanabil Investments (a PIF-owned vehicle), and one of the most active early-stage rooms in MENA right now. https://t.co/7TLzhy1jxj Β· @OrbitStartups