acceleratevc

Supporting entrepreneurship and venture capital

[Paul O'Brien @seobrien]

https://t.co/g7xpP21sGp

[1752vc @1752vc]

15 Global Startup Accelerators 👇

@1752vc — $100k
@AntlerGlobal — Up to $400K
@join_ef — Up to $375K
@foundersfactory — £150K
@gener8tor — $100K
@hub71ad — ~$136K + incentives
@MassChallenge — Up to CHF 1M+ equity-free
@PlugandPlayTC — $100K–$150K
@500GlobalVC — $150K
@seedcamp — £300K–£500K
@Seedstars — Up to $500K follow-on funding
@SOSV HAX — Up to $550K
@StartupBootcamp — €25K + €100K in services
@Techstars — $220K
@Wayra — €25K–€50K
@ycombinator — $500K

[Paul O'Brien @seobrien]

https://t.co/1KjoXw0vVg

[1752vc @1752vc]

15 Idea Stage Investors

@HarpoonVentures — $100k–$5M Early-stage investor focused on national security technologies

@1752vc — $100k Invests in early-stage tech

Julian Capital — $750k Deeptech seed fund

@AntlerGlobal — $125k Invests at day zero, pre-idea/pre-team

@BlackFlagVC — $100k–$1M Invests in early-stage tech and high-growth startups

@FirstMileVC — $100k Invests in early-stage tech and AI startups

@outsetcap — $200k–$400k Backs early-stage startups building innovative technology solutions

@redbudvc — $50k–$150k Early-stage tech investor

@SusaVentures — $1M–$2M Focused on data-centric, moat-driven startups

@1517fund — $50k–$400k Provides R&D checks for technical founders

@1UpFund — $500k Invests in gaming and VR startups

@500GlobalVC — $100k–$5M Focused on fintech and AI

@7wireventures — $100k–$5M Invests in healthcare startups

@8bitcapital — $100k–$1M Focused on software tools with network effects

@VenturesAv8 — $500k–$10M Backing early-stage healthcare startups powered by AI

@axialvc — $100k–$5M Invests in early-stage life sciences companies

[Brett Calhoun @brettcalhounn]

Redbud VC is actively seeking our next investments.
What we're looking for:

→ Founders with proven resilience
→ Teams that turn obstacles into opportunities
→ Companies built to last

We believe the greatest results come from those who refuse to give up. If that's you, pitch us.⬇️

[Paul O'Brien @seobrien]

https://t.co/QvhzIKpgqu

[Ksenia Moskalenko @kseniam0s]

Less than 3% of VC dollars go to women founders. Here is who’s actually doing something about it:

• @SerenaVentures, @serenawilliams (San Francisco, CA)
• @BBGVentures, @smlyne (New York, NY)
• @fcubedvc, @anuduggalnyc (New York, NY)
• @HalogenVC, @JesseDraper (Los Angeles, CA)
• @Portfolia1,@trishcostello1 (San Francisco, CA)
• @rethinkimpact, @abramsonjenny (New York, NY)
• @RogueWomenVC, @carolinejlewis (San Francisco, CA)
• @ChingonaVC, @SamaraMHernandz (Chicago, IL)
• @Backstage_Cap, @ArlanWasHere (Los Angeles, CA)
• @GingerBreadCap (Menlo Park, CA)
• @OpCo_VC,@mallun (Palo Alto, CA)
• @MoxxieVentures, @KatieS (San Francisco, CA)

Women rise together 🫶

P.S. Female founders sometimes get scrutinized twice as hard in due diligence. Your data room can’t give them a reason to say no → Build today @ThePageform

[1752vc @1752vc]

You don’t need an SF zip code to raise from strong VCs.

Funds backing founders building outside the Bay:

@AntlerGlobal — Global

@1752vc — Los Angeles, CA

@EverywhereVC — New York, NY

@UnshackledVC — San Francisco, CA

@drivecapital — Columbus, OH

@activecapitalvc — San Antonio, TX

@betaboom — Salt Lake City, UT

@flyovercapital — Kansas City, MI

@Backstage_Cap — Los Angeles, CA

@HrtlandVentures — Columbus, OH

@revolution — Washington, DC

@ChicagoVentures — Chicago, IL

@mucker — Venice, CA

[Paul O'Brien @seobrien]

https://t.co/DKYhbv0YLS

[Ksenia Moskalenko @kseniam0s]

Every VC says they move fast but most take 6 months to close a Series A. Here are funds that actually write checks in weeks, not quarters:

- @homebrew SF, will meet you at blue bottle in 48hrs
- @HustleFundVC Global, 25k checks in weeks
- @precursorvc SF, @chudson reads cold emails
- @BoweryCapital NYC, lean team that moves fast
- @flybridge Boston, @chazard still takes founder calls
- @FoundryVC Boulder, "give-first" fund that means it
- @RRE NYC, built for speed since 1994
- @LererVentures NYC, backs you before you're famous
- @fintech_io NYC, fintech deals closed over coffee
- @uncorkcap SF, first check, no "who else is in?" groupthink

P.S. If you're pitching any of these, your data room better load faster than their decision timeline. Pageform builds your rooms that match the pace → @ThePageform

[1752vc @1752vc]

70+ Investors You Should Know 🚀

⚙️Operator-Led & GTM-Focused Funds

@craft_ventures
@1752vc
@SignalFire
@conviction
@PrimaryVC
@crosslinkcap
@upfrontvc
@CowboyVC
@01advisors
@outsetcap
@8bitcapital
@WndrCo

[Paul O'Brien @seobrien]

https://t.co/Tqw1aIshPp

[Ksenia Moskalenko @kseniam0s]

Some VCs take 6 months to say no. Some of these have given term sheets in under 48 hours:

- @CRV any partner can say yes without committee approval. 24 hours.
- @HustleFundVC built the whole fund model around speed
- @Boldstartvc enterprise seed, will move same week if they like you
- @20vcFund can issue term sheets within 24 hours
- @BaseCaseBTC former founders, small team, no committee drag
- @eastventures built their entire model around 24-48hr decisions
- @forumventures operator-led, data-driven, fast by design
- @PrecursorVC solo GP, Charles Hudson decides fast
- @angelpad small cohort, direct GP access, decisions in days

P.S. If you’re considering any of these funds, your data room needed to be ready yesterday. The best way to tell your story is through → @ThePageform

[Bilal Farooqui @bilalfarooqui]

Lots of DMs asking “who is a tier 1 VC” so in no particular order:

- a16z
- thrive
- general catalyst
- accel
- benchmark
- sequoia
- founders fund
- kleiner
- first round
- lightspeed
- bessemer

Who did I miss?

[Paul O'Brien @seobrien]

Kansas City Startups: Where the Heartland Builds the Future https://t.co/fB9IUtwQ5t

[Shai Goldman @shaig]

added @haystackvc to the list of new VC funds below $200M in size

https://t.co/y0myUmRwMc

[Nicole DeTommaso 🪄 @nic_detommaso]

Every new VC fund that launched in 2Q26 so far.

Save this. 👇

Oncology Ventures | $62M | U.S.
Iron Nation Fund | $60M | Israel
Kurma Partners | $252M | France
Mighty Capital | $91M | U.S.
Homegrown Ventures | $22.8M | UAE
Background Capital | $10.85M | U.S.
The Cannon Project | $63M | U.S.
Firstpoint VC | $58M | UK
Raisewell Ventures | $50M | U.S.
Passion Capital | $53M | UK
Newfund | $70M | France
Accel | $5B | U.S.
Eka Ventures | $107M | UK
Herbert Ventures | $39M | Switzerland
Sequoia Capital | $7B | U.S.
Collide Capital | $95M | U.S.
Eclipse | $1.3B | U.S.
JEITO | $1.17B | France
Bondstone Ventures | $58M | Portugal
Tritemius | $24M | Spain
Empirical Ventures | $11M | UK
Gateway Capital Partners | $25M | U.S.

Source: EverythingStartups Ivelina Dineva

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[1752vc @1752vc]

VCs that joined pre-seed rounds this year👇

@paradigm
@1752vc
@dragonfly_xyz
@Initialized
@1kxnetwork
@BanklessVC
@WhiteStarCap
@GSR_io
@cbventures
@FigmentCapital
@FulgurVentures
@flowdesk_co
@SeliniCapital
@DraperVC
@mf__xyz
@colosseum
@socialgraphvc
@frachtisvc

[Paul O'Brien @seobrien]

https://t.co/BIoU9ORVqh

[Paul Graham @paulg]

Don't start a startup in high school. What if it works? You'll lose the opportunity you'd otherwise have to explore random, interesting ideas, driven only by curiosity. Because while you will indeed learn a lot from a startup, you won't have any choice about what you learn.