Competitions in United States of America

We’re looking to invest in entrepreneurs who want to change the world with the power of technology.

Techstars' recent State of Innovation Survey shows that venture investors and entrepreneurs view health tech as one of today’s most innovative sectors.

Techstars' Flagship Healthcare Accelerator supports innovative entrepreneurs creating game-changing solutions at the intersection of health, tech, and artificial intelligence, with a focus on transforming healthcare by improving patient care, access, affordability, and quality.

USC and Techstars Accelerator is an incredible opportunity for innovative pre-seed and seed stage companies to accelerate their growth rate, make a quantum leap in their business, and tap into the vibrant USC ecosystem.

Luminate is a startup accelerator focused on advancing next-generation optics-, photonics-, and imaging-enabled companies.

The future rests in the hands of entrepreneurs. Antler provides an ecosystem for launching world-changing ventures.

We are big on passion. We want our founders to be passionate about their startups. We want our Managing Directors and mentors to be passionate about the companies in the class.

Techstars Chicago, in partnership with Long Chicago, is an early stage accelerator & venture fund. We are long Chicago and the Midwest. We back intensely committed founders with big bad ideas, and our mission is to be those founders’ most trusted advisor.

At Techstars NYC, we help companies reach product-market fit faster. Our program accelerates product-market fit by leveraging New York City's unmatched density of industry-leading companies and personalized support that allows startups to test and scale experiments quickly.

The Competition is a unique trilingual (English, Portuguese, and Spanish) event established to train law students on how to use the Inter-American human rights legal system as a legitimate forum for redressing human rights violations. Since its inception in 1995, it has trained over 4900 students and faculty participants from over 365 universities from the Americas and beyond.

Y Combinator is accepting applications for the Winter 2026 Batch funding cycle.

MarvelOptics.com, a leading prescription eyeglass company is pleased to announce they will be holding a “MarvelOptics.com National Scholarship Contest”. The essay winner selected will receive a $1500 scholarship.