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Startup funding programs for underrepresented founders in the United States (November 2026)
Open programs based in the United States, or open to founders there, that name underrepresented founders in their rules. Each one is checked against its official page; read its own requirements before you apply.
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Programs that name underrepresented founders in their rules (18)
- Cox Cleantech AcceleratorCox CleantechOpenAcceleratorDeadline: Under 7 days
- Tufts New Ventures CompetitionDerby Entrepreneurship Center at TuftsOpens soonCompetitionDeadline: Over 3 months
- Business Opportunities Fund (BOF)PA Department of Community & Economic DevelopmentStatus to confirmGrantDeadline: Date to confirm
- CannaBusiness Growth Technical AssistanceColorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT)RollingProgramDeadline: Rolling
- Echoing Green FellowshipEchoing GreenStatus to confirmProgramDeadline: Date to confirm
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See which ones fit youQuestions founders ask
- How many open US funding programs name underrepresented founders in their rules?
- 18 open programs name underrepresented founders in their rules right now.
- Which of these closes next?
- Cox Cleantech Accelerator closes on November 8, 2026.
- How many of them close in the next 30 days?
- 1 of them closes in the next 30 days.