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$400K Alliance Startup Accelerator Investment

Nov 18, 2026 23:59:00 UTC

Opportunity type

Other

Funding

Partially Funded

Location

Global

Deadline

Nov 18, 2026 23:59:00 UTC

About this opportunity

Alliance is a New York based accelerator and founder community that backs early startups in crypto, AI, fintech, stablecoins and other frontier tech. ALL19, its next cohort, starts on January 11, 2027 with two weeks in person in New York City, followed by eight remote weeks and a Demo Day back in New York. Every admitted startup receives a $400k investment, and the programme itself costs nothing.

What you get:

$400k invested in your company on admission, through a SAFE at a $4M post-money valuation with a 1:1 token side letter
A further $400k follow-on at your seed round, which Alliance describes as part of $800k in total funding
1:1 mentorship from Alliance mentors on product, go to market and fundraising, plus weekly check-ins
Weekly lectures from successful founders in the Alliance community
Demo Day in New York and online, in front of VCs, angels and media
Over 90 perks and credits, including Anthropic, AWS, Google Cloud, OpenAI, Notion and Mercury
Access to the Alliance office in SoHo, New York, during and after the programme
Help with visas, including introductions to immigration attorneys
Membership of a community of 700+ frontier tech founders after graduation

What you'll do:

Weeks 1 to 2: in person onboarding in New York City, meeting your cohort and mentors
Weeks 3 to 9: remote mentorship, live lectures and weekly check-ins, with pitch preparation starting around week 6
Week 10: present at Demo Day in New York and graduate into the Alliance community

Key dates:

Early admission closed September 23, 2026
Regular admission closes November 18, 2026
Interview invites are sent within one week of applying, and final decisions within 48 hours of the interview
Programme starts January 11, 2027 with in person onboarding in New York City
Demo Day is in week 10, in New York

More information:

The application takes about 20 minutes. Shortlisted teams get a 10 minute Zoom interview with Alliance mentors
Alliance reviews applications all year and can fund strong teams before their cohort starts
Alliance runs three cohorts a year, each with an early and a regular deadline

Who can apply

Open to startups worldwide; Alliance says it supports founders who need visas
Aimed at technical founders; any stage, including no product, no traction and no revenue
Any vertical: crypto, AI, fintech, stablecoins and more; no token plans are needed
Admitted startups must accept the $400k SAFE investment and the 1:1 token side letter
Founders must commit full time energy to the programme and attend sessions and mentoring
In person attendance in New York for the first two weeks; Demo Day is held in person and online

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Good to know

+Free to apply and the programme itself is free: 'Nothing, the program is entirely free'
+Clear published terms: $400k via SAFE at a $4M post-money valuation with a 1:1 token side letter
+Open to any stage, including pre-product and pre-revenue, and to founders who need visas
+Fast process: interview invites within a week and decisions within 48 hours of the interview
+Established programme with 700+ alumni founders and named investors at Demo Day

Worth checking yourself

!This is an investment, not a grant. Alliance takes equity: $400k through a SAFE at a $4M post-money valuation, plus a 1:1 token side letter that gives Alliance a claim on any token you launch later. Read the terms, ideally with a lawyer, before accepting
!The second $400k is a follow-on 'at seed'. Alliance publishes no further terms for it, so treat it as conditional on you raising a seed round, not as money paid on admission
!Travel and housing for the two New York weeks and Demo Day are not mentioned as covered, so budget for them yourself
!The site describes a 10 week programme but its FAQ also asks for 'full commitment during the program's 3 months'; expect it to take your full attention
!No closing time is published. Apply well before the end of 18 November; Alliance says early applicants have a better chance
!This is a commercial crypto and fintech focused accelerator; AI and other startups are welcome, but the community and investors lean crypto

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