Gainers · gainers.app

Funding Tracker

Every real, currently-open program that fits a solo, London-based, pre-incorporation AI founder — verified, prioritised by deadline, with direct apply links.

Snapshot: 20 Jul 2026 · 35 live programs · ✓ = independently verified

Name: Gainers Site: gainers.app Stage: Pre-seed · bootstrapped Founder: Andrii Shpak (solo) Demo: app.gainers.app · review@gainers.app · 924753 Stack: Mongo Atlas · Deepgram · LiveKit · TTS · RevenueCat

🔴 Deadlines — decide now

closing in days/weeks
ProgramYou getDeadlineCompanyStatus
Y Combinator ✓ $500k27 Jul no✅ submitted
South Park Commons ✓ $1M ($400k+$600k)2 Aug no✅ submitted
Slush (investor platform) profile + investor matchingrolling no✅ submitted
HF0 Residency up to $1M / 5%~1 Aug noto do
Entrepreneur First (London) ✓ £6k + up to $250k / 8%4 Aug noto do
Sequoia Arc $500k–$1M17 Aug Ltdafter Ltd
UnLtd Award (social) grant £8k–£18k31 Aug noto do
Twilio AI Searchlight ✓ $5–10k + $2.5k OpenAI11 Sep noto do
AI Grant — Batch 4 $250k + ~$600k creditsopen noto do
MIT Solve $100–150k non-dilutiveopen 2026 noto do

💻 Cloud & AI credits — grab today

self-serve · no company needed
ProgramYou getNoteCompany
Deepgram Startups ✓ up to $100k STT creditsyour stack ✦no
MongoDB for Startups ✓ $5k Atlas + Voyage AIyour stack ✦no
Microsoft Founders Hub ✓ $1k now → up to $150k + Azure OpenAIstart instantlyno
Cloudflare for Startups ✓ $10k creditsTier 3, no funding minno
AWS Activate (Founders) ✓ $1–5k creditsneeds @domain emailno
Google Cloud (Start) $2k (Vertex/Gemini/Imagen/TTS)needs email-domain fixno
DigitalOcean Hatch $1k (up to $100k AI track)needs @gainers.appno
ElevenLabs Grants ~$4k / 33M chars, 12 mo⚠ footer logo requiredstartup*
Apple Small Business IAP fee 30%→15% = +marginenroll anytimeno
Anthropic (Claude) up to $25k creditsfunded tiers gatedno

🚀 Accelerators & investment

rolling / next cohorts
ProgramYou getWhenCompany
Antler (London) ✓ £4k + ~£210k~22 Sep, apply earlyno
Z Fellows ✓ $10k · 1-week programrollingno
Techstars (London) ~$220k / 5%check datesno
On Deck Founders non-dilutive fellowshipQ3 2026no
Zinc (mission-led) £13k + up to ~£230kmission-gatedno
Founders, Inc first-check / pre-seedrollingno
a16z speedrun up to $1M/10% + $5M creditsnext cohort (SR007 closed)no
NatWest Accelerator free program + £100k pitchrollingno

🇬🇧 UK individual & non-dilutive

no Ltd required
ProgramYou getNoteCompany
Start Up Loans (BBB) £500–£25k loan @6% + mentorgov-backed, personalno
Virgin StartUp £500–£25k loan + communitydelivery partnerno
King's Trust Enterprise £5k grant + £25k loanif 18–30no
Emergent Ventures non-dilutive micro-grantrolling, easy applyno
Global Talent Visa (Tech) visa endorsement (not cash)🇺🇦 founder in UKno
Barclays Eagle Labs non-dilutive support + spacerollingno

🇺🇦 Ukrainian founder programs

mostly between waves — line up now
ProgramYou getStatusCompany
Blue Lake · UK–Ukraine TechBridge accelerator + investor accessjoin waitlistLtd
EU4Business up to €25k grantsrolling wavesLtd
USF Startup EDGE €20–40k grantnext waveLtd
Roosh Ventures / SMRK equity investmentinvestor, not programLtd

⏳ After the Ltd is registered

need an incorporated company
ProgramYou getCompany
NVIDIA InceptionGPU perks + partner creditsLtd
Notion for Startups3–6 mo freeLtd
Innovate UK Smart Grants£25k–£500k grantLtd
Google Accelerator UKequity-free program + creditsLtd
Founders Factory~£30k + supportLtd
Grow London Early Stagefree support (Mayor of London)Ltd
✓ independently verified no apply without a company Ltd needs the registered company date hard deadline soon ✅ already submitted ✦ = matches your stack
Do next (today): ✅ YC, SPC & Slush already submitted. → Grab the ✦ stack credits (Deepgram, MongoDB, Microsoft) — biggest, instant. → Enroll in Apple Small Business (permanent margin). → HF0 (~1 Aug) & EF London (4 Aug) still open if you want the big accelerators. → Everything marked Ltd queues up the moment your company is registered.
Gainers Funding Tracker · verified 20 Jul 2026 · statuses/amounts change — reconfirm on each site before relying.