Every federal and state program for your US startup, in one place.
80 programs across 40 federal agencies — grants, loans, tax incentives, incubation and market access — sourced from official government pages and organised so you can find what you're eligible for in minutes.
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Scheme Finder
Answer 5 quick questions about your stage, needs and sector — get a personalised shortlist from the official decision tree.
“What do you need?”
Jump straight from a need — grant, loan, lab space, buyers — to the schemes that provide it.
Lifecycle Map
From idea to IPO: see which schemes match your stage of the journey, side by side.
Compare schemes
Put up to three schemes side by side — eligibility, benefits, amounts and how to apply.
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Grant
Funding with no repayment and no equity given up.
16 schemes
Equity
Investment in exchange for a stake in your startup.
0 schemes
Loan / Credit
Repayable loans or credit guarantees to access debt.
15 schemes
Incubation
Labs, workspace, mentoring and ecosystem support.
6 schemes
Market Access
Pathways to sell, export, or access procurement.
9 schemes
Mixed
A combination of support types.
10 schemes
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IIdeation
You have an idea but no prototype or product yet.
29 schemes
PPrototype / PoC
Idea validated; building or testing a prototype.
20 schemes
SSeed / Early-Stage
Prototype done; entering market or scaling pilot.
39 schemes
GGrowth / Scaling
Product in market; scaling operations and team.
49 schemes
MMarket Access & IP
Ready to sell, export or protect your innovation.
21 schemes
Browse by sector
Deep-tech and strategic sectors get dedicated schemes — everything else is covered by sector-agnostic programs.
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Beyond federal schemes
State schemes
65 state-level startup schemes & incentives — seed grants, tax credits, reimbursements — that stack on top of federal programs. By state, searchable, on a map.
Incubators directory
111 Small Business Development Centers, NSF I-Corps hubs and accelerators across the US — on an interactive map, searchable and state-wise.
Federal innovation programs
6 startup initiatives run by federal agencies and defense innovation units — AFWERX, DIU, NSIN, In-Q-Tel and more.
State startup portals
Every state runs its own economic-development programs — find your state's portal and incentives.
Visas & Immigration
7 US visa and green-card pathways for founders who aren't citizens or permanent residents — O-1A, EB-2 NIW, E-2 and more.