# VenturePulse Accelerator & Incubator Finder

> VenturePulse Accelerator & Incubator Finder is a paid API for AI agents from venturepulse.theaslangroupllc.com, paid per call via x402, $0.1/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-13).

Finds and ranks the best startup accelerators and incubators worldwide (YC, Techstars, 500 Global, Antler, EF, and 50+ regional programs) with equity terms, application deadlines, and acceptance rates.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://venturepulse.theaslangroupllc.com/api/startup/accelerator
- Price: $0.1/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-13
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/venturepulse-accelerator-incubator-finder-2961e55c
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_zHutXUtiwamLRhB0aBze5

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability venturepulse-accelerator-incubator-finder-2961e55c
```

Example prompt: Find me the top accelerators accepting applications for an early-stage B2B SaaS startup based in the US — I want to see equity terms, acceptance rates, and upcoming deadlines, including programs like YC, Techstars, and 500 Global.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when a founder or startup agent needs to discover, compare, and evaluate accelerator or incubator programs globally, especially when equity terms, deadlines, and acceptance rates are needed in a single call. Prefer this over generic web search when structured, curated program data is required.

## Known failure modes

- No matching programs found for the specified filters — returns empty result set
- Invalid or unrecognized sector/region parameter — returns 400 with validation error
- Stale deadline data if programs have not yet published new cohort dates — data may lag real-world announcements
- Rate limiting if called excessively — returns 429

## How this service works

Find the best accelerator or incubator for your startup worldwide — YC, Techstars, 500 Global, Antler, EF and 50+ regional programs, with equity terms, deadlines and acceptance rates. For founder and startup agents.

## Output

A ranked list of matching accelerator and incubator programs including program name, operator (e.g. YC, Techstars), equity stake taken, application deadline, historical acceptance rate, geographic focus, sector focus, and a brief program description.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET",
      "HEAD",
      "DELETE"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {
      "lang": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "en | es | fr | de | ja | pt | it | nl | ko | zh | ar (default: en)"
      },
      "stage": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "idea | pre-seed | seed | series-a (default: pre-seed)"
      },
      "region": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "us | eu | uk | apac | latam | mena | africa | global (default: global)"
      },
      "sector": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "fintech | saas | biotech | ai | climate | consumer | b2b | deeptech | any (default: any)"
      },
      "equity_max": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "maximum equity willing to give — e.g. 7 means up to 7% (default: 10)"
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "errors": {
     "type": "object",
     "description": "Documented error responses, keyed by HTTP status code",
     "additionalProperties": {
      "type": "object",
      "required": [
       "description"
      ],
      "properties": {
       "example": {
        "type": "object"
       },
       "description": {
        "type": "string"
       }
      }
     }
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "matched_programs": [
   {
    "name": "Y Combinator",
    "apply_url": "ycombinator.com/apply",
    "funding_usd": "$500K",
    "acceptance_rate": "~2%",
    "equity_taken_pct": 7
   },
   {
    "name": "Antler",
    "region": "global",
    "funding_usd": "$250K-$500K",
    "acceptance_rate": "~5%",
    "equity_taken_pct": 10
   }
  ],
  "no_equity_options": [
   "EU EIC Accelerator — €2.5M grant",
   "Innovate UK Smart Grants — up to £2M"
  ]
 }
}
```

## More

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