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Featured grant opportunities
View all grants →Active grants for underrepresented and early-stage founders. Deadlines shown — apply early.
Hinge
One More Hour Grant
$5,000 - $25
A social impact initiative by the dating app Hinge designed to fund local Gen Z social groups and communities to help combat the loneliness epidemic. The program provides financial resources for practical needs like meeting spaces, equipment, and programming.
Block Advisors by H&R Block
Fund Her Future 2026
$45,000
U.S.-based, woman-owned small business; owner must be 18+ (19 in AL/NE); business must be established and have generated at least $20,000 in revenue in 2025; nonprofits are not eligible. Full-time and part-time business owners may apply, including sole proprietors and businesses with employees.
Verizon
Small Business Digital Ready Grant Program
$10,000
Funding to help small businesses grow through digital tools and training. To qualify, founders must create a free Verizon Small Business Digital Ready account and complete at least one online course, coaching event, or community activity. Eligible businesses must be for-profit and based in the U.S., Puerto Rico, or the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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Just Thrive Grant
$6,000.00
Just Thrive Program | Up to $6,000 credit to existing businesses that have at least 50% ownership by marginalized founder(s) and 2 W-2 employees. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
The Freed Fellowship
Freed Fellowship Grant
$2,500.00
Apply Today For a $2,500 Small Business Grant
Women's Net
The Amber Grant for Women in Business
$10,000.00
WomensNet founded the “Amber Grant” in 1998. The grant was set up with one goal in mind: to honor the memory of a very special young woman, Amber Wigdahl, who died at just 19 years old — before realizing her business dreams.The application cutoff for the next $10,000 Amber Grant is March 31, 2025
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Clerky
Legal Formation
Incorporate your startup, issue founder stock, and handle IP assignment online — attorney-drafted docs startup-ready.
20% off for Realist Lab founders
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Workspace & Docs
Notes, databases, wikis, and project tracking — all in one place. Used by thousands of early-stage startups.
6 months Plus plan free
Get free access →What VCs Wont Say
Raising
Most founders begin the fundraising process without a clear understanding of how investors evaluate opportunities. This course closes that gap.
Use code REALAB for $50 off when enrolling in the full course.
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