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24 alternatives to Pioneer 3.0

A home for founders on day 0

Pioneer 3.0 is a program designed for early-stage founders who are starting their companies. It offers $20,000 in investment in exchange for 2% equity, along with access to a community of fellow founders and a… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Pioneer 3.0 launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Pioneer 2.0▲367
A fully remote accelerator
2020 · pioneer.app · its alternatives →
2
Pioneer▲237
An online tournament for productivity.
2018 · pioneer.app · its alternatives →
3
Hyper Founder Program▲811
An 8-week founder program inspired by Product Hunt
2021 · hyper.com · its alternatives →
4
Long▲560
Invest in startups before VCs get in
2025 · app.long.xyz · its alternatives →
5
Pioneer Launcher▲199
Track your launch progress & find product-market fit.
2020 · pioneer.app · its alternatives →
6
Startup Value▲325
Value your startup like a VC in 3 minutes
2016 · its alternatives →
7
FoundersKit▲516
$6k of discounts for the best startup tools for only $39
2015 · founderskit.co · its alternatives →
8
Startup 3▲745
Create websites and landing pages with Startup 3 🚀
2019 · designmodo.com · its alternatives →
9
Venture Roof▲475
Everything you need for traction and fundraising in one pack
2022 · ventureroof.com · its alternatives →
10
Founderpath▲689
Raise $10k-$1m in 72 hours, free revenue analytics
2020 · founderpath.com · its alternatives →
11
Micro Invest▲665
Micro investment for solo founders by solo investors
2021 · its alternatives →
12
FounderPool▲462
De-Risking startup founders by pooling equity
2020 · founderpool.co · its alternatives →
13
MakeHub 2.0▲600
65 solo founders making $370,000/mo
2020 · its alternatives →
14
Baremetrics Intros▲288
Get intros to investors for your startup with a single click
2018 · baremetrics.com · its alternatives →
15
ODX▲521
A $100M community fund to accelerate founders
2021 · joinodf.com · its alternatives →
16
Miventure▲233
Mobile-first startup investing
2021 · its alternatives →
17
Founder University▲69
12-Week Pre-Accelerator: MVP to $25k Investment
2023 · its alternatives →
18
Discovery Assist by First Round▲337
Getting early founders the customer intros they need, faster
2020 · its alternatives →
19
VenturesList 2.0▲265
Achieve your funding goals with 750+ investment resources
2020 · ventureslist.com · its alternatives →
20
Just Launch It▲249
Launch your startup now, before you miss the boat
2024 · justlaunch.it · its alternatives →
21
Segment Startup Program▲59
New startups now get $25,000 of free Segment credit
2019 · twilio.com · its alternatives →
22
Finance for Founders▲273
Startup finances 101 - videos, templates & tools for free
2022 · usecaribou.com · its alternatives →
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A support network for your weekend side-project▲8
Hey HN -- A few weeks ago I launched Pioneer (https://pioneer.app). Pioneer is an experiment to try and find & help creative people around the world working on interesting projects. A project could be anything -- open source work, research in physics or biology, or creating art. Unlike other grant programs, the way we find people is through crowdsourcing. Applicants vote on each other (like HN / Reddit) and the best projects float to the top. We have industry experts (Patrick Collison, Tyler Cowen, Stephen Wolfram, etc) act as "mods" to sharpen the quality of the leaderboard.…
2018 · its alternatives →
24
Founderfit by Koble▲179
See how you compare to VC-backed founders
2021 · rule30.vc · its alternatives →

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