AngelPad

AngelPad delivers a selective, mentor-heavy accelerator with a strong emphasis on product and fundraising preparation. It runs smaller cohorts in San Francisco and New York. Compared to Y Combinator, it provides similar intensity but with fewer batches per year and a more hands-on partner approach. Strengths include high founder satisfaction and solid investor outcomes, though it has less scale than YC's $1.3 trillion combined valuation alumni base.