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Accelerators

Mastercard Start Path

Status

Status not published

Applications open in defined windows per track; Mastercard announces cohorts several times a year

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Amount
Not published

Equity-free, no-fee engagement programme across Start Path Global and thematic tracks. Mastercard may invest separately on commercial terms.

Funder

Mastercard

private · supranational

Deadline: One call a year — Applications open in defined windows per track; Mastercard announces cohorts several times a year

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

Typically revenue-generating fintech and commerce startups at or approaching Series A

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Source. https://www.mastercard.us/en-us/business/large-enterprise/grow-your-business/start-path.html · not human-checked

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: www.mastercard.us

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