You seem to not understand the difference between an investment and a loan
I have applied to a few accelerator programs and haven't gotten a response
One thing is to get money in exchange for ownership of the company and the other one is to get money that has to be paid back no matter what
Yes I will take marginal amount of risk but no I won't gamble everything
Some people get the opportunity to try things risk free, and others need to risk everything so if they fail the consequences are very negative