The Accelerator Landscape

Accelerators share a set of program characteristics that distinguish them from other forms of capacity development services. Specifically, they are time-limited programs that work with cohorts or “classes” of ventures to provide mentorship and training, with a special emphasis on connecting early stage ventures with investment.

The global accelerator landscape is growing and changing at a rapid pace. We conducted this research to identify accelerators around the world and to provide insight into what acceleration looks like in various geographies and contexts.

Access the directory below to identify accelerators based in various regions and sectors, or review our visualizations to learn more about their structure and focus.

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(18 Accelerators found)

  • Acelera MGTI Belo Horizonte, Brazil

    Companies that choose to be accelerated, within the Start-Up Brasil Program, at Acelera-MG will have to cede 4% equity to the institution. This is the lowest value among the nine accelerators selected by the Federal Government to participate in the program. The percentage corresponds to all the support that will be offered to companies, including mentoring, consultancy, infrastructure, training, networking and access to the market, among other benefits in addition to the R $ 200 thousand to fund the team contributed by the Federal Government.

    • Brazil
    • Sector Agnostic
    • Any
    • Equity

  • Artemisia São Paulo, Brazil

    Our acceleration programs empower entrepreneurs with the potential to transform Brazil. Our intensive program lasts 6 months and challenges entrepreneurs to test business models and refine the social impact of their solution in an environment of co-creation and collaboration with other entrepreneurs, mentors, partners and investors from Artemisia network.

    • Brazil
    • Agriculture and Food
    • Education
    • Energy
    • Financial Services
    • Housing and Community Development
    • Transportation and Mobility

  • Baita Campinas, Brazil

    We accelerate technology-based startups, with disruptive products, services or business models, in an initial or growing phase. Our headquarters is within Unicamp (State University of Campinas), the cradle of research and innovation.

    • Brazil
    • Sector Agnostic

  • Biominas Brasil; Sabrae Minas Belo Horizonte, Brazil

    BioStartup Lab

    BioStartup Lab is an initiative powered by Biominas Brasil and Sebrae Minas, in a strategic partnership with SEDECTES, for boosting the creative process of new business ideas and accelerating the emergence of new startups in the areas of the life sciences sector. It is, therefore, a permanent strategy of empowerment of this sector

    • Brazil
    • Agriculture and Food
    • Environment
    • Health
    • Information and Communication Technology

  • BrazilLAB São Paulo, Brazil

    BrazilLAB is the first non-profit innovation hub that connects entrepreneurs to the public sector and has a wide network of investors and partners. Therefore, our program has as main objective to adapt and validate the selected solutions so that they meet the demands of public managers and solve the main problems faced by Brazilian municipalities.

    • Brazil
    • Sector Agnostic
    • Any
    • Equity

  • Darwin Startups Florianopolis, Brazil

    As part of Darwin's startup acceleration program, companies and entrepreneurs have access to dozens of benefits valued at over R $ 500k . Cloud Service, CRMs, marketing tools, legal advice and more - everything your startup needs to grow.

    • Brazil
    • Financial Services
    • Information and Communication Technology
    • Any
    • Equity

  • InovAtiva Brasil Brasília, Brazil

    Apply to compete for one of the vacancies in our Business Acceleration Cycle with socio-environmental impact. There are up to 6 months of online training , individual and collective mentoring with executives and investors specialized in the theme, and connection events with entities, companies, accelerators and investors focused on impactful businesses.

    • Brazil
    • Sector Agnostic

  • Outsource Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Velocity Brasil

    VELOCITY BRASIL is a global acceleration partnership of OBr.global with Velocity TX, which chooses projects to participate in the GAP – Global Accelerator Program, where each startup accelerate 1 month in Brazil as preparation, then 3 months in the United States.

    • Brazil
    • United States
    • Any
    • Equity

  • Oxigênio Aceleradora Sao Paulo, Brazil

    Oxigênio Aceleradora aims to provide a direct connection to Porto Seguro with its partners and personalized mentoring for its business. The selected companies will undergo an intense acceleration program for 4 months in São Paulo. During this period, entrepreneurs will be dedicated to the growth of the business, the acquisition of users and product positioning, leveraged by the accelerator through mentoring and support from professionals who are a reference in the market, having access to consultancies and advisory services, according to the need for each of the selected startups. In addition to the mentorships of Directors of Porto Seguro, whose main objective is to open the doors to the development of projects within the company.

    • Brazil
    • Financial Services
    • Health
    • Housing and Community Development
    • Information and Communication Technology
    • AI, Machine Learning, and Blockchain

  • Parque Tecnológico Itaipu Foz do Igauçu, Brazil

    Santos Dumont Incubator

    Entrepreneurship is driven by PTI - BR through the Santos Dumont Incubator, which promotes initiatives to disseminate entrepreneurial culture, generates new ventures and supports technology-based companies. The PTI Incubator was created in 2006 and, since then, has supported more than 300 business ideas.

    • Brazil
    • Agriculture and Food
    • Energy
    • Environment
    • Health
    • Information and Communication Technology
    • Any
    • Grants

  • Porto Digital Recife, Brazil

    Jump Brasil

    The park also counts on the Jump, a business accelerator aimed at startups with a high potential for growth. In addition to mentoring and infrastructure, businesses accelerated by the Jump can also count on some financial contribution from the park.

    • Brazil
    • Sector Agnostic
    • Any

  • Shell Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Shell Iniciativa Jovem

    Implemented in Brazil in 2000, Shell Iniciativa Jovem is the Brazilian version of Shell's global program to encourage entrepreneurship called LiveWIRE. Present in 17 other countries, this initiative supports young entrepreneurs to develop sustainable businesses, promoting local economic development.

    • 17 other countries
    • Sector Agnostic

  • Startup Farm São Paulo, Brazil

    Ahead

    Ahead takes startups far beyond! Allowing us to help startups and founders to develop. Including 6 months of learning, revalidations, and all the support required to evolve and grow.

    • Brazil
    • Sector Agnostic
    • Any
    • Equity

  • Startup.SC Santa Catarina, Brazil

    Startup SC Training Program

    The main action of the Startup SC project is to select a group of 50 startups from Santa Catarina and during the 8-month period, entrepreneurs participate in a series of workshops and mentoring sessions, taught by experts and mentors. The program's ultimate goal is to make the startup structured, ready to grow.

    • Brazil
    • Sector Agnostic

  • Syndreams Aceleradora Santa Barbara d'Oeste, Brazil

    With more than 6 years of experience, Sýndreams mobilizes financial and economic resources with partners and investors that will be invested in the selected startups. Sýndreams also promotes business networking (buying and selling) with industries in the region of Santa Bárbara d´Oeste, Campinas and Piracicaba (SP) to approach startups.Startups from all cities in Brazil can participate. In the acceleration, startups are not resident in Sýndreams and can operate from any location.

    • Brazil
    • Agriculture and Food
    • Other

  • The Seed Minas Gerais, Brazil

    Seed – Startups and Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Development, is an acceleration program designed for worldwide minded entrepreneurs who want to develop their business in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Seed is the first public equity-free acceleration program in Brazil, and boost interaction, networking and the exchange of knowledge and habilities between entrepreneurs and the local community.

    • Brazil
    • Sector Agnostic
    • Any

  • Ventiur Aceleradora São Leopoldo, Brazil

    VENTIUR was born in 2013 with a purpose: to support differentiated entrepreneurs with bright eyes, helping them to transform ideas into exponentially growing businesses. That is why we are a startup accelerator dedicated to supporting the initial development of new innovative businesses.

    • Brazil
    • Sector Agnostic
    • Any
    • Grants

  • WOW Aceleradora Porto Alegre, Brazil

    WOW is a different accelerator. Our program is maintained by a group of more than 220 investors, who are fully committed to the success of our fast-paced companies.

    • Brazil
    • Sector Agnostic
    • Any
    • Equity