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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(403 Accelerators found)
Spring London, United Kingdom
SPRING is a pioneering business accelerator that supports ventures whose products and services improve the lives of adolescent girls. A five-year programme, SPRING is funded by DFID, the Nike Foundation, USAID and Australian Department for Foreign Affairs, and focuses on 9 countries in East Africa and South Asia.
Sprint Accelerator Kansas City, MO, United States
Sprint’s 5G Development Team is actively searching for the next disruptive emerging technology that will lead to the development and commercialization of 5G enabled products, applications, and solutions that deliver on the brand promise of True Mobile 5G. Ideal participant companies will share a common desire to create a symbiotic partnership seeking mutually beneficial goals and a long term relationship with Sprint. Innovative companies that leverage Sprint’s brand new 5G network will win by taking advantage of its increased capacity, low latency, and blazing fast speeds that will radically transform the way individuals experience the world around them and the way businesses operate.
Start it @CSOB Prague, Czech Republic
We support innovative entrepreneurs with the ability to bring a project to a successful end. We will help start a business, a marketing strategy, identify weaknesses together and open the door to potential investors and clients.
Start it @KBC Antwerp, Belgium
Start it @KBC supports and promotes innovative and scalable entrepreneurship and is the largest start-up accelerator in Belgium with more than 500 startups. Start It @KBC builds an ecosystem and dynamic network of startups, scale ups, incubators, accelerators, mentors, VCs, and support and strategic partners.
Start-Up Chile Chile
Our Ignite program seeks to attract entrepreneurs with a global approach to doing business in Chile. Be part of our 4-month acceleration program. We look for the best startups in any industry and country with a minimum validated product and have less than three years of development. Join our diverse community of entrepreneurs, focused on the Chilean and Latin American markets.
Startmate Sydney, Australia
The Startmate Accelerator unleashes the ambition of Australia and New Zealand’s best founders, and propels them toward their goals.
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.
Startup Leadership Program Boston, MA, United States
The Startup Leadership Program is a highly selective, world-class training program for outstanding founders, leaders, and innovators who want to become top startup CEOs. SLP Fellows have founded nearly 1900 successful startups & raised more than $700M in funding.
Startup Reykjavik Reykjavik, Iceland
A 10 week long mentorship driven seed stage accelerator program that runs from June to August each year in Reykjavik, Iceland
Startup Tunnel New Delhi, India
Startup tunnel is an early stage accelerator for startups applying emerging technologies to create an impact. We work with startups who can engage India’s urban mass market using new technology-enabled platforms in specific business verticals including inclusive fintech, networked healthcare, digital governance, scalable cleantech, B2B SaaS.
Startup Wise Guys Tallinn, Estonia
Startup Wise Guys is one of the largest early stage investors in Europe. We are also the most experienced accelerator in the region with 17 programs up to date and strongest footprint in CEE and CIS countries.
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.
Startupbootcamp Afritech Cape Town, South Africa
Startupbootcamp AfriTech is a leading accelerator focused on high-growth startups in blockchain, connected devices, payment solutions, capital markets and asset management, integrated supply chain, e-commerce, retailtech, insurtech, alternative financing, identity management, digital connectivity, data and behavioural analytics and enabling technologies.
StartupHighway Vilnius, Lithuania
StartupHighway is a Baltic startup accelerator and an early seed stage fund based in Vilnius, Lithuania. Since it’s establishment in 2011 it has developed a proven investment programme focusing all of its efforts on value maximization for innovative technology startups. It has been purely designed to provide individually tailored support for the most perspective participating entrepreneurs.
StartupYard Prague, Czech Republic
StartupYard, based in beautiful Prague, is Central Europe’s leading seed accelerator for technology startups. StartupYard is a 3 month, in-person mentorship based program for early to seed-stage companies, that leverages deep corporate partnerships with telcos, banks, tech companies, and many others, to help a high tech company develop its business with access to a top-tier network.
Start’Act Tunis, Tunisia
Start’Act Business Accelerator is the first Tunisian Startup Accelerator launched by Carthage Business Angels and sponsored by the French development agency (AFD). Start’Act is designed to introduce high impact business concepts to an intense curriculum led by successful mentor entrepreneurs and experts. These experts will walk side by side with the start up team throughout the program to keep them focused on the critical elements needed to grow their business.
STING - Stockholm Innovation & Growth Stockholm, Sweden
Sting Accelerate
Sting Accelerate gathers Europe’s most promising digital startups. Twice a year, the program provides hand-picked startups with 400 000 SEK in funding, free office space in Stockholm, tailored coaching, recruitment support and access to Europe’s broadest network of early-stage venture investors.
StitchCrew Oklahoma City, OK, United States
In partnership with our local NBA Team, the Oklahoma City Thunder, twice a year we select up to ten startups and help them get in the best possible shape to launch and grow their companies. Startups go through an intensive 12-week program culminating with Demo Day, when founders present their company to a curated audience made up of investors, community stakeholders and business leaders.
Since 2018, we have transformed the EdTech ecosystem with impressive impact.
Subak London, England
The Subak accelerator is a 1 year+ programme (divided into 3* phases) to supercharge climate data not-for-profit organisations. Our programme will tool you with the skills to grow your organisation, and unlock and mobilise data for impact.