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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(403 Accelerators found)

  • EtriStars Cotonou, Benin

    EtriStars is an acceleration program designed by EtriLabs for the benefit of tech startups on the African continent, and focused on the rapid and sustained growth of supported companies. EtriStars is open to companies in the Biotech, Edutech, Renewable Energies, Health, Media, Fintech, E-commerce & SaaS and AgriTech sectors. EtriStars is the answer to the needs of young companies and to the challenges they are increasingly confronted with, in particular on issues of support and access to resources.

    • Agriculture and Food
    • Education
    • Energy
    • Entertainment
    • Financial Services
    • Information and Communication Technology
    • Retail and Wholesale Trade

  • EXCEL Accelerator Beijing, China

    EXCEL ACCELERATOR is a growth-stage accelerator focused on the clean energy transition and climate change mitigation in China.

    • China
    • Agriculture and Food
    • Energy
    • Environment
    • Financial Services
    • Information and Communication Technology
    • Internet of Things (IoT)
    • Any

  • Excelerate Labs, Techstars Chicago Chicago, IL, United States

    Excelerate Labs is an intensive summer accelerator for startups driven by proven entrepreneurs and investors.

    • United States
    • Sector Agnostic

  • F10 Zurich, Switzerland

    F10 is Switzerland’s leading collaboration space for FinTech, focusing on innovation in the finance industry for a better future.

    • Singapore
    • Spain
    • Switzerland
    • Financial Services

  • FactoryA Mexico City, Mexico

    It is an acceleration program to strengthen the development and growth of Fintech Startups, which unites Scotiabank's banking experience with the entrepreneurship of Tecnológico de Monterrey.

    • Mexico
    • Financial Services
    • Internet of Things (IoT)
    • Any

  • Falak Startups Cairo, Egypt

    We are a startup accelerator designed to support and empower the next generation of Egyptian entrepreneurs and contribute to the development of the start-up ecosystem in Egypt. Our program consists of two different tracks, a General track for tech enabled startups and a Fintech track designed for startups operating in the financial technologies backed by EFG-EV Fintech.

    • Egypt
    • Sector Agnostic
    • Any
    • Equity

  • Fast Forward: Accelerate Good San Francisco, CA, United States

    We bridge the tech and nonprofit worlds, providing training and resources applicable to the challenges only a tech nonprofit entrepreneur knows. Through Fast Forward’s Accelerator, you’ll receive funding, mentorship, and connections to people who can help you scale. If you’re a nonprofit startup, you’re in the right place.

    • United States
    • Sector Agnostic
    • Any
    • Grants

  • FbStart Accelerator Lagos, Nigeria

    The FbStart Accelerator is a 6-month research and mentorship driven program for innovative and visionary teams daring to create solutions with advanced technologies. The accelerator provides these teams with the support they need to build and optimize value driven products and match them with resources from Facebook and CcHUB.

    • Nigeria
    • Information and Communication Technology
    • Internet of Things (IoT)
    • Any

  • Fem-In-Tech Acceleration Programme Cape Town , South Africa

    The Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA), in collaboration with the SA Innovation Summit, bring you Fem-In-Tech – a female-focused acceleration programme for South African entrepreneurs. This acceleration aims to support women-owned businesses to prepare for venture capital investment and other financial-supported growth strategies to scale into new markets. Fem-In-Tech aims to empower women tech and tech-enabled start-ups with the skills to grow and scale their businesses into the continent.

    • South Africa
    • Agriculture and Food
    • Education
    • Energy
    • Environment
    • Financial Services
    • Health
    • Information and Communication Technology
    • Internet of Things (IoT)
    • Transportation and Mobility

  • Fin Tech4U Zambia

    The FinTech4U Accelerator Programme is a 3-month accelerator programme. The programme is designed for entrepreneurs who have recently started a fintech or digital financial services business that has the potential to grow throughout Zambia and the regional market.

    • Zambia
    • Financial Services
    • Housing and Community Development
    • Information and Communication Technology
    • Internet of Things (IoT)
    • Retail and Wholesale Trade

  • Finance Innovation Lab London, United Kingdom

    Lab Fellowship

    The Finance Innovation Lab incubates the people, ideas and movements building a financial system that serves people and planet. We work with innovators developing new business models, campaigners calling for change in the rules of the game, and mainstream professionals who want to change finance from the inside. Lab Fellowship is our unique incubator for financial innovators with a social or environmental mission.

    • United Kingdom
    • Financial Services

  • Finnovista Madrid, Spain

    Startupbootcamp FinTech

    Startupbootcamp FinTech in Mexico City is an intensive 3-month program that provides 10 early-stage startups from different parts of the world the opportunity to accelerate their idea or solution with the Finnovista team and a group of 400 mentors and industry experts.

    • Mexico
    • Financial Services

  • Flat6Labs Cairo, Egypt

    Flat6Labs is a regional startup accelerator program that fosters and invests in bright and passionate entrepreneurs with cutting-edge ideas. We provide seed funding, strategic mentorship, a creative workspace, a multitude of perks, entrepreneurship-focused business training, and directly support our startups through an expansive network of partner entities, mentors and investors.

    • Bahrain
    • Egypt
    • Lebanon
    • Tunisia
    • Sector Agnostic
    • Any
    • Equity

  • Food System 6 Accelerator Redwood City, CA, United States

    FS6 runs a 1-year accelerator program for food and agriculture entrepreneurs that kicks-off in December of each year and concludes with an Innovation Forum in the late Fall. The accelerator program is built to offer tactical business support and critical communication skills for entrepreneurs innovating across the food and agriculture landscape, while building a relationship with the FS6 team and community of mentors.

    • United States
    • Agriculture and Food
    • Any
    • Equity

  • Food-X New York, NY, United States

    Founded in 2014, FOOD-X is the first international business accelerator program focused on launching food-related ventures.

    • United States
    • Agriculture and Food
    • Information and Communication Technology
    • Other
    • Any
    • Quasi-equity

  • Founder Institute San Francisco, CA, United States

    The Founder Institute is the world's largest pre-seed startup accelerator. Since 2009, we have helped over 4,000 entrepreneurs get the focus and support needed to build a business that matters. Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 65 countries, the Founder Institute's mission is to empower communities of talented and motivated people to build impactful technology companies worldwide.

    • United States
    • Sector Agnostic

  • Founder Institute Angola Luanda, Angola

    The Founder Institute is designed to help you build an enduring business that can survive and thrive in this “new normal.” We do this by giving you a clear process combined with constant feedback from a devoted network of international entrepreneurs and investors. Participants in the 4-month core program also get access to a lifetime of support through the Founder Institute's industry-leading free post-programs.

    • Angola
    • Information and Communication Technology

  • Founders Business Accelerator Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Founders Business Accelerator (FBA) is an impact acceleration program aimed at increasing the economic, community, and environmental impact of small businesses and micro-enterprises in the City of LA. In this 6-month virtual program, small business owners learn how to increase their resilience and develop their strategy in today’s rapidly changing business landscape.

    • United States
    • Energy
    • Environment
    • Transportation and Mobility

  • GameFounders Tallinn , Estonia

    GameFounders is a global startup accelerator program that focuses solely on game studios and start-ups.

    • Estonia
    • Entertainment
    • Other
    • Any
    • Equity

  • Gaza Sky Geeks Gaza, Palestine

    GeeXelerator

    The GeeXelerator is a intensive 16-week pre-seed acceleration program that aims to help teams build a usable product with only the most essential core features, validate the core product feature with users, launch the feature online for public use, and scale their product’s user base.

    • Palestine
    • Sector Agnostic
    • Any
    • Grants