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)

  • GenerationS Moscow, Russia

    GenerationS is a corporate accelerator. Our goal is to help startups efficiently cooperate with corporate partners. We also help corporations find challenging technologies and introduce them into their production chains.

    • Russia
    • Sector Agnostic

  • Geovation Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    Geotech Track; Proptech Track

    The Geovation Accelerator has built a reputation for being uniquely founder-friendly. We want you to focus on building your business, not tick boxes attending classes. We grant fund you, help you build your product up to MVP stage and provide 12 months dedicated space – as well as providing a wide range of other support services to help you succeed.

    • United Kingdom
    • Other
    • Any
    • Grants

  • Ghana Innovation Hub Accra, Ghana

    Orange Corners

    Orange Corners is an initiative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in collaboration with MDF West Africa, the Ghana Innovation Hub and our private sector partners Fidelity Bank, Emergent Payments, Friesland Campina, Vivo Energy Ghana, Meridian Port Services (MPS), PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and Allianz. Our ambition is to further develop and strengthen the entrepreneurship ecosystem in Ghana. We do this by enabling youth to formalise their existing companies and by providing entrepreneurs with the necessary opportunities, skills and access to markets and capital. The Orange Corners Ghana programme is a 6-month acceleration programme with 10 workshop days, several (online) masterclasses and individual coaching sessions. At the same time, Orange Corners Ghana serves as a bridge between these innovative entrepreneurs and the private sector and access to finance through our Orange Corners Innovation Fund. This offers a great benefit to all partners involved.

    • Ghana
    • Sector Agnostic

  • Global Insurance Accelerator Des Moines, IA, United States

    The Global Insurance Accelerator is a mentor-driven business accelerator designed to foster innovation in the insurance industry by supporting startups targeting the global insurance industry. We take in early-stage companies who are building solutions that support the insurance industry. We provide seed funding, networking with our mentors, a desk in our beautiful office in Des Moines, 100-days of on-site support and a final presentation online to a large audience of insurance professionals.

    • United States
    • Other
    • Any
    • Quasi-equity

  • Global Venture Alliance Moscow, Russia

    Corporate Acceleration Program

    A program for the search and integration of ready-made innovative products and technologies for solving short-term or long-term tasks of the company.

    • Russia
    • India
    • Kazakhstan
    • Sector Agnostic

  • Google for Startups Accelerator Africa

    Google for Startups Accelerator Africa is a three-month accelerator program for Seed to Series A technology startups across the African continent. The accelerator is designed to bring the best of Google's programs, products, people and technology to startups that leverage machine learning and AI in their company today or plan to in the future. In addition to mentorship and technical project support, the accelerator also includes deep dives and workshops focused on product design, customer acquisition and leadership development for founders, specialized training, media opportunities and access to Google’s network of engineers and experts.

    • Sector Agnostic

  • GROW Impact Accelerator Ayer Rajah Crescent, Singapore

    Our current food system is at the heart of many of today's biggest challenges: the climate crisis, biodiversity loss, deforestation, global hunger, and many others. It's clear that we urgently need to accelerate wide-ranging changes in how we produce, process, package, transport, consume, and dispose of our food. At GROW, Southeast Asia’s leading agrifoodtech accelerator backed by AgFunder, we are driving this transformation by supercharging the growth of emerging foodtech and agtech startups tackling the world’s biggest challenges of sustainability.

    • Agriculture and Food
    • Information and Communication Technology
    • Environment
    • Any

  • Growth Builder London, United Kingdom

    Growth Builder is a 9-month programme for a cohort of up to 40 ambitious business leaders. Growth Builder is for leaders of high-growth UK businesses providing the opportunity and support to step back and work on the business, not in it. The business is required to be UK headquartered but can be based anywhere across the UK.

    • United Kingdom
    • Sector Agnostic

  • GrowthAfrica Nairobi, Kenya

    GrowthAfrica is a leading acceleration and growth partner for African entrepreneurs and companies scaling their business in and across Africa. We provide business growth programmes for high-potential entrepreneurs as well as design and deliver activities for partners and clients in support of entrepreneurs. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Nairobi, GrowthAfrica today has offices in Uganda, Ethiopia, Zambia, Malawi and Ghana.

    • Ethiopia
    • Ghana
    • Malawi
    • Uganda
    • Zambia

  • GSF India Bengaluru, India

    GSF Accelerator Program

    GSF Accelerator experience is uniquely crafted for Indian startups offering them deep immersion in both Indian and international markets.

    • India
    • Education
    • Financial Services
    • Health
    • Information and Communication Technology
    • Retail and Wholesale Trade
    • Any
    • Equity

  • Guildhall School of Music & Drama London, United Kingdom

    Guildhall Creative Entrepreneurs

    Guildhall Creative Entrepreneurs is a one-year part-time (one day per week during termtime) business training programme which offers personalised teaching, mentoring and guidance to help you turn your creative idea into a sustainable, long-term enterprise. Our partnership with award-winning social enterprise Cause4 means we can offer a unique combination of artistic, professional and business expertise specific to the performing arts.

    • United Kingdom
    • Entertainment
    • Other

  • Gvahim Tel Aviv, Israel

    TheHive Accelerator

    TheHive Ashdod by Gvahim provides a multinational entrepreneurial environment where Olim, returning citizens and Israeli entrepreneurs all operate in a shared working space, with a wide mix of talents and ideas, to create a truly international atmosphere.

    • Israel
    • Sector Agnostic

  • H2 Ventures Sydney, Australia

    H2 Accelerator

    H2 Ventures focuses on reinventing the Australian fintech, data, and artificial intelligence sectors by bringing together talented entrepreneurs, investors, forward thinking established organisations and other thought leaders in the world of technology enabled disruption.

    • Australia
    • Financial Services
    • AI, Machine Learning, and Blockchain
    • Any
    • Equity

  • Halal Innovation Digital Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    A Halal-focussed accelerator program designed to cater for startups that develop Innovative Digital solutions for the Halal industry and Shariah Compliant Products; Food, Pharmaceuticals, Cosmetics, Health Products, Toiletries and Medical Devices, and also service sector components such as Logistics, Marketing, Print and Electronic, Packaging, Branding and Financing.

    • Malaysia
    • Retail and Wholesale Trade
    • Any

  • Hardware.Co Berlin, Germany

    HARDWARE.co ran its first accelerator program in 2013 and has throughout the years established itself as the go-to place for hardware expertise in Berlin. With an established accelerator program and global community of enthusiasts, the HARDWARE.co community is set out, to build the future of hardware.

    • Germany
    • Internet of Things (IoT)

  • Harvard Business School Cambridge, MA, United States

    HBS Arthur Rock Center Accelerator

    The Rock Accelerator (RA) program is intended for HBS students who are serious about pursuing a business idea and are interested in taking it to the next level.

    • United States
    • Sector Agnostic
    • Any
    • Grants

  • HASSAD Agritech accelerator Amman, Jordan

    HASSAD aims to build a supportive and stimulating environment that captures distinctive Agritech and Foodtech startups aiming to create companies capable of growing and enhancing the development of the Jordanian economy and improve the food production and security.

    • Jordan
    • Agriculture and Food
    • Equity

  • Hax Princeton, NJ, United States

    The Seed Program combines a $250,000 USD investment, 180 days of collaboration and global founder community for early stage founders building hard tech startups. Founders join us across our locations in San Francisco, Shenzhen and Tokyo to collaborate with our in-house team of engineers, designers and entrepreneurs. Startups get access to the unparalleled experts, investors, manufacturers and supply chains to thrive as an early stage hard tech startup.

    • United States
    • China
    • Japan
    • Health
    • Information and Communication Technology
    • AI, Machine Learning, and Blockchain
    • Internet of Things (IoT)
    • Equity

  • Health Wildcatters Dallas, TX, United States

    The accelerator program is a fast and furious time period in which Health Wildcatters connects you to our vast network of mentors and investors and presents a diverse curriculum to accelerate the startups growth. In a nutshell, 8 to 12 startups will join our accelerator program annually and participate in our three month program. The startup will receive an investment from us and many in-kind perks.

    • United States
    • Health
    • Any
    • Equity

  • HealthStart New Delhi, India

    HealthStart-DLabs Accelerator

    HealthStart and ISB DLabs working with the Max Institute of Healthcare Management at the Indian School of Business as their knowledge partner bring their combined strengths and understanding of start-up ecosystem and global healthcare to support innovators and entrepreneurs looking to bring change in the healthcare industry.

    • India
    • Health
    • Any
    • Equity