=Google Drive SpreadsheetSpreadsheets= ==Cleaner== https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1twOP16uzHJC_xJzKZza1VEzlSfHtbJm_bJShxfp4DG0/edit?ts=57a502e5 For the following three columns (labelled New...) we re-pulled portfolio lists for each of the companies (from their own websites) to make sure we had updated lists and then we matched them against new pulls of SDC for all VC funded companeis (VCall) all Acquisitions () and all IPO's (). the data in the columns is the amount of unique companies that matched from the portfolio divided by the total portfolio size. ===New VC===We pulled all moneytree portfolio companies with no restrictions then used the matcher against all accelerator portfolios in order to find how many companies from each portfolio had been recorded with VC funding. ===New IPOs===Pulled all IPOs from Global New Issues data in SDC, then normalized, then match with portfolios to find out how many companies from each portfolio had done an IPO. ===New Acquis===Pulled all Target names and some additional data from Global New Issues, normalize, Match against portfolios to find a ratio of companies that had been acquired from each. ==Data Dirty==
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==Summary:==
'''Essentail Essential Criteria'''
*90 day to 4 month program limit with a graduation at the end
*Mentoring & Industry Connections
**Esp. if it's a market accelerator
*Small capital investment (~$20,000)
=Networking Institutions=
<Definition>
=Accelerators List=
[[Accelerators from McNair Wiki]]
=Sources=
[1] = [http://www.forbes.com/sites/georgedeeb/2014/08/28/is-a-startup-incubator-or-accelerator-right-for-you/#68d6f6793386 Forbes: Is A Startup Incubator Or Accelerator Right For You?]