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1. 10Xelerator
 
 
2. 1440
 
 
3. 1776
 
 
4. 33entrepreneurs
 
 
5. 500 Startups
 
 
6. 9Mile Labs
 
 
7. AIA Accelerator
 
 
8. ARK Challenge
 
 
9. AT&T Aspire Accelerator
 
 
10. ATDC Community
 
 
11. AZ TechCelerator
 
 
12. AccelFoods
 
 
13. Acceleprise
 
 
14. Accelerate Baltimore
 
 
15. Accelerate Genius
 
 
16. Accelerate Tectoria Accelerator
 
 
17. Accelerator Centre
 
 
18. Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC)
 
 
19. Airbus BizLab
 
 
20. Alchemist Accelerator
 
 
21. AlphaLab
 
 
22. Amplify.LA
 
 
23. Angel Capital
 
 
24. Angelcube
 
 
25. Angelpad
 
 
26. Annual Business BootCamp
 
 
27. Arizona Center for Innovation
 
 
28. Arizona Furnace
 
 
29. Arrowhead Tech Incubator 2016
 
 
30. Aspire 3 Accelerator 2017
 
 
31. Atlanta Ventures Accelerator
 
 
32. AutoXLR8R
 
 
33. Awesome Inc.
 
 
34. Axel Springer Plug and Play
 
 
35. B 4 Change Impact Accelerator
 
 
36. B2B Acceleration Program
 
 
37. B4C Social Venture Accelerator
 
 
38. BBC Worldwide Labs
 
 
39. BMW Startup Garage
 
 
40. BRANDCELERATE
 
 
41. BUNKER Labs New York
 
 
42. Bank of Ireland Accelerator Programme
 
 
43. Bantunium Labs Accelerator
 
 
44. Barclays Accelerator
 
 
45. Barclays New York Summer 2015
 
 
46. Berkley Ventures
 
 
47. Bessemer Business Incubation System
 
 
48. Beta-i
 
 
49. Beta.MN
 
 
50. BetaFactory
 
 
51. BetaSpring
 
 
52. Betablox
 
 
53. Betaspring RevUp
 
 
54. Bethnal Green Ventures
 
 
55. BioAccel
 
 
56. BioInspire
 
 
57. Bir 2015
 
 
58. BitAngel Engagement Level
 
 
59. BitAngels Startup Summer Program of 2013
 
 
60. Bizdom
 
 
61. Black Forest Accelerator
 
 
62. Blue Startups
 
 
63. Blueprint Health
 
 
64. Bolt Boston
 
 
65. Bonnier Accelerator
 
 
66. BoomStartup
 
 
67. BoomStartup Winter 2017
 
 
68. Boomtown Accelerator
 
 
69. Boomtown Health Tech
 
 
70. Boost VC
 
 
71. BootupLabs
 
 
72. Brandery
 
 
73. Brooklyn Beta Summer Camp
 
 
74. Budweiser Dream Brewery
 
 
75. Buildit
 
 
76. BuiltinPGH Companies
 
 
77. Business Innovation Center
 
 
78. Business Opportunity Academy 2017
 
 
79. Business Technology Development Center (BizTech)
 
 
80. CLT Joules Energy Accelerator 2014
 
 
81. CWI Ventures
 
 
82. CWI Ventures Application
 
 
83. CableLabs Technology Tours 2016
 
 
84. Capital Factory
 
 
85. Capital Innovators
 
 
86. Capital Investment Network (Startups)
 
 
87. Catalyst Partners
 
 
88. Cause Collective : Social Innovation Lab
 
 
89. Center for Entrepreneurial Innovation
 
 
90. Chain Reaction Innovations 2017
 
 
91. Chemical Angel Network
 
 
92. Chinaccelerator
 
 
93. Cisco Entrepreneurs in Residence
 
 
94. Citi Accelerator
 
 
95. Citrix Startup Accelerator
 
 
96. Claremont/Upland Makerspace Fablab
 
 
97. Climate Ventures 2.0 Accelerator
 
 
98. Co.Lab accelerator
 
 
99. Code for America Accelerator
 
 
100. Cohab's Traxtion Point
 
 
101. Collision Conference Investors
 
 
102. Common Bond
 
 
103. Communitech Hyperdrive
 
 
104. Conquer Accelerator
 
 
105. Coolhouse Labs
 
 
106. CuriousMinds Incubator / Accelerator
 
 
107. CyberTECH San Diego
 
 
108. DBS Accelerator
 
 
109. DPD Last Mile labs
 
 
110. DV X Labs
 
 
111. Dat Ventures
 
 
112. Decatur-Morgan County Entrepreneurial Center
 
 
113. Deep Space Ventures
 
 
114. Demo Accelerator 2016- 2017
 
 
115. DeveloperTown
 
 
116. Difference Engine
 
 
117. Digital Malaysia Corporate Accelerator Program
 
 
118. Digital Media Zone Incubator/Accelerator
 
 
119. Disney Accelerator
 
 
120. DogFish Accelerator
 
 
121. Domi Station
 
 
122. Dotforge accelerator
 
 
123. Dream Funded
 
 
124. DreamIT Health
 
 
125. DreamStart - Free Mentoring Program
 
 
126. Dreamit Ventures
 
 
127. Ducky Diggy Lloyd
 
 
128. E-Capital Summit
 
 
129. EC Mentor Skills Inventory
 
 
130. EIGERlab
 
 
131. ETRAC
 
 
132. EY Startup Challenge
 
 
133. Eco Holding
 
 
134. Eleven Startup Accelerator
 
 
135. Emerge Xcelerate
 
 
136. EnterpriseWorks Incubation Program
 
 
137. Entrepreneur Development Center
 
 
138. Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator
 
 
139. Environmental Business Cluster
 
 
140. Equity Legal
 
 
141. Excelerate Labs
 
 
142. Execution Labs
 
 
143. Exhilarator
 
 
144. Extreme Startups
 
 
145. Extreme University
 
 
146. FOOD-X
 
 
147. Factory45
 
 
148. Fargo Startup House 2014-2015
 
 
149. FastTrack Propero Healthcare
 
 
150. FbFund
 
 
151. Female Propeller for High Flyers
 
 
152. FinTech Innovation Lab
 
 
153. FinTech Studios 2015
 
 
154. Fintech Founders Club #2
 
 
155. First Growth Venture Network
 
 
156. Fishbowl Labs AOL
 
 
157. Flagship Enterprise Center
 
 
158. FlashStarts
 
 
159. Flashpoint
 
 
160. Flat6 Labs
 
 
161. Fledge9
 
 
162. Flextronics Lab IX
 
 
163. Food Future Scale-up Accelerator 2017
 
 
164. Food System 6 (FS6) Accelerator
 
 
165. FoodForwardX
 
 
166. Fortify Ventures
 
 
167. Founder Institute
 
 
168. FounderFuel
 
 
169. FoundersPad
 
 
170. Fownders Accelerator
 
 
171. French Accelerator 2016
 
 
172. Fund the Food
 
 
173. Fuse Corps Host
 
 
174. GAKKEN Accelerator Program
 
 
175. Gainesville Technology Enterprise Center
 
 
176. Game CoLab Incubator Program 2014
 
 
177. GameFounders
 
 
178. GammaRebels
 
 
179. Gazelle Lab
 
 
180. Gener8tor
 
 
181. German Accelerator Life Sciences
 
 
182. German Accelerator Tech
 
 
183. Global Accelerator Network 2015
 
 
184. Good Works Houston Lab
 
 
185. GoodCompany Ventures
 
 
186. Google Launchpad Accelerator
 
 
187. Grants4Apps Accelerator
 
 
188. GreenStart
 
 
189. Greenlite Labs
 
 
190. GrowLab
 
 
191. Growth Hacking Accelerator 2015
 
 
192. Gulf Coast Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
 
 
193. H-Farm Ventures
 
 
194. HACKT Mission for International Founders
 
 
195. HAXLR8R
 
 
196. HCC Entrepreneurship Launchpad
 
 
197. HIGHLINE Academy
 
 
198. HUB
 
 
199. HUBB Accelerator
 
 
200. HUBB GTLA 2016
 
 
201. HackFWD
 
 
202. Hatch
 
 
203. Health Wildcatters
 
 
204. Health accelerator
 
 
205. Healthbox
 
 
206. Hero City Co-Working Space
 
 
207. High Street Startups Accelerator
 
 
208. Highway1
 
 
209. Honda Xcelerator
 
 
210. Houston Technology Center
 
 
211. Hub Ventures
 
 
212. HugeThing
 
 
213. I/O ventures
 
 
214. ICONYC labs
 
 
215. IDC Elevator
 
 
216. INcubes Funnel and Accelerator 2014/2015
 
 
217. INcubes Online Form
 
 
218. INcubes Startup Visa
 
 
219. Illumina Accelerator
 
 
220. Illuminator,  New York Accelerator 2015
 
 
221. Imagine K12
 
 
222. Immokalee Business Development Center
 
 
223. Impact Engine
 
 
224. Impact USA - 2017
 
 
225. Incubate Miami
 
 
226. Infuse Accelerator
 
 
227. Ingenuity Partner Program
 
 
228. InnoSpring
 
 
229. Innov&Connect
 
 
230. Innov8 for Health
 
 
231. Innova Memhis Application
 
 
232. InnovateOC
 
 
233. Innovation Depot
 
 
234. Innovation Pavilion
 
 
235. Innovation Showcase Winter 2017
 
 
236. Insight Accelerator Labs
 
 
237. Intel Education Accelerator
 
 
238. Investment Preparedness Lab
 
 
239. Invoke Collective
 
 
240. Iowa Startup Accelerator
 
 
241. JFDI.Asia
 
 
242. JFE Accelerator SF
 
 
243. JLAB
 
 
244. Jaguar Land Rover Tech Incubator
 
 
245. Jolt
 
 
246. JumpSchool
 
 
247. JumpStart Foundry
 
 
248. Jumpstart! Boulder
 
 
249. JusticeXL
 
 
250. Kairos Boston Spring Program
 
 
251. Kaplan EdTech
 
 
252. Kick
 
 
253. Kick Boise
 
 
254. Kick LA
 
 
255. Kick Victoria
 
 
256. Kicklabs
 
 
257. Kinetiq Labs
 
 
258. L-SPARK Accelerator
 
 
259. LAUNCH incubator
 
 
260. LAUNCHub
 
 
261. LI TechCOMETS
 
 
262. LabFunding Project Accelerator 2014
 
 
263. Labs Venture Accelerator
 
 
264. Launch Chapel Hill
 
 
265. Launch Memphis
 
 
266. LaunchBox Digital
 
 
267. LaunchHouse
 
 
268. LaunchPad PEI
 
 
269. LaunchSpot
 
 
270. Launch_Academy
 
 
271. Launchpad Digital Health, LLC
 
 
272. Launchpad LA
 
 
273. Launchpad Long Island
 
 
274. Le Camping
 
 
275. Leading Entrepreneurial Accelerator Program
 
 
276. Lean Launch Ventures
 
 
277. LearnLaunchX
 
 
278. Lemnos Labs
 
 
279. Life Changing Labs
 
 
280. LiftOff Health Incubator
 
 
281. Lightbank Start
 
 
282. LightningLab
 
 
283. Lowe's Accelerator
 
 
284. MACH37
 
 
285. MACH37 Spring
 
 
286. MIT SA+P venture accelerator
 
 
287. MITA Institute Accelerator
 
 
288. MTGx MediaFactory
 
 
289. Mac6
 
 
290. Madworks Governance Accelerator
 
 
291. Maine Center for Entrepreneurial Development - Top Gun Program
 
 
292. Matter
 
 
293. Maven Ventures Fund & Incubator
 
 
294. Media Camp
 
 
295. Melbourne Accelerator Program
 
 
296. Memphis BioWorks
 
 
297. Merck Accelerator
 
 
298. MergeLane 2017 Accelerator
 
 
299. Mergelane
 
 
300. Metavallon
 
 
301. Microsoft Accelerator
 
 
302. MindTheBridge
 
 
303. Momentum
 
 
304. MuckerLab
 
 
305. Muru-D
 
 
306. My5ive Accelerator 2016
 
 
307. N-Motion
 
 
308. NDRC (LaunchPad / VentureLab)
 
 
309. NEXT Dashboard
 
 
310. NMotion
 
 
311. NY Digital Health Accelerator
 
 
312. NY Fashion Tech Lab 2017
 
 
313. NYC ACRE
 
 
314. NYC SeedStart
 
 
315. Nalukai
 
 
316. Nashville Entrepreneur Center
 
 
317. Nebula Shift
 
 
318. Nephoscale IaaS
 
 
319. Nest New York
 
 
320. New Ventures Group
 
 
321. New York Digital Health Accelerator
 
 
322. NewME Accelerator PopUps
 
 
323. NewMe
 
 
324. Next media accelerator
 
 
325. NextHIT
 
 
326. NextStart
 
 
327. Nike+ Accelerator
 
 
328. Northern Arizona Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology (NACET)
 
 
329. Northern England
 
 
330. Nxtp.labs
 
 
331. OCTANe Launch Pad
 
 
332. OMNIVERSIS, LLC
 
 
333. Oasis 500
 
 
334. Open Education Challenge
 
 
335. OpenFund
 
 
336. Orange Fab
 
 
337. Orange Works
 
 
338. Orion Startups
 
 
339. Oxygen Accelerator
 
 
340. PIE
 
 
341. Patriot Boot Camp
 
 
342. Pearson Catalyst for Education
 
 
343. Pipeline H2O
 
 
344. Pitney Bowes Inc
 
 
345. Plarium Labs
 
 
346. Plug In South LA
 
 
347. Plug and Play
 
 
348. Plum Alley Investments 2016
 
 
349. Points of Light
 
 
350. Portland Incubator Experiment (PIE)
 
 
351. Portland Seed Fund
 
 
352. PowerHaus
 
 
353. Preccelerator® Program 2016
 
 
354. ProSiebenSat.1 Accelerator
 
 
355. Project Entrepreneur 2016/17
 
 
356. Project Healtchare
 
 
357. Project Lift
 
 
358. Project Music
 
 
359. Project Skyway
 
 
360. Propeller Venture Accelerator
 
 
361. Prosper Capital Accelerator
 
 
362. Proton Enterprises
 
 
363. Pushstart Accelerator
 
 
364. Qualcomm Robotics Accelerator
 
 
365. Queen Creek Business Incubator
 
 
366. R/GA Accelerator
 
 
367. R/GA Marketing Tech Venture Studio
 
 
368. RAIN Incubator/Accelerator
 
 
369. RJI Investment Group
 
 
370. Rackspace Startup $24k Program
 
 
371. Reach
 
 
372. RetailXelerator
 
 
373. Rock Health
 
 
374. Rocket Fuel Labs Application
 
 
375. Rockstart Accelerator
 
 
376. RunUp Labs
 
 
377. Runway
 
 
378. Runway IoT Accelerator 2015
 
 
379. SAP Startup Focus Program
 
 
380. SKTA Innopartners Innovation Accelerator
 
 
381. SPACELAB Tech Accelerator
 
 
382. SPARK
 
 
383. SPARK Holyoke
 
 
384. SPH Plug and Play
 
 
385. SURF Incubator
 
 
386. SaltMines Group Start-Up Studio
 
 
387. ScaleTown
 
 
388. Seamless IoT 2016
 
 
389. Searchcamp
 
 
390. Seed Hatchery
 
 
391. SeedSpot
 
 
392. SeedStartup
 
 
393. SeedSumo
 
 
394. Seedcamp
 
 
395. Seedrocket
 
 
396. Seeqnce
 
 
397. Sequoia Apps
 
 
398. Serval Ventures
 
 
399. Shenzhen Valley Ventures Incubator
 
 
400. Shoals Entrepreneurial Center
 
 
401. Shopper Futures Accelerator
 
 
402. Shotput Ventures
 
 
403. Sid Martin Biotechnology Incubator
 
 
404. SigmaLabs Accelerator
 
 
405. Silicon Valley Incubator & Accelerator
 
 
406. SixThirty
 
 
407. SixThirty CYBER Spring 2017
 
 
408. SixThirty Spring 2017
 
 
409. Sixers Innovation Lab
 
 
410. Skywalker Accelerator
 
 
411. SmartHealth Activator
 
 
412. Smashd Labs
 
 
413. SoCo Nexus Accelerator Spring 2017
 
 
414. Social Enterprise Challenge
 
 
415. Socratic Labs
 
 
416. SparkLabs
 
 
417. Sparkgap
 
 
418. Sports Tank
 
 
419. Springboard
 
 
420. Sprint Accelerator
 
 
421. Sprint Accelerator 2017
 
 
422. Sprint Mobile Health Accelerator
 
 
423. SproutBox
 
 
424. SproutCamp
 
 
425. Starburst Aerospace Accelerator
 
 
426. Start Path Europe
 
 
427. Start'inPost
 
 
428. StartEngine
 
 
429. StartFast Venture Accelerator
 
 
430. Starta Accelerator Winter 2017
 
 
431. Startl
 
 
432. Startmate
 
 
433. Startup Accelerator
 
 
434. Startup Front
 
 
435. Startup Next & GAN
 
 
436. Startup Orange County Accelerator
 
 
437. Startup Quest: Virtual Startup Incubator
 
 
438. Startup Runway Atlanta Spring 2017
 
 
439. Startup Wise Guys
 
 
440. Startup Zone PEI
 
 
441. Startup52X Accelerator
 
 
442. StartupCity
 
 
443. StartupHighway
 
 
444. StartupHouse Foundry program
 
 
445. StartupMinds Accelerator
 
 
446. StartupMonthly
 
 
447. StartupNLA Catalyst Startup
 
 
448. StartupReykjavik
 
 
449. StartupYard
 
 
450. Startupbootcamp
 
 
451. Straight Shot
 
 
452. Summer@Highland
 
 
453. Surge
 
 
454. SynBio axlr8r
 
 
455. TEB Incubation & Acceleration Center
 
 
456. THRIVE Accelerator III
 
 
457. THRIVE Open Innovation
 
 
458. TIM#WCAP Accelerator
 
 
459. TLabs
 
 
460. TMCx Accelerator Digital Health 2017
 
 
461. Tallwave
 
 
462. Tampa Bay Innovation Center
 
 
463. Tampa Bay Wave
 
 
464. Tandem
 
 
465. Tandem Mobile Accelerator
 
 
466. Target India Accelerator
 
 
467. Tech Nexus
 
 
468. Tech Wildcatters
 
 
469. Tech Wildcatters Gauntlet
 
 
470. Tech2020
 
 
471. TechLaunch
 
 
472. TechRanch
 
 
473. TechSquareLabs
 
 
474. Techstars
 
 
475. Techstars Music
 
 
476. Techstars Music Accelerator 17
 
 
477. Telenet Idealabs
 
 
478. Telluride Venture Accelerator
 
 
479. Telluride Venture Accelerator 2017
 
 
480. TenX
 
 
481. The ARK Challenge
 
 
482. The Alchemist Accelerator
 
 
483. The Ark
 
 
484. The Bakery
 
 
485. The Batchery
 
 
486. The Brandery
 
 
487. The Bridge
 
 
488. The Center For Technology Enterprise & Development
 
 
489. The Chaser
 
 
490. The Company Lab (CO.LAB)
 
 
491. The Draper FinTech Connection
 
 
492. The Factory
 
 
493. The Greatest Pitch
 
 
494. The Harbor Accelerator
 
 
495. The Incubator
 
 
496. The Iron Yard
 
 
497. The Mediapreneur Incubator
 
 
498. The Morpheus
 
 
499. The New York Venture Summit
 
 
500. The Next Step: from idea to startup
 
 
501. The Pool Co Working Space
 
 
502. The Refiners Application
 
 
503. The Refinery
 
 
504. The Unilever Foundry, Pilot
 
 
505. The Venture Center's Pre-Accelerator I
 
 
506. The Vine OC
 
 
507. The Vogt Awards
 
 
508. The Yield Lab
 
 
509. The eFactory Accelerator
 
 
510. The eFactory Accelerator Spring 2017
 
 
511. Think Big Partners 2013 Application
 
 
512. Think Big Partners Accelerator
 
 
513. TiE Angels
 
 
514. Tigerlabs Digital Health Accelerator
 
 
515. Tigerlabs Health
 
 
516. Tolstoy Summer Camp
 
 
517. TopSeedsLab
 
 
518. Travel Startups Incubator
 
 
519. Travelport Labs Accelerator
 
 
520. Travelport Labs Incubator
 
 
521. Triangle Startup Factory
 
 
522. Tumml
 
 
523. Tune Labs
 
 
524. Twin Cities Accelerator 2016
 
 
525. UCIS B2B Matchmaking
 
 
526. US Startups 2017
 
 
527. UW-Whitewater Launch Pad Accelerator
 
 
528. Umbono
 
 
529. Unbank.ventures FinTech Incubator
 
 
530. University Technology Park
 
 
531. Unreasonable Institute
 
 
532. UpTech
 
 
533. Upstart Accelerator
 
 
534. Upstart Accelerator 2017
 
 
535. Upstart Labs
 
 
536. Upstart Memphis
 
 
537. Uptima Business Bootcamp
 
 
538. Upwest Labs
 
 
539. VANTEC
 
 
540. VC FinTech Accelerator
 
 
541. VSL FinTech Rolling Admission
 
 
542. Velocity Indiana Accelerator
 
 
543. Velocity Venture Catalyst
 
 
544. Venture Hive
 
 
545. Venture I
 
 
546. VentureOut's  Enterprise Tech Expedition
 
 
547. VentureTech.net
 
 
548. Venturegeeks
 
 
549. Vet-Tech Accelerator
 
 
550. VetTechTrek
 
 
551. VictorySpark
 
 
552. Village Capital
 
 
553. Village Cultivators
 
 
554. Village Member Discounts
 
 
555. Village Verified
 
 
556. Village88 Techlab
 
 
557. Virtual Incubator & Crowdfunding Network
 
 
558. Volkswagen ERL Technology Accelerator
 
 
559. WHLabs
 
 
560. Wasabi Ventures Academy
 
 
561. Wayra
 
 
562. Wellness Accelerator
 
 
563. Wells Fargo Startup Accelerator
 
 
564. Wireless IoT
 
 
565. Women Innovate Mobile
 
 
566. XLR8HI
 
 
567. XLerateHealth
 
 
568. XTRATOS
 
 
569. Xcelerate
 
 
570. Xlerate Health
 
 
571. Y Combinator
 
 
572. Y&R SparkPlug 2017
 
 
573. YEurope
 
 
574. YLE Media Startup Accelerator Program
 
 
575. Yahoo Ad Tech Program
 
 
576. Yangler (online accelerator)
 
 
577. Year of the Startup
 
 
578. Yetizen Accelerator
 
 
579. You Is Now
 
 
580. Z80 Labs
 
 
581. ZIP Launchpad Admission
 
 
582. ZeroTo510
 
 
583. Zone Startups Calgary
 
 
584. designX 2017
 
 
585. eMerging Ventures
 
 
586. ezone
 
 
587. gener8tor
 
 
588. i360accelerator
 
 
589. iAccelerator
 
 
590. iStart Jax
 
 
591. iStart Valley
 
 
592. iVentures10
 
 
593. ignite100
 
 
594. innovyz start
 
 
595. tekMountain Accelerator
 
 
 
 
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Contents

List of Accelerators

  1. 10Xelerator
  2. 1440
  3. 1776
  4. 33entrepreneurs
  5. 3DS Princeton University Spring 2014
  6. 500 Startups
  7. 9Hive
  8. 9Mile Labs
  9. AIA Accelerator
  10. ARK Challenge
  11. AT&T Aspire Accelerator
  12. ATDC Community
  13. AZ TechCelerator
  14. AccelFoods
  15. Acceleprise
  16. Accelerate Baltimore
  17. Accelerate Genius
  18. Accelerate Tectoria Accelerator
  19. Accelerator Centre
  20. Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC)
  21. Airbus BizLab
  22. Alchemist Accelerator
  23. AlphaLab
  24. Amplify.LA
  25. Angel Capital
  26. Angelcube
  27. Angelpad
  28. Annual Business BootCamp
  29. Arizona Center for Innovation
  30. Arizona Furnace
  31. Arrowhead Tech Incubator 2016
  32. Aspire 3 Accelerator 2017
  33. Atlanta Ventures Accelerator
  34. AutoXLR8R
  35. Awesome Inc.
  36. Axel Springer Plug and Play
  37. B 4 Change Impact Accelerator
  38. B2B Acceleration Program
  39. B4C Social Venture Accelerator
  40. BBC Worldwide Labs
  41. BMW Startup Garage
  42. BRANDCELERATE
  43. BUNKER Labs New York
  44. Bank of Ireland Accelerator Programme
  45. Bantunium Labs Accelerator
  46. Barclays Accelerator
  47. Barclays New York Summer 2015
  48. Berkley Ventures
  49. Bessemer Business Incubation System
  50. Beta-i
  51. Beta.MN
  52. BetaFactory
  53. BetaSpring
  54. Betablox
  55. Betaspring RevUp
  56. Bethnal Green Ventures
  57. BioAccel
  58. BioInspire
  59. Bir 2015
  60. BitAngel Engagement Level
  61. BitAngels Startup Summer Program of 2013
  62. Bizdom
  63. Black Forest Accelerator
  64. Blue Startups
  65. Blueprint Health
  66. Bolt Boston
  67. Bonnier Accelerator
  68. BoomStartup
  69. BoomStartup Winter 2017
  70. Boomtown Accelerator
  71. Boomtown Health Tech
  72. Boost VC
  73. BootupLabs
  74. Brandery
  75. Brooklyn Beta Summer Camp
  76. Budweiser Dream Brewery
  77. Buildit
  78. BuiltinPGH Companies
  79. Business Innovation Center
  80. Business Opportunity Academy 2017
  81. Business Technology Development Center (BizTech)
  82. CLT Joules Energy Accelerator 2014
  83. CWI Ventures
  84. CWI Ventures Application
  85. CableLabs Technology Tours 2016
  86. Capital Factory
  87. Capital Innovators
  88. Capital Investment Network (Startups)
  89. Caroline Plouff
  90. Catalyst Partners
  91. Cause Collective : Social Innovation Lab
  92. Center for Entrepreneurial Innovation
  93. Chain Reaction Innovations 2017
  94. Chemical Angel Network
  95. Chinaccelerator
  96. Cisco Entrepreneurs in Residence
  97. Citi Accelerator
  98. Citrix Startup Accelerator
  99. Claremont/Upland Makerspace Fablab
  100. Climate Ventures 2.0 Accelerator
  101. Co.Lab accelerator
  102. Code for America Accelerator
  103. Cohab's Traxtion Point
  104. Collision Conference Investors
  105. Common Bond
  106. Communitech Hyperdrive
  107. Conquer Accelerator
  108. Coolhouse Labs
  109. CuriousMinds Incubator / Accelerator
  110. CyberTECH San Diego
  111. DBS Accelerator
  112. DPD Last Mile labs
  113. DV X Labs
  114. Dat Ventures
  115. Decatur-Morgan County Entrepreneurial Center
  116. Deep Space Ventures
  117. Demo Accelerator 2016- 2017
  118. DeveloperTown
  119. Difference Engine
  120. Digital Malaysia Corporate Accelerator Program
  121. Digital Media Zone Incubator/Accelerator
  122. Disney Accelerator
  123. DogFish Accelerator
  124. Domi Station
  125. Dotforge accelerator
  126. Dream Funded
  127. DreamIT Health
  128. DreamStart - Free Mentoring Program
  129. Dreamit Ventures
  130. Ducky Diggy Lloyd
  131. E-Capital Summit
  132. EC Mentor Skills Inventory
  133. EIGERlab
  134. ETRAC
  135. EY Startup Challenge
  136. Eco Holding
  137. Eleven Startup Accelerator
  138. Emerge Xcelerate
  139. EnterpriseWorks Incubation Program
  140. Entrepreneur Development Center
  141. Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator
  142. Environmental Business Cluster
  143. Equity Legal
  144. Excelerate Labs
  145. Execution Labs
  146. Exhilarator
  147. Extreme Startups
  148. Extreme University
  149. FOOD-X
  150. Factory45
  151. Fargo Startup House 2014-2015
  152. FastTrack Propero Healthcare
  153. FbFund
  154. Female Propeller for High Flyers
  155. FinTech Innovation Lab
  156. FinTech Studios 2015
  157. Fintech Founders Club #2
  158. First Growth Venture Network
  159. Fishbowl Labs AOL
  160. Flagship Enterprise Center
  161. FlashStarts
  162. Flashpoint
  163. Flat6 Labs
  164. Fledge9
  165. Flextronics Lab IX
  166. Food Future Scale-up Accelerator 2017
  167. Food System 6 (FS6) Accelerator
  168. FoodForwardX
  169. Fortify Ventures
  170. Founder Institute
  171. FounderFuel
  172. FoundersPad
  173. Fownders Accelerator
  174. French Accelerator 2016
  175. Fund the Food
  176. Fuse Corps Host
  177. GAKKEN Accelerator Program
  178. Gainesville Technology Enterprise Center
  179. Game CoLab Incubator Program 2014
  180. GameFounders
  181. GammaRebels
  182. Gazelle Lab
  183. Gener8tor
  184. German Accelerator Life Sciences
  185. German Accelerator Tech
  186. Global Accelerator Network 2015
  187. Good Works Houston Lab
  188. GoodCompany Ventures
  189. Google Launchpad Accelerator
  190. Grants4Apps Accelerator
  191. GreenStart
  192. Greenlite Labs
  193. GrowLab
  194. Growth Hacking Accelerator 2015
  195. Gulf Coast Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
  196. H-Farm Ventures
  197. HACKT Mission for International Founders
  198. HAXLR8R
  199. HCC Entrepreneurship Launchpad
  200. HIGHLINE Academy
  201. HUB
  202. HUBB Accelerator
  203. HUBB GTLA 2016
  204. HackFWD
  205. Hatch
  206. Health Wildcatters
  207. Health accelerator
  208. Healthbox
  209. Hero City Co-Working Space
  210. High Street Startups Accelerator
  211. Highway1
  212. Honda Xcelerator
  213. Houston Technology Center
  214. Hub Ventures
  215. HugeThing
  216. I/O ventures
  217. ICONYC labs
  218. IDC Elevator
  219. INcubes Funnel and Accelerator 2014/2015
  220. INcubes Online Form
  221. INcubes Startup Visa
  222. Illumina Accelerator
  223. Illuminator, New York Accelerator 2015
  224. Imagine K12
  225. Immokalee Business Development Center
  226. Impact Engine
  227. Impact USA - 2017
  228. Incubate Miami
  229. Infuse Accelerator
  230. Ingenuity Partner Program
  231. InnoSpring
  232. Innov&Connect
  233. Innov8 for Health
  234. Innova Memhis Application
  235. InnovateOC
  236. Innovation Depot
  237. Innovation Pavilion
  238. Innovation Showcase Winter 2017
  239. Insight Accelerator Labs
  240. Intel Education Accelerator
  241. Investment Preparedness Lab
  242. Invoke Collective
  243. Iowa Startup Accelerator
  244. JFDI.Asia
  245. JFE Accelerator SF
  246. JLAB
  247. Jaguar Land Rover Tech Incubator
  248. Jolt
  249. JumpSchool
  250. JumpStart Foundry
  251. Jumpstart! Boulder
  252. JusticeXL
  253. Kairos Boston Spring Program
  254. Kaplan EdTech
  255. Kick
  256. Kick Boise
  257. Kick LA
  258. Kick Victoria
  259. Kicklabs
  260. Kinetiq Labs
  261. L-SPARK Accelerator
  262. LAUNCH incubator
  263. LAUNCHub
  264. LI TechCOMETS
  265. LabFunding Project Accelerator 2014
  266. Labs Venture Accelerator
  267. Launch Chapel Hill
  268. Launch Memphis
  269. LaunchBox Digital
  270. LaunchHouse
  271. LaunchPad PEI
  272. LaunchSpot
  273. Launch_Academy
  274. Launchpad Digital Health, LLC
  275. Launchpad LA
  276. Launchpad Long Island
  277. Le Camping
  278. Leading Entrepreneurial Accelerator Program
  279. Lean Launch Ventures
  280. LearnLaunchX
  281. Lemnos Labs
  282. Life Changing Labs
  283. LiftOff Health Incubator
  284. Lightbank Start
  285. LightningLab
  286. Lowe's Accelerator
  287. MACH37
  288. MACH37 Spring
  289. MIT SA+P venture accelerator
  290. MITA Institute Accelerator
  291. MTGx MediaFactory
  292. Mac6
  293. Madworks Governance Accelerator
  294. Maine Center for Entrepreneurial Development - Top Gun Program
  295. Matter
  296. Maven Ventures Fund & Incubator
  297. Media Camp
  298. Melbourne Accelerator Program
  299. Memphis BioWorks
  300. Merck Accelerator
  301. MergeLane 2017 Accelerator
  302. Mergelane
  303. Metavallon
  304. Microsoft Accelerator
  305. MindTheBridge
  306. Momentum
  307. MuckerLab
  308. Muru-D
  309. My5ive Accelerator 2016
  310. N-Motion
  311. NDRC (LaunchPad / VentureLab)
  312. NEXT Dashboard
  313. NMotion
  314. NY Digital Health Accelerator
  315. NY Fashion Tech Lab 2017
  316. NYC ACRE
  317. NYC SeedStart
  318. Nalukai
  319. Nashville Entrepreneur Center
  320. Nebula Shift
  321. Nephoscale IaaS
  322. Nest New York
  323. New Ventures Group
  324. New York Digital Health Accelerator
  325. NewME Accelerator PopUps
  326. NewMe
  327. Next media accelerator
  328. NextHIT
  329. NextStart
  330. Nike+ Accelerator
  331. Northern Arizona Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology (NACET)
  332. Northern England
  333. Nxtp.labs
  334. OCTANe Launch Pad
  335. OMNIVERSIS, LLC
  336. Oasis 500
  337. Open Education Challenge
  338. OpenFund
  339. Orange Fab
  340. Orange Works
  341. Orion Startups
  342. Oxygen Accelerator
  343. PIE
  344. Patriot Boot Camp
  345. Pearson Catalyst for Education
  346. Pipeline H2O
  347. Pitney Bowes Inc
  348. Plarium Labs
  349. Plug In South LA
  350. Plug and Play
  351. Plum Alley Investments 2016
  352. Points of Light
  353. Portland Incubator Experiment (PIE)
  354. Portland Seed Fund
  355. PowerHaus
  356. Preccelerator® Program 2016
  357. ProSiebenSat.1 Accelerator
  358. Project Entrepreneur 2016/17
  359. Project Healtchare
  360. Project Lift
  361. Project Music
  362. Project Skyway
  363. Propeller Venture Accelerator
  364. Prosper Capital Accelerator
  365. Proton Enterprises
  366. Pushstart Accelerator
  367. Qualcomm Robotics Accelerator
  368. Queen Creek Business Incubator
  369. R/GA Accelerator
  370. R/GA Marketing Tech Venture Studio
  371. RAIN Incubator/Accelerator
  372. RJI Investment Group
  373. Rackspace Startup $24k Program
  374. Reach
  375. RetailXelerator
  376. Rock Health
  377. Rocket Fuel Labs Application
  378. Rockstart Accelerator
  379. RunUp Labs
  380. Runway
  381. Runway IoT Accelerator 2015
  382. SAP Startup Focus Program
  383. SKTA Innopartners Innovation Accelerator
  384. SPACELAB Tech Accelerator
  385. SPARK
  386. SPARK Holyoke
  387. SPH Plug and Play
  388. SURF Incubator
  389. SaltMines Group Start-Up Studio
  390. ScaleTown
  391. Seamless IoT 2016
  392. Searchcamp
  393. Seed Hatchery
  394. SeedSpot
  395. SeedStartup
  396. SeedSumo
  397. Seedcamp
  398. Seedrocket
  399. Seeqnce
  400. Sequoia Apps
  401. Serval Ventures
  402. Shenzhen Valley Ventures Incubator
  403. Shoals Entrepreneurial Center
  404. Shopper Futures Accelerator
  405. Shotput Ventures
  406. Sid Martin Biotechnology Incubator
  407. SigmaLabs Accelerator
  408. Silicon Valley Incubator & Accelerator
  409. SixThirty
  410. SixThirty CYBER Spring 2017
  411. SixThirty Spring 2017
  412. Sixers Innovation Lab
  413. Skywalker Accelerator
  414. SmartHealth Activator
  415. Smashd Labs
  416. SoCo Nexus Accelerator Spring 2017
  417. Social Enterprise Challenge
  418. Socratic Labs
  419. SparkLabs
  420. Sparkgap
  421. Sports Tank
  422. Springboard
  423. Sprint Accelerator
  424. Sprint Accelerator 2017
  425. Sprint Mobile Health Accelerator
  426. SproutBox
  427. SproutCamp
  428. Starburst Aerospace Accelerator
  429. Start Path Europe
  430. Start'inPost
  431. StartEngine
  432. StartFast Venture Accelerator
  433. Starta Accelerator Winter 2017
  434. Startl
  435. Startmate
  436. Startup Accelerator
  437. Startup Front
  438. Startup Next & GAN
  439. Startup Orange County Accelerator
  440. Startup Quest: Virtual Startup Incubator
  441. Startup Runway Atlanta Spring 2017
  442. Startup Wise Guys
  443. Startup Zone PEI
  444. Startup52X Accelerator
  445. StartupCity
  446. StartupHighway
  447. StartupHouse Foundry program
  448. StartupMinds Accelerator
  449. StartupMonthly
  450. StartupNLA Catalyst Startup
  451. StartupReykjavik
  452. StartupYard
  453. Startupbootcamp
  454. Straight Shot
  455. Summer@Highland
  456. Surge
  457. SynBio axlr8r
  458. TEB Incubation & Acceleration Center
  459. THRIVE Accelerator III
  460. THRIVE Open Innovation
  461. TIM#WCAP Accelerator
  462. TLabs
  463. TMCx Accelerator Digital Health 2017
  464. Tallwave
  465. Tampa Bay Innovation Center
  466. Tampa Bay Wave
  467. Tandem
  468. Tandem Mobile Accelerator
  469. Target India Accelerator
  470. Tech Nexus
  471. Tech Wildcatters
  472. Tech Wildcatters Gauntlet
  473. Tech2020
  474. TechLaunch
  475. TechRanch
  476. TechSquareLabs
  477. Techstars
  478. Techstars Music
  479. Techstars Music Accelerator 17
  480. Telenet Idealabs
  481. Telluride Venture Accelerator
  482. Telluride Venture Accelerator 2017
  483. TenX
  484. The ARK Challenge
  485. The Alchemist Accelerator
  486. The Ark
  487. The Bakery
  488. The Batchery
  489. The Brandery
  490. The Bridge
  491. The Center For Technology Enterprise & Development
  492. The Chaser
  493. The Company Lab (CO.LAB)
  494. The Draper FinTech Connection
  495. The Factory
  496. The Greatest Pitch
  497. The Harbor Accelerator
  498. The Incubator
  499. The Iron Yard
  500. The Mediapreneur Incubator
  501. The Morpheus
  502. The New York Venture Summit
  503. The Next Step: from idea to startup
  504. The Pool Co Working Space
  505. The Refiners Application
  506. The Refinery
  507. The Unilever Foundry, Pilot
  508. The Venture Center's Pre-Accelerator I
  509. The Vine OC
  510. The Vogt Awards
  511. The Yield Lab
  512. The eFactory Accelerator
  513. The eFactory Accelerator Spring 2017
  514. Think Big Partners 2013 Application
  515. Think Big Partners Accelerator
  516. TiE Angels
  517. Tigerlabs Digital Health Accelerator
  518. Tigerlabs Health
  519. Tolstoy Summer Camp
  520. TopSeedsLab
  521. Travel Startups Incubator
  522. Travelport Labs Accelerator
  523. Travelport Labs Incubator
  524. Triangle Startup Factory
  525. Tumml
  526. Tune Labs
  527. Twin Cities Accelerator 2016
  528. UCIS B2B Matchmaking
  529. US Startups 2017
  530. UW-Whitewater Launch Pad Accelerator
  531. Umbono
  532. Unbank.ventures FinTech Incubator
  533. University Technology Park
  534. Unreasonable Institute
  535. UpTech
  536. Upstart Accelerator
  537. Upstart Accelerator 2017
  538. Upstart Labs
  539. Upstart Memphis
  540. Uptima Business Bootcamp
  541. Upwest Labs
  542. VANTEC
  543. VC FinTech Accelerator
  544. VSL FinTech Rolling Admission
  545. Velocity Indiana Accelerator
  546. Velocity Venture Catalyst
  547. Venture Hive
  548. Venture I
  549. VentureOut's Enterprise Tech Expedition
  550. VentureTech.net
  551. Venturegeeks
  552. Vet-Tech Accelerator
  553. VetTechTrek
  554. VictorySpark
  555. Village Capital
  556. Village Cultivators
  557. Village Member Discounts
  558. Village Verified
  559. Village88 Techlab
  560. Virtual Incubator & Crowdfunding Network
  561. Volkswagen ERL Technology Accelerator
  562. WHLabs
  563. Wasabi Ventures Academy
  564. Wayra
  565. Wellness Accelerator
  566. Wells Fargo Startup Accelerator
  567. Wireless IoT
  568. Women Innovate Mobile
  569. XLR8HI
  570. XLerateHealth
  571. XTRATOS
  572. Xcelerate
  573. Xlerate Health
  574. Y Combinator
  575. Y&R SparkPlug 2017
  576. YEurope
  577. YLE Media Startup Accelerator Program
  578. Yahoo Ad Tech Program
  579. Yangler (online accelerator)
  580. Year of the Startup
  581. Yetizen Accelerator
  582. You Is Now
  583. Z80 Labs
  584. ZIP Launchpad Admission
  585. ZeroTo510
  586. Zone Startups Calgary
  587. designX 2017
  588. eMerging Ventures
  589. ezone
  590. gener8tor
  591. i360accelerator
  592. iAccelerator
  593. iStart Jax
  594. iStart Valley
  595. iVentures10
  596. ignite100
  597. innovyz start
  598. tekMountain Accelerator

Project Summary

This project will be used to determine which accelerators are the most effective at churning out successful startups, as well as what characteristics are exhibited by these accelerators. First, we need to gather as much data as we can about as many accelerators as we can in order to look at factors that differentiate successful vs. unsuccessful ventures. Next, we need to create a web crawling program which will gather information about accelerators across the world by accessing their websites and extracting information. I believe that our overall goal with this research project is to gain insight into the methods of successful accelerators, as well as to find out what exactly differentiates very successful accelerators from dead accelerators.

Helpful Links: http://seedrankings.com/

Sources

Summary: These are sources obtained from List of Accelerators and other Google searches. We will evaluate these sources by looking at the number of accelerators they supply (as most of them are lists) and then also taking a look at the type of information they provide about each accelerator. Key data points are cohort-related data, startup-related data, and logistics of the accelerator. Better sources supply more information that the URL alone.

(Obtained from List of Accelerators and various Google searches)

(Obtained from Google search: "Accelerator Database")

Other ways used to find Accelerators (listed below "List of Sources Obtained from Various Google Searches"):

  • Type in generic location + "accelerators" (e.g. Houston Accelerators)
  • Looked at roughly the first 20 results
  • Used three locations as examples of accelerators that pop up
  • Type in a specific state + "accelerator" + "list" (e.g. Texas accelerator list) to search for more relevant lists
  • Once again, looked at roughly the first 20 results

Source Evaluations

Summary: These evaluations couple with each of the sources above. The evaluations provide instructions for obtaining the information listed, as well as a general review of how useful the data seems. The review serves to determine whether a crawler would be suitable for obtaining information from the source autonomously.

Source: http://www.acceleratorinfo.com/see-all.html

  1. Opened source website
  2. Copied Information under "All Accelerator Programs" to TextPad, already sorted. Returned 190 results
  3. Each link on parent list leads to individual home page url of accelerator
  • Used sample size of 20 links, determined 16 to be accelerators, 2 to be incubators, 2 to be inactive or broken links
  • Many accelerators do not include founding date, most recent accelerators from around 2013-2014 (as determined from home page)

Review

  • Reliable source for specific URLs to older accelerators, not very helpful for more specific information.
  • Web crawling seems improbable because information is not readily available from source. Can potentially mine staff information or contact information from associated "about" page in the home url


Source: http://www.seed-db.com/accelerators/all

  1. Copied "Seed Accelerators" table to TextPad, data sorted itself into lines. Returned 235 results.
  2. Clicking on the accelerator name itself links to a page with all of its associated startups, up until 6/2016 cohort
  • Startup table includes:
  1. "state"
  2. "company name"
  3. "website and CrunchBase links"
  4. "cohort date"
  5. "exit value"
  6. "funding".
Many entries for "exit value" are missing, some values for "funding" are missing
On original seed-db webpage, each accelerator has a link to its associated home page url
  • From the table, each listed entry was an accelerator, although 24 accelerators out of 235 were classified as "dead"
  • Along with the home url, each accelerator table includes the following:
  1. Status
  2. Program (name)
  3. Location
  4. Country
  5. Number of companies
  6. Cumulative exit values
  7. Cumulative funding
  8. Average funding for startups
  9. Median funding for startups
Many entries for "median funding" are left empty, as well as entries for all types of funding on the bottom half of the table

Review

  • Reliable source for accelerators, includes list of accelerators both dead and active, as well as their associated start-ups
  • Web crawling potential is promising; startup table is located within the source for each webpage. Can also mine any category from the accelerator table
  • Overall very extensive data for accelerators that are included on the list, but after cross-referencing from other sources shows that seed-db is lacking many newer accelerators; list is not all-inclusive.
  • Includes regional distributions for accelerator groups as well. For example, rather than just "Techstars", the group is broken into Austin, Berlin, Boston, Boulder, etc.


Source: http://www.seed-db.com/accelerators

Very similar to "http://www.seed-db.com/accelerators/all", but contains large regional accelerators as groups, rather than individual accelerators. For example, Techstars appears only once.
  1. Copied "Seed Accelerators" table to TextPad, data sorted itself into lines. Returned 239 results.
  2. Clicking on the accelerator name itself links to a page with all of its associated startups, up until 6/2016 cohort
  • Startup table includes same information as previous source, "http://www.seed-db.com/accelerators/all". However, accelerators spanning across multiple regions have their startups located under one category on this webpage.
On original seed-db webpage, each accelerator has a link to its associated home page url
  • From the table, each listed entry was an accelerator, although 24 accelerators/groups out of 239 were classified as "dead"
  • Along with the home url, each accelerator table includes the same information as the "http://www.seed-db.com/accelerators/all" source

Review

  • Reliable source for accelerators, includes list of accelerators both dead and active, as well as their associated start-ups
  • Web crawling potential is promising; startup table is located within the source for each webpage. Can also mine any category from the accelerator table
  • Overall very extensive data for accelerators that are included on the list, includes large groups as well as individual accelerators. It seems that some accelerators missing from "http://www.seed-db.com/accelerators/all" are located here, since there are 239 returns rather than 235.


Source: https://www.f6s.com/programs?type

  1. On the webpage, set "Type" to "Accelerator/Program", set "Location" to "North America", and set "Invest in Country" to "United States" to return results
  2. Highlighted results and scrolled down until all results found; copied results to TextPad
  3. In TextPad, sorted out lines with "by", as well as miscellaneous categories such as dates and dollar signs through Regular Expressions
  4. Using the "More Info" line which held constant through the entire list, assigned a sequential number to the line (in order to determine the number of results)
  • Obtained a grand total of 1467 results from the list
  • Along with the name of the program/accelerator, the data included:
  1. Dollar value per team
  2. Equity
  3. Application Site
  4. Accelerator URL
  • Many entries are not accelerators, from a quick glance through the results, there were various conferences, 3-5 days events, and written literature pertaining to accelerators as well
  • From a sample size of the first 30 entries, determined 10 to be valid accelerators, 3 incubators, 6 conferences/weekends, and the rest to be miscellaneous entries such as startup events or "studios" (perhaps useful but not relevant to search)
  • As we go down the list, the number of accelerators proportionately decreases. Can comfortably say that overall accelerator turnout from this website is much less than 33%, probably closer to 10-15%.

Review

  • Potentially useful website if crawler could remove the clutter and target solely the accelerators; very useful for identifying new accelerators since data automatically sorted by date and location.
  • Large list of sources includes many irrelevant results, such as conferences or weekends which are difficult to identify. The name of the sorting category itself, "Accelerator/Program" suggests that many of the results fall under the "Program" section rather than being valid accelerators.
  • Potential site for identifying accelerators, but limited by in-site sorting; useful for URL and perhaps equity, but not very detailed information relating to the accelerator/program.


Source: http://gust.com/usa-canada-accelerator-report-2015/

  1. Selected region of US and Canada
  2. Scrolled down to the section labeled "Top 20 Active Accelerators" and selected "see the full list" near the bottom of the listed accelerators
  3. Copied resulting entries into TextPad and sorted out the numbers to leave only the name of the accelerator
  • Obtained 100 results for different accelerators
  • Accelerator lists included:
  1. Name and URL
  2. Number of Start-ups funded (2015 only)
  • Accelerator list limited to 2015

Review

  • Website provides its own evaluation of an accelerator's success based on various factors and provides data for larger trends.
  • Usefulness is questionable because website does not provide much except the URL, and all of the entries are based on success in 2015.
  • Other interesting data within website such as "Hot Markets", investment breakdowns by state, etc. All of this data is also limited to 2015.

Source: https://bostonstartupsguide.com/guide/every-boston-startup-accelerator-incubator/

  1. Scrolled down to the section labeled "Startup accelerators in Boston"
  2. Copied text beginning from "MassChallenge" (the first paragraph was just a general definition of startups) and continued to copy until "Startup Incubators in Boston"
  3. After pasting in TextPad, I sorted the data to delete any characters after the "-" and added a sequential number at the beginning of each line
  • Returned a total of 17 results for startups in Boston
  • Accelerator list included:
  1. Name and URL
  2. Capital requirements
  3. Application periods and requirements
  4. Paragraph describing accelerator and its goals

Review

  • Although the guide is dated, useful for identifying strong accelerator programs in Boston
  • Limitation: only focuses on Boston, but the description is helpful in identifying the role of the accelerator
  • Limited information on accelerator, not very useful by itself without information from the accelerator URL

Source: https://www.corporate-accelerators.net/database/

  1. Copied and pasted table into Microsoft Excel (Data was already sorted into categories so no need for TextPad)
  2. Table returned 72 references (but there was a link to the bottom to a larger database)
  • The table itself includes:
  1. Major Company
  2. Accelerator
  3. Funding
  4. Equity
  5. Website
  6. Details
  • The "Details" link led to a variety of other information including:
  1. Status (Active or Inactive)
  2. Locations
  3. Funding
  4. Equity
  5. Term
  6. Cohort Based? (Regular or Irregular)
  7. Pitch Day
  8. Office Space
  9. Powered by
  10. Support Offered?
  11. Launch year
  12. Focus Areas
  13. General Description
  • Also Included a variety of data regarding the host company as well

Review

  • Solid list for corporate accelerators and also includes a variety of information about the accelerator, the cohorts, etc. Some of the entries are international accelerators however so need to filter them out
  • Only limited to 72 accelerators from major companies

Source: https://github.com/florianheinemann/www-corporate-accelerators-net/blob/master/_data/Accelerators.json

  1. This source is a .json file from the previous database
  2. After placing into TextPad, replaced each space with a ###, replaced each new line with a tab, and replaced each ### with a new line. Ultimately returned 80 results
  • From the file, the .json includes:
  1. NAICS and NAICS sector
  2. Classification
  3. Sector Description
  4. Term
  5. Goal
  6. Partner
  • Also includes most of the information from the previous source, since they are undoubtedly linked

Review

  • Another solid list for corporate accelerators with some more information, but ultimately very similar to the previous source.

Source: https://www.quora.com/Where-can-I-find-a-comprehensive-list-of-startup-incubators-and-accelerators-in-the-US

  1. Since we already looked at the first listed source (seed-db), I clicked on the second link "(by Robert Shedd) http://blog.shedd.us/321987608/" which took me to a page headed "Help for Startups! – A semi-complete list of startup accelerator programs" created by a blogger, Robert Shedd
  2. List included 102 entries by the blogger, each of which do look like an accelerator
  • Upon immediate overview, noticed many results from previous sources were missing. Immediately noticed lack of "OwlSpark", the accelerator from Rice.
  • Shedd only offers us the accelerator name plus its URL

Review

  • Nice list to cross-reference with other sources but does not offer much new insight compared to more powerful engines such as seed-db\

List of Sources Obtained from Various Google Searches

Summary: These accelerators are taken from a specific Google search rather than a list. The idea is to compile a list of Google searches that return relevant results of accelerators. This will aid in the creation of a future web crawler.

From "Location + Accelerator"(Only individual results, not lists)

Houston Accelerators

  • Examples of single accelerators found
  1. TMCx: http://www.tmc.edu/innovation/innovation-programs/tmcx/
  2. RED labs: http://redlabs.uh.edu/8
  3. SURGE accelerator: https://kirkcoburn.com/
  4. OwlSpark: http://owlspark.com/
  5. NextHIT: http://www.houstonhealthventures.com/nexthit-accelerator-program-application/

Los Angeles Accelerators

  1. Amplify: http://amplify.la/
  2. Y Combinator: https://www.ycombinator.com/
  3. Chicklabs: https://www.chicklabsllc.com/
  4. Disney Accelerator: https://disneyaccelerator.com/
  5. Launchpad: https://launchpad.la/

New York Accelerators

  1. DreamIT Ventures: http://www.dreamit.com/#meaningful-experience
  2. Women Innovate Mobile: http://www.wim.co/
  3. Techstars NYC: http://www.techstars.com/programs/nyc-program/
  4. Entrepreneurs Roundtable: http://eranyc.com/
  5. FirstGrowthVC: http://venturecrush.com/fg/
  6. New York Digital Health Accelerator: http://digitalhealthaccelerator.com/
  7. Grand Central Tech: http://www.grandcentraltech.com/
  8. Accelerator Corp: http://www.acceleratorcorp.com/
  9. New York Startup Lab: http://nystartuplab.com/

Review

  • Some locations return more viable results for a similar sample size. For example, New York returned 9 valid accelerators, whereas Los Angeles and Houston both returned 5 actual accelerators out of the first 20 results: an 80% difference. Some optimization may come from identifying which locations return more accelerators upon searching.

From "State+Accelerator+List"

New York Accelerator List

California Accelerator List

Texas Accelerator List

Colorado Accelerator List

Washington Accelerator List

Oregon Accelerator List

Notes:

  • Seed-DB appears for almost all of the search results
  • Acceleratorinfo appears for most of the search results
  • There are multiple cumulative reports of incubators per location, but not for accelerators
  • Most regionalized accelerator lists deal with either an article or a ranking of a particular amount of accelerators in the area
  • Many results returned nationally ranked lists of accelerators, such as the Forbes list of "Top Accelerators" or something along the lines of "Best Accelerators in the US". The connection is that perhaps one accelerator mentioned on the list may be located within the searched state.
  • There are also a few results for actual particle accelerators that must be sorted out (i.e. superconducting super collider)

Individual Accelerator Evaluations

Summary: The purpose of this section is to create instructions for each accelerator on how to find cohort information from their URLs. Along with specific instructions for obtaining the cohorts for each accelerator chosen, there should be a list of easy-to-obtain and relevant statistics regarding the accelerator, such as information about its team, location, etc. The variable statistics list is cumulative, whereas the cohort directions are unique per the accelerator.

Accelerators Chosen (Format = Name (source))

  1. Blue Startups (http://www.acceleratorinfo.com/see-all.html)
  2. Launchpad LA (http://www.acceleratorinfo.com/see-all.html)
  3. Y Combinator (http://www.seed-db.com/accelerators)
  4. FlashPoint (http://www.seed-db.com/accelerators/all)
  5. Prosper Accelerator (https://www.f6s.com/programs?type)
  6. Axel Springer Plug and Play (http://www.axelspringerplugandplay.com/)
  7. Techstars (http://www.seed-db.com/accelerators)
  8. Startmate (http://www.seed-db.com/accelerators)
  9. Capital Factory (http://blog.shedd.us/321987608/)
  10. OwlSpark (Google search: "Houston + accelerators")

Accelerator: Blue Startups (http://bluestartups.com/)

Finding the cohort:

  1. Navigated to "Track Record" page under the "Home" tab; found total number of graduated cohorts to be 7
  2. Navigated to "Portfolio" tab. Tab includes list of all seven graduated cohorts along with companies emerging from each one. Each cohort is listed under a separate page (ex. "Cohort 1", "Cohort 2", etc) and at the bottom of each cohort page, there is a link to the other 6. Each company has a short description along with its URL.
  3. An "Alumni News" page at the bottom of "Portfolio" includes articles pertinent to graduated startups.
  4. Unfortunately does not include the date and year of each cohort class, but perhaps could cross-reference with other sources.

Accelerator: Launchpad LA (http://launchpad.la/)

Finding the cohort:

  1. Navigated to "Companies" in the top of the homepage
  2. "Companies" returns all companies backed by Launchpad LA based on their class year and number (cohort)
    • Also sorted by active startups vs. inactive startups
  3. At the bottom of the "Companies" tab, there is a statistical layout returning values for the number of companies started by Launchpad during its time as an accelerator (2012-present), as well as the total funding funneled into the accelerator.

Accelerator: Y Combinator (http://www.ycombinator.com)

Finding the cohort:

  1. Scrolled down on the home page and clicked on a link entitled "See all companies".
  2. Navigated to a drop down menu named "All Batches", and clicked on it to expand the list.
  3. List is made up of dates ranging from 2005-2016, and these dates return lists of launched companies including most but not all of their URL's, as well as their launch year.

Accelerator: Flashpoint (http://flashpoint.gatech.edu/)

Finding the cohort:

  1. On upper right corner after animation, there is a tab sign which lets you navigate to a page labeled "Teams"
  2. The "Team" page has each batch of companies emerging from Georgia Tech, although it does not include the dates or cohorts of these companies. For example, "Batch 1" at the top of the page just lists the companies in the batch without URLs or any additional information.
  3. On the "Application" page on the tab near the top, there is information regarding Batch 7, which begins early 2017. Suggests that batch 6 either ended spring 2016 or fall 2016.

Accelerator: Prosper Women Entrepreneurs (http://www.prosperstl.com)

Finding the cohort:

  1. Navigated to "Accelerator" tab and clicked "Companies" when prompted with the drop down menu.
  2. This tab returned all of the launched company logos which then redirected to the company's home page when clicked.
  3. No other relevant form of information such as date launched or cohort was included on this page.

Accelerator: Axel Springer Plug and Play(http://www.axelspringerplugandplay.com/)

Finding the cohort:

  1. Clicked on the "Companies" tab on the home page and was directed to the middle of the page which included a short list of current companies.
  2. Clicked on the "All Companies" link which returned a page filled with startup logos and brief descriptions of those startups. When clicked, each logo serves to redirect to that startup's home page.
  3. Companies were not sorted by cohort or in any other relevant way.

Accelerator: Techstars (http://www.techstars.com)

Finding the cohorts:

  1. Navigated to the Accelerators tabs and clicked "Companies" on the drop down menu.
  2. Firstly, this returns a table comprised of a long list of different classes from different areas separated by years.
  3. Upon scrolling down further, each of these classes is broken down by the startups that graduated from them. It also includes information such as how much was invested in each startup, as well as whether or not the startup was acquired, is active, or failed.

Accelerator: Startmate (http://www.startmate.com.au)

Finding the cohorts:

  1. Navigated to the "Startups" tab, which returned a page of all startups that have graduated from Startmate.
  2. Startups are separated by year of graduation, and each company is linked on this page.
  3. It appears as if each year, 1 cohort is taken through the accelerator.

Accelerator: Capital Factory (https://capitalfactory.com/accelerate/)

Finding the cohorts:

  1. Navigated to the startups tab, which returned a long list of companies that were accelerated by Capital Factory.
  2. Each logo for the startups served as a link to their respective websites.
  3. There was no evidence or mention of any cohorts.

Accelerator: OwlSpark (http://entrepreneurship.rice.edu/accelerator/)

Finding the cohorts:

  1. Navigated to the "Startup Teams" tab, which returned a page that included links to 4 "Classes".
  2. Each class link i.e. (Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, Class 4) returned links to each startup that graduated from the program.
  3. These classes signify cohorts.

List of Promising Variables

  • Key People (founders, lead entrepreneurs, strategists, etc.)
  • Total number of launched companies
  • A FAQ for application details, accelerator vision, and
  • Funds raised per company (average)
  • Features offered by accelerator (perks, space, tools, etc)
  • General events hosted by the accelerator
  • (Success) stories for graduated start-ups

E-R Diagram (in list form) for Identifying Attributes to Pull from Accelerators

Summary: I will look at different entities within the accelerator page (e.g accelerators, cohorts, founders) and then find potential attributes that can be codified from those entities. Along with the attribute, we list a potential method for pulling that particular attribute.

Format:

Entity
  • Attribute - Possible sources/ways to get

Ed: "Be creative with finding new attributes to pull!"

List

Accelerators

  • Accelerator Name - Website, external database
  • Contact Form - General contact section in each website
  • Industry focus - can be pulled from description
  • Description - pulled from website itself
  • Takes equity? - Database or from "about" page
  • Non-profit? - Database
  • URL - Already have way of obtaining
  • DNS Registration Date - Already have way of obtaining
  • Address - Google Maps, maybe the website
  • Founding Date - Google Maps, website, server registration

Accelerators (1) has (n) Features

Features

  • Mentorship? - Description in website
  • Space Offered - Google Maps, Website description
  • Partnerships - Angel list, Same section as mentorship or events
  • Hosted Events - Calender

Accelerators (1) has (n) Founders

Founders

  • Name - Founders or Team Page
  • Title - Directly underneath or next to name
  • PhD? - Biography, webpage under name
  • Serial - Biography
  • Link back to "Accelerator Name" in Accelerators

Founders (n) has (n) Ventures

Ventures

  • Other Companies - Biography, webpage
  • Previous Companies - Biography
  • Net Worth - Forbes, Biography
  • Link back to "Name" in Founders

Accelerators (1) has (n) Cohorts

Cohorts

  • Date + Accelerator = Cohort ID - Database or Website
  • Number of Startups - Website, count from Startups
  • Cohort Number - Categorization on website, external database
  • Link back to "Accelerator Name"

Cohorts (1) has (n) Startups

Startups

  • Names - Website, external database
  • State of Inc - Angel List
  • URL - Angel List, website
  • Founding Date - Registration database, Angel List
  • Industry - startup description
  • Founding Location - Angel List
  • Current Location - Angel List
  • VC Raised to Date - SDC Platinum
  • Angel Funds Raised to date - Angel List

Variables which Distinguish Accelerator Websites

  • The word "Accelerator"
    • This word appears at least one time on the home page of the vast majority of accelerator websites. The word "Accelerator" appears either as a link to another page on the website or in a title on the homepage of the website. Not many other websites contain this word on their homepage, especially not if one Googles something generic such as "Accelerators in the US".
  • Fixed Term
    • Accelerators normally work with their cohorts for 3 months. This is a major factor which differentiates between an accelerator and any other member of a startup ecosystem. If on their website they mention either "3 months" or "12 weeks", it is extremely likely that the website belongs to an accelerator.
  • Cohorts, Portfolio, Class, or Companies
    • This is a potential variable that could link the websites of many different accelerators. The problem with the word "portfolio" is also used by numerous venture capital firms, which could potentially cause complications when attempting to pull only the sites of accelerators from a Google search. The word "cohort", however, would have an extremely high probability of identifying the website as belonging to an accelerator. The words "class" and "companies" are promising but do not offer certainty.
  • Equity, Investment
    • Although by itself, equity does not mean much, when paired with any of these other terms, it could potentially point to an accelerator. Most accelerators take equity in the form of common stock (6-8%), or they will ask for some alternate form of stake in the company.
  • Education and Mentorship
    • Accelerators differ from incubators and angel investors in that they emphasize the education of the potential startup. They offer advice and intense mentorship from more experienced entrepreneurs within their staff, as well as many networking opportunities with the outside world. This variable is more difficult to find on the website of the accelerator, but I believe that if the website includes numerous keywords such as "education", "mentorship", or "networking opportunities", it would be somewhat safe to assume that the website is owned by an accelerator.
  • Demo Day
    • This variable does not have tremendous potential in terms of crawling websites, but I feel that it is worth mentioning. Most accelerators "graduate" their cohorts with a demo day, which is a day when the startups present their company to potential investors. If the website contains the words "demo day", which is fairly uncommon, it could be a good source of accelerator identification.

A combination of any of these variables would certainly identify the current website as belonging to an accelerator.

Comprehensive List of Accelerators

All text files saved in "Accelerators" project on the McNair RPD.

  • Acc.Info: 190
  • SeedDB: 240
  • SARP: 59
  • Corp: 79
  • Total: 568 results

After removing duplicates and locations: 363 results

Doesn't count f6s, which returns 1170 results, roughly only 300 of which were accelerators. We created a crawler to sift through the webpages and parse HTML so we could identify the accelerators. Program and HTML saved on the Desktop.

Randomly Chosen Accelerators

  • TLabs
  • BetaSpring
  • The Unilever Foundry
  • AIA Accelerator
  • R/GA Accelerator
  • Zeroto510
  • Hub:raum
  • Orange Fab
  • Furnace
  • Launch Chapel Hill

Determining whether or not these are accelerators

Googled name of Accelerator and clicked on the first link

Looked for Variables which Distinguish Accelerator Websites

  • TLabs: Homepage states: "Leading Indian Tech Accelerator"; TLabs is an accelerator, but it is located in India.
  • Betaspring: Under the "About Betaspring" tab, it states that "Betaspring was among the first ten startup accelerators to launch worldwide".
  • The Unilever Foundry: Does not claim to be an accelerator, nor does it have information on the website about cohorts. This name was pulled from the source Corporate Accelerators.
  • AIA Accelerator: The word "accelerator" is included in the name. Under the "Overview" tab, it states that startups have received mentorship.
  • R/GA Accelerator: Under the "Overview" tab it states that the "R/GA Accelerator is designed for startups and... it is a three month, immersive, mentorship driven program".
  • Zeroto510: Website contains a "Portfolio Companies" tab which divides up the companies into cohorts. This identifies Zeroto510 as an accelerator.
  • Hub:raum: Offers accelerator and incubator programs; however, none are located in North America.
  • Orange Fab: States on the main page that "We're a 3-month accelerator program".
  • Furnace: "About" tab states that Furnace is "an innovative startup accelerator designed to form, incubate, and launch new companies". Concludes with a Demo Day
  • Launch Chapel Hill: Homepage states that they are "a startup accelerator". Also included on the homepage is a line that states "Applications for Cohort 7 are now open".

7/10 are accelerators located in the US.

2/10 are accelerators not located in the US.

1/10 is not an accelerator.

Steps for Extracting Cohort Information

  • TLabs: Clicked on the "Startup" tab and located a drop down menu entitled "Showing Startups from:". This menu separates startups into Batches ranging from 1-9. These batches are cohorts.
  • Betaspring: This website does not have a "Companies" or "Startups" tab. I clicked on their "Who" tab and noticed that within this section were two links called "Our portfolio" and "Our companies" which both linked to the same place. This place contained a list of the startups that Betaspring has funded, as well as links to each of the startup websites. The list was not separated into cohorts.
  • The Unilever Foundry: Does not have a "Startups" or "Companies" link on the website.
  • AIA Accelerator: Clicked on the "Startups" tab which returned a page with 5 companies and a bit of information on each of these companies. Also included the URL to each startup. However, the companies were not separated into cohorts, probably because there are so few of them.
  • R/GA Accelerator: Clicked on the "Alumni" tab and navigated down the webpage. Startups are separated by class, which means cohort in this case. Startup info contains link to demo day presentation as well as the startup url.
  • Zeroto510: Hovered over the "About Us" drop down menu and clicked on the "Portfolio Companies" link. Startups are separated by cohort, one for each year, starting from 2013.
  • Hub:raum: Clicked on the "Portfolio" tab. Directed to a page with many names of startups, as well as a brief description of what their company is about. Also includes a link to each startup's website. Startups are not separated into cohorts, but rather by investment by location, current participants, and alumni.
  • Orange Fab: Clicked on the "Startups" tab and was directed to a different page. Startups are not only separated into cohorts named "Seasons", but they are also separated by industry.
  • Furnace: Clicked on "Portfolio" tab, but unfortunately the website is broken and it returned an error in code.
  • Launch Chapel Hill: Clicked on the "Ventures" tab and was directed to a page in which all startups were separated into cohorts, and a brief description of the startup was provided underneath their logo.

Code

The directory for all data related to this project is located in:

E:\McNair\Projects\Accelerators

F6S Web Crawler

This is a python script using the selenium library that retrieves the html content of each page on F6S's North American Accelerator search results. The script is located in:

E:\McNair\Projects\Accelerators\F6S Accelerator HTMLs 

The script is titled f6s_crawler_gentle.py

When run, the script visits the F6S search page for North American Accelerator's and begins retrieving the HTML of each page in that search list. NOTE: Timing must be spaced out between all interactions with the browser. F6S has Captcha, and the program will fail if the site receives too many hit requests, or has any inkling that it is being probed by a bot.

The Accelerator HTML files are stored in:

E:\McNair\Projects\Accelerators\F6S Accelerator HTMLs\Accelerator_HTML_files

The Accelerator HTML files stored as text files are stored in:

E:\McNair\Projects\Accelerators\F6S Accelerator HTMLs\Accelerator_HTML_files_text

F6S Parser

The next step is to take the HTML files retrieved by the crawler and to parse them for necessary information. This parser should also determine whether or not the site is an accelerator site.

The code for the parser is located in

E:\McNair\Projects\Accelerators\F6S Accelerator HTMLs

It is titled f6s_parser.py

To run the code, open the file in Komodo and press play. If running from the command line, change to the correct directory and run the following comand:

python f6s_parser.py

The list of accelerators that passed through the parser is in the same directory:

E:\McNair\Projects\Accelerators\F6S Accelerator HTMLs

The tab delimited text file is named AcceleratorList. The file contains the names of the accelerators that had the keywords listed in the file. Also, the file contains the run dates and location of the accelerator if it was listed on the f6s page.


F6S API

F6S has an API, but we have had no success getting a key to the API. The link to get a key to the API is on this page.

I (Peter) have emailed F6S to ask for a key directly at support@f6s.com.

FUN FACT (MASS-RENAME FILES USING WINDOWS POWER SHELL):

The following command allowed me to append ".txt" to all files in a folder once in the proper directory:

Get-ChildItem * | Rename-Item -NewName { $_.name + '.txt'}

To change file formats, Microsoft suggests:

Get-ChildItem *.txt | Rename-Item -NewName { $_.name -Replace '\.txt', '.log'}