1) Innovation Works
Innovation Works puts money, business knowledge, and other resources into companies that are most likely to help the regional economy.
Details of the startup:
- Country: United States
- City: Pittsburgh
- Started in: 1999
- Founders: Lisa Greenleaf
- Number of investments: 512
- Number of exits: 34
You can find their website here.
2) SAP.iO
SAP.iO helps innovators get started with SAP and grow as they go.
Details of the startup:
- Country: United States
- City: San Francisco
- Started in: 2017
- Number of investments: 234
- Number of exits: 14
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 10
You can find their website here.
3) Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund
The Rise of the Rest® Seed Fund gives money to passionate entrepreneurs who live outside of Silicon Valley, Boston, and New York City.
Details of the startup:
- Country: United States
- City: Washington
- Started in: 2014
- Founders: Steve Case
- Number of investments: 227
- Number of exits: 19
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 1
You can find their website here.
4) NUMA
NUMA has been helping to build up a French ecosystem for entrepreneurship and innovation.
Details of the startup:
- Country: France
- City: Paris
- Started in: 2013
- Founders: Fred Oru, Marie-Vorgan Le Barzic
- Number of investments: 126
- Number of exits: 26
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 20
You can find their website here.
5) Obvious Ventures
Obvious is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage entrepreneurs with a strong sense of purpose who are trying to change trillion-dollar industries.
Details of the startup:
- Country: United States
- City: San Francisco
- Started in: 2014
- Founders: James Joaquin, Vishal Vasishth, Đệ Phan
- Number of investments: 115
- Number of exits: 10
You can find their website here.
6) XRC Labs
XRC is a Venture firm & startup accelerator investing in pre-Seed to Series A companies in the retail tech, consumer goods and consumerization of healthcare sectors.
Details of the startup:
- Country: United States
- City: New York
- Started in: 2015
- Founders: Pano Anthos
- Number of investments: 108
- Number of exits: 6
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 14
You can find their website here.
7) Dream Incubator
Dream Incubator helps its clients start businesses in many different ways. They provide all the tools and resources necessary to build your startup.
Details of the startup:
- Country: Japan
- City: Tokyo
- Started in: 2000
- Founders: Koichi Hori
- Number of investments: 85
- Number of exits: 20
You can find their website here.
8) MAGIC Fund
MAGIC Fund is a venture capital fund for early-stage companies that was created by founders for founders.
Details of the startup:
- Country: United States
- City: Los Angeles
- Started in: 2017
- Founders: Matt Greenleaf, Temi Marcella Awogboro
- Number of investments: 82
- Number of exits: 4
You can find their website here.
9) 43North
43North is an accelerator program that invests $5 million per year to attract and retain high-growth startups in Buffalo, NY.
Details of the startup:
- Country: United States
- City: Buffalo
- Started in: 2014
- Number of investments: 53
- Number of exits: 4
You can find their website here.
10) FoodFutureCo
FoodFutureCo is the scale-up accelerator for food businesses that are already up and running and have a clear goal.
Details of the startup:
- Country: United States
- City: New York
- Started in: 2015
- Founders: Shen Tong
- Number of investments: 37
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 20
You can find their website here.
11) Techstars Tel Aviv Accelerator
Techstarts gives entrepreneurs access to money, mentors, talent, and infrastructure.
Details of the startup:
- Country: Israel
- City: Tel Aviv
- Number of investments: 29
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 13
You can find their website here.
12) Human Ventures
Human Ventures creates and builds innovative technology companies that try to make life easier and more fulfilling.
Details of the startup:
- Country: United States
- City: New York
- Started in: 2015
- Founders: Heather Hartnett, Joe Marchese, Maisha Leek, Megan O'Connor
- Number of investments: 28
- Number of exits: 4
You can find their website here.
13) Morgan Stanley Multicultural Innovation Lab
Morgan Stanley's goal is to make it easier for underrepresented founders to find investment opportunities.
Details of the startup:
- Country: United States
- City: New York
- Number of investments: 17
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 24
You can find their website here.
14) AI Fund
AI Fund is a group of venture capitalists who work with top entrepreneurs to use artificial intelligence to solve big problems.
Details of the startup:
- Country: United States
- City: Palo Alto
- Started in: 2017
- Founders: Andrew Ng
- Number of investments: 15
You can find their website here.
15) Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies
VCET helps entrepreneurs, innovation leaders, and new businesses grow by giving them business advice, mentoring, a place to work, and seed money.
Details of the startup:
- Country: United States
- City: Burlington
- Started in: 2005
- Number of investments: 15
- Number of exits: 2
You can find their website here.
16) Conscious Venture Lab
Conscious Venture Lab is an early-stage business accelerator whose goal is to build companies and leaders who see capitalism as a force for good in society.
Details of the startup:
- Country: United States
- City: Baltimore
- Started in: 2013
- Founders: Jeffrey Cherry, Zach Gottlieb
- Number of investments: 12
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 16
You can find their website here.
17) SKU
SKU is a program that helps great consumer product startups grow quickly.
Details of the startup:
- Country: United States
- City: Austin
- Started in: 2011
- Founders: Shari Wynne Ressler
- Number of investments: 08
You can find their website here.
18) Humane Entrepreneurship Program
The Humane Entrepreneurship Program is a six-month intensive virtual mentorship program for startups that are making a big difference and helping to make the world a better place.
Details of the startup:
- Country: India
- City: Mumbai
- Number of investments: 05
You can find their website here.
19) Oregon Technology Business Center
OSC, which stands for Oregon Startup Center, has a number of programs to help entrepreneurs and business owners do well.
Details of the startup:
- Country: United States
- City: Beaverton
- Started in: 2005
- Number of investments: 03
You can find their website here.
20) Just Business
Just Business invests in and helps grow businesses that are making money and making the world a better place.
Details of the startup:
- Country: United States
- City: San Francisco
- Started in: 2006
- Founders: David Batstone, Mark Wexler
- Number of investments: 02
You can find their website here.
21) East West Ventures
East West Ventures creates, incubates, and comes up with new ideas to offer investment opportunities in many different areas.
Details of the startup:
- Country: United States
- City: Los Angeles
- Started in: 2012
- Founders: Jaeson Ma
- Number of investments: 02
You can find their website here.
22) Bright Link Ventures
Bright Link Ventures (BLV) is a business incubator and consulting firm based in London. It provides seed funding, helps businesses grow, and makes content.
Details of the startup:
- Country: United Kingdom
- City: London
- Number of investments: 02
You can find their website here.
23) Purple Ventures Management Consultant LLP
Purple Ventures is a private business incubator that offers services for all stages of a business with a focus on emerging and developing tech businesses.
Details of the startup:
- Country: India
- City: Mumbai
- Started in: 2011
- Founders: Ateet Sanghavi
- Number of investments: 01
You can find their website here.
24) Clever Clover
Clever Clover is an innovative business accelerator in Amsterdam.
Details of the startup:
- Country: The Netherlands
- City: Amsterdam
- Started in: 2012
- Founders: Heinrich Prokop, Loes Voermans
- Number of investments: 01
You can find their website here.
25) Hartnett Enterprise Acceleration Centre
Hartnett Enterprise Acceleration Centre helps startups do well and helps the Irish entrepreneurial environment grow.
Details of the startup:
- Country: Ireland
- City: Limerick
- Number of investments: 01
- Number of exits: 1
You can find their website here.
26) Apollo Capital
Apollo Capital's goal is to find Polish companies with great potential and use all of it.
Details of the startup:
- Country: Poland
- City: Grodzisk Mazowiecki
- Started in: 2010
You can find their website here.
27) Boot Ventures
Boot Ventures is a startup studio and seed stage venture capital company based in Brussels that focuses on solving real-world problems with technology.
Details of the startup:
- Country: Belgium
- City: Brussels
- Started in: 2010
- Founders: Laurent Van Winckel, Prameya Bhandari
You can find their website here.
28) Quake Capital Europe
Quake is a unique accelerator that invests in new and early-stage businesses in a wide range of industries by giving them seed money.
Details of the startup:
- Country: Germany
- City: Cologne
- Founders: Glenn Argenbright, Kai Buehler, Priscilla Pesci
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 13
You can find their website here.
29) Innovation Depot
Innovation Depot is the hub for technology, startups, and entrepreneurs in the Birmingham area.
Details of the startup:
- Country: United States
- City: Birmingham
- Started in: 1986
You can find their website here.
30) InSITE Fellows
A global network of entrepreneurs and leaders in technology and venture capital is made up of InSITE Fellows and alumni.
Details of the startup:
- Country: United States
- City: New York
- Started in: 1999
- Founders: Josh Ephraim
You can find their website here.
31) Entrepreneurial Development Center
EDC works to grow high-impact, interstate businesses in Iowa that have a big effect on the economy and help keep communities alive and thriving.
Details of the startup:
- Country: United States
- City: Cedar Rapids
- Started in: 2003
You can find their website here.
32) EcoTech Visions
EcoTech Visions is a company that helps start and grow businesses. It is based in Miami, Florida.
Details of the startup:
- Country: United States
- City: Miami
- Founders: Pandwe Gibson
You can find their website here.
33) DFW Excellerator
DFW Excellerator is the leading cross-border venture accelerator and strategic advisory company, with headquarters in both Dallas and Beijing.
Details of the startup:
- Country: United States
- City: Dallas
- Started in: 2014
- Founders: Jason Liu
You can find their website here.
34) MetroConnect San Diego
MetroConnect gives growing San Diego businesses the tools they need to sell internationally.
Details of the startup:
- Country: United States
- City: San Diego
You can find their website here.