1) Plug and Play Tech Center
Plug and Play connects the biggest companies in the world with the best startups through industry-focused accelerator programs in Silicon Valley and beyond.
Details of the startup:
- Country: United States
- City: Sunnyvale
- Started in: 2006
- Founders: Ali Safavi, Jackie Hernandez, Saeed Amidi
- Number of investments: 1,285
- Number of exits: 116
You can find their website here.
2) Berkeley SkyDeck
UC is the official startup accelerator for Berkeley.
Details of the startup:
- Country: United States
- City: Berkeley
- Started in: 2012
- Founders: Abhra Banerjee, Caroline Winnett
- Number of investments: 463
- Number of exits: 14
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 24
You can find their website here.
3) Village Global
Village Global is an early-stage venture capital firm that is backed by some of the most successful business owners in the world.
Details of the startup:
- Country: United States
- City: San Francisco
- Started in: 2017
- Founders: Anne Dwane, Ben Casnocha, Erik Torenberg, Ross Fubini
- Number of investments: 197
- Number of exits: 2
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 10
You can find their website here.
4) Amplify.LA
Amplify is a venture capital firm in Venice, California that invests early in the most promising startups in Los Angeles.
Details of the startup:
- Country: United States
- City: Venice
- Started in: 2010
- Founders: Oded Noy, Paul Bricault, Richard Wolpert
- Number of investments: 146
- Funding amount: $100,000
- Number of exits: 19
- Equity Taken: 10%
You can find their website here.
5) NTT DOCOMO Ventures
The NTT Group transforms the global landscape with its preeminent technological skills and proven deployment capabilities to launch your startup.
Details of the startup:
- Country: Japan
- City: Minato
- Started in: 2008
- Number of investments: 132
- Number of exits: 28
You can find their website here.
6) Amino Capital
Amino Capital is focused on startups that are driven by data and next-generation protocols that are powered by blockchain.
Details of the startup:
- Country: United States
- City: Palo Alto
- Started in: 2012
- Founders: David Wei, Jun Wu, Larry Li
- Number of investments: 113
- Number of exits: 18
You can find their website here.
7) ACE Startups
ACE Startups is an early-stage Venture Capital firm that helps exceptional entrepreneurs build businesses that change Brazil.
Details of the startup:
- Country: Brazil
- City: São Paulo
- Started in: 2012
- Founders: Mike Ajnsztajn, Pedro Waengertner
- Number of investments: 109
- Number of exits: 19
You can find their website here.
8) Axilor Ventures
Axilor is one of the most fast - paced seed funds in India.
Details of the startup:
- Country: India
- City: Bangalore
- Started in: 2014
- Founders: Ganapathy Venugopal, S.D. Shibulal, Senapathy Gopalakrishnan, Srinath Batni, Tarun Khanna
- Number of investments: 95
- Number of exits: 5
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 12
You can find their website here.
9) TusStar
TusStar is an investment company that combines innovation services and business platform building.
Details of the startup:
- Country: China
- City: Beijing
- Started in: 1999
- Number of investments: 62
- Number of exits: 6
You can find their website here.
10) AQC Capital
AQC Capital is an investment fund set up to help members of Réseau Anges Québec with their money.
Details of the startup:
- Country: Canada
- City: Montréal
- Started in: 2012
- Number of investments: 60
- Number of exits: 4
You can find their website here.
11) Darwin Startups
Darwin Startups accelerates, invests in, supports, and guides startups through programs that look for entrepreneurs who are ahead of the curve.
Details of the startup:
- Country: Brazil
- City: Florianópolis
- Started in: 2015
- Founders: Marcos Mueller
- Number of investments: 52
- Number of exits: 3
You can find their website here.
12) Plug and Play Spain
Plug and Play connects the biggest companies in the world with the best startups through industry-focused accelerator programs in Silicon Valley and beyond.
Details of the startup:
- Country: Spain
- City: Paterna
- Started in: 2012
- Founders: Alberto Gutiérrez, Juan-Luis Hortelano, Ruben Colomer, Saeed Amidi
- Number of investments: 51
- Number of exits: 5
You can find their website here.
13) Finnovista
Finnovista is an innovation and venture development company that works with corporations, startups, and entrepreneurs to change the way finance and insurance are done.
Details of the startup:
- Country: Spain
- City: Madrid
- Started in: 2013
- Founders: Andres Fontao, Fermin Bueno
- Number of investments: 42
- Number of exits: 1
You can find their website here.
14) Venture University
Venture University is both a multi-stage investment fund and a trade school for venture capital, private equity, and angel investing.
Details of the startup:
- Country: United States
- City: San Francisco
- Started in: 2018
- Founders: J. Skyler Fernandes
- Number of investments: 39
- Number of exits: 3
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 11
You can find their website here.
15) GSF
GSF is an early-stage venture capital firm that focuses on tech and gives founders their first check from incubation to seed.
Details of the startup:
- Country: India
- City: Gurgaon
- Started in: 2011
- Founders: Rajesh Sawhney
- Number of investments: 36
- Number of exits: 6
You can find their website here.
16) Lair East Labs
Lair East Labs is a New York-based startup accelerator that helps founders grow internationally.
Details of the startup:
- Country: United States
- City: New York
- Started in: 2017
- Founders: Lee Lin, Michelle Wang, Seamon Chan, Yipeng Li
- Number of investments: 28
- Number of exits: 1
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 10
You can find their website here.
17) XLR8UH
The XLR8UH program gives entrepreneurs the resources and guidance they need to bring their idea or technology to market.
Details of the startup:
- Country: United States
- City: Honolulu
- Started in: 2014
- Founders: Omar Sultan, Tarik Sultan
- Number of investments: 25
You can find their website here.
18) Eastlabs
Eastlabs is a new seed accelerator fund for venture capital that is based in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Details of the startup:
- Country: Ukraine
- City: Kiev
- Started in: 2011
- Number of investments: 19
- Number of exits: 1
You can find their website here.
19) Innovate BC
Innovate BC helps encourage innovation in British Columbia so that the innovation economy can grow, be stable, and include everyone.
Details of the startup:
- Country: Canada
- City: Vancouver
- Started in: 2004
- Number of investments: 16
You can find their website here.
20) Future Labs
The Data Future Lab is part of the NYU Tandon Future Labs, which is a network of innovation programs that help the early-stage startups of tomorrow with resources and mentorship.
Details of the startup:
- Country: United States
- City: New York
- Started in: 2009
- Founders: Steven Kuyan
- Number of investments: 12
You can find their website here.
21) Huddle
Huddle is an accelerator and fund for Indian businesses in their early stages.
Details of the startup:
- Country: India
- City: Haryana
- Started in: 2017
- Founders: Ishaan Khosla, Rakesh Bhatia
- Number of investments: 11
You can find their website here.
22) Vietnam Innovative Startup Accelerator
VIISA is an accelerator program and a seed stage fund that will put $6 million into building startups in Vietnam that are ready to do business around the world.
Details of the startup:
- Country: Vietnam
- City: Ho Chi Minh City
- Started in: 2017
- Founders: Duc Tran, Hieu Vo
- Number of investments: 11
- Number of exits: 1
You can find their website here.
23) IIT Mandi Catalyst
The prestigious Indian Institute of Technology started the Technology Business Incubator (TBI) IIT Mandi Catalyst in 2016.
Details of the startup:
- Country: India
- City: Mandi
- Number of investments: 09
You can find their website here.
24) TiE LaunchPad
TiE LaunchPad is an accelerator that was started by TiE for startups that are focused on business. They take up to 8 companies per batch for a 5 month program.
Details of the startup:
- Country: United States
- City: Sunnyvale
- Started in: 2014
- Founders: Prashant Shah
- Number of investments: 05
You can find their website here.
25) Manos Accelerator
Manos Accelerator is a startup accelerator that helps companies in their early stages build software solutions for mobile, education, enterprise, media & entertainment, and media & entertainment.
Details of the startup:
- Country: United States
- City: San Jose
- Started in: 2013
- Founders: Edward Avila, Sylvia Flores
- Number of investments: 04
You can find their website here.
26) Alantis Seed Capital
Alantis Seed Capital is a technology incubator that invests in early-stage projects.
Details of the startup:
- Country: Spain
- City: Gijón
- Number of investments: 03
You can find their website here.
27) Halliburton Labs
Halliburton Labs is dedicated to the science and development of reliable and sustainable energy.
Details of the startup:
- Country: United States
- City: Houston
- Started in: 2020
- Number of investments: 02
You can find their website here.
28) Leavening Accelerator
Lavening speeds up startups at any point of their journey for long-term growth.
Details of the startup:
- Country: Brazil
- City: São Paulo
- Started in: 2018
- Number of investments: 01
You can find their website here.
29) OneTraction
OneTraction is an open innovation accelerator that helps entrepreneurs, small businesses, and startups.
Details of the startup:
- Country: United States
- City: San Francisco
- Started in: 2013
- Founders: Andrew Preston, David Zeng, Henri S.
- Number of investments: 01
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 48
You can find their website here.
30) PEAKZONE
PeakZone is there to help kick start and accelerate the development of your venture unit.
Details of the startup:
- Country: Germany
- City: Munich
- Started in: 2018
- Founders: Lorenz Hartung
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 18
You can find their website here.
31) Mach49
Mach49 was started on the idea that global businesses can solve the world's most important problems by building new businesses and investing in them.
Details of the startup:
- Country: United States
- City: Redwood City
- Started in: 2014
- Founders: Brad Sharek, Jason Yotopoulos, Linda Yates, Russ Lampert
You can find their website here.
32) seedVC GmbH
Seed capital takes care of businesses at all stages, from the first idea to the later stages of growth.
Details of the startup:
- Country: Germany
- City: Düsseldorf
- Started in: 2015
You can find their website here.
33) Innovyz
The Innovyz Institute runs intensive nine-month programs to help bring ideas, technologies, and products to market.
Details of the startup:
- Country: Australia
- City: Adelaide
- Started in: 2012
- Founders: Philip Vafiadis
You can find their website here.
34) VentureOut Future of Work
VentureOut Future of Work lets founders build a network of investors, teachers, and advisors that they can use for years to come.
Details of the startup:
- Country: United States
- City: New York
- Founders: Brian Frumberg
You can find their website here.