1) Gateway
Gateway is the best cannabis incubator in California. It gives cannabis entrepreneurs access to mentorship, capital, and expectations that have been proven in Silicon Valley.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2015
- Founders: Ben Larson, Carter Laren
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
- Number of investments: 18
- Number of exits: 3
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 20
You can find their website here.
2) The Workers Lab
The Workers Lab invests in innovation and experiments that increase power for working people in the 21st century.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2014
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
- Number of investments: 14
You can find their website here.
3) Fund Good Jobs
Fund Good Jobs gives Bay Area startups coaching, connections, and money to help them grow and close the wealth gap between men and women and between people of different races.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2012
- Industries: Food, Agriculture, Education
- Number of investments: 06
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 24
You can find their website here.
4) Silicon Valley in Your Pocket
Startups all over the world can use Silicon Valley in Your Pocket to build their business and get ready for investors.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2017
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
You can find their website here.
5) Allotrope Partners
Allotrope Partners is a company that invests in carbon and clean energy companies in their early stages.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2013
- Founders: Marc Stuart
- Industries: Clean Energy, Technology
You can find their website here.
6) Silicon Schools
The Silicon Schools Fund is a non-profit investment fund that helps build the next generation of schools that help students learn in ways that are best for them.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2012
- Industries: Education, Education Organizations
You can find their website here.
7) Uptima Business Bootcamp
Uptima Entrepreneur Cooperative helps entrepreneurs from different backgrounds build thriving businesses that help their communities by giving them holistic education, advice, and a community.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2014
- Founders: Rani Croager, Seyed Amiry
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 6
You can find their website here.
8) The Hood Incubator
The Hood Incubator brings drug war survivors together and gives them the tools they need to create solutions to end the drug war by 2040.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2017
- Founders: Ebele Ifedigbo, Lanese Martin
- Industries: Healthcare
You can find their website here.
9) Revitalize Venture Studio
Revitalize Venture Studio works on making Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and platform-based software startups and getting them off the ground.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2019
- Founders: Andre Forde, Clarence Wooten
- Industries: SaaS
You can find their website here.