1) Techstars Seattle Accelerator
Tech Stars gives people access to money, mentors, talent, and the right tools to do their jobs.
Details of the startup:
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
- Number of investments: 151
- Number of exits: 33
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 13
You can find their website here.
2) 9Mile Labs
9Mile Labs is a high-tech startup accelerator for Enterprise/B2B companies.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2013
- Founders: Kevin Croy, Kevin Croy, Sandy Sharma, Sanjay Puri, Tom Casey
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
- Number of investments: 43
- Number of exits: 2
You can find their website here.
3) Fledge
Fledge is the conscious company accelerator. It helps mission-driven for-profit startups solve the most important problems in the world, like poverty, hunger, unemployment, communities, and the environment.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2012
- Founders: Francesco Persivale, Luni Libes, Roberto Persivale
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
- Number of investments: 36
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 7
You can find their website here.
4) DFS Lab
DFS Lab gives money to young entrepreneurs who are building the future of digital business in Africa.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2016
- Founders: Jake Kendall
- Industries: Ecommerce, FinTech, Logistics, Banking
- Number of investments: 18
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 24
You can find their website here.
5) Upaya Social Ventures
Upaya gives the poorest people decent jobs by building businesses that can grow with help from investments and consulting.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2011
- Industries: Food, Agriculture, Climate, Impact
- Number of investments: 12
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 12
You can find their website here.
6) Pioneer Square Labs
Pioneer Square Labs is a studio in Seattle that builds and launches new tech companies.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2015
- Founders: Ben Gilbert, Geoff Entress, Greg Gottesman, Julie Sandler, Mike Galgon
- Industries: Technology
- Number of investments: 11
- Number of exits: 1
You can find their website here.
7) Capria Ventures
Capria works with local fund managers in Africa, Asia, and Latin America's emerging markets to speed up the flow of global and local capital to high-growth businesses.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2015
- Founders: Dave Richards, David Riley, Jack Knellinger, Will Poole
- Industries: Technology
- Number of investments: 11
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 3
You can find their website here.
8) Pivotal Ventures
Pivotal Ventures accelerates social progress in the United States by removing barriers that hold people back.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2015
- Founders: Melinda Gates
- Industries: Media, Tech
- Number of investments: 09
You can find their website here.
9) Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence
The mission of the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence is to help people with high-impact AI research and engineering.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2014
- Founders: Paul Allen
- Industries: AI
- Number of investments: 09
- Number of exits: 2
You can find their website here.
10) Female Founders Alliance
The Female Founders Alliance is a private group of women and non-binary founders of startups who want to help each other succeed.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2017
- Founders: Leslie Feinzaig
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
- Number of investments: 07
You can find their website here.
11) Ready, Set, Raise
Ready, Set, Raise is a four-week pitching and fundraising program for female founders of startups. It is an accelerator and a way to speed up their businesses.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2018
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
- Number of investments: 07
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 1
You can find their website here.
12) Social Venture Partners
Social Venture Partners (SVP) is a worldwide group of local partners who work together to bring together passion and purpose.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 1997
- Founders: Don Kendall, Jacqueline Murphy
- Industries: Education, Environment, Impact
- Number of investments: 04
You can find their website here.
13) Arc Reactor
Arc Reactor Capital buys ideas for new technologies, builds them, and then sells them for an IRR of more than 33%.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2012
- Industries: Ecommerce, Social Media
- Number of investments: 03
You can find their website here.
14) Madrona Venture Labs
Madrona's incubator program works with founders as co-builders, advisors, and their first investors.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2014
- Founders: Sam Clark
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
- Number of investments: 01
You can find their website here.
15) Bing Fund
Microsoft's venture fund invests in early-stage enterprise software companies, with a focus on applied AI, business applications, infrastructure, security, and cutting-edge technologies.
Details of the startup:
- Industries: Healthcare, Autonomous Systems, Cloud, Devops, Cyber Security, Web3, Metaverse, Gaming, SaaS, Frontier Bets
- Number of investments: 01
- Number of exits: 1
You can find their website here.
16) IntuitiveX
IntuitiveX is a medical innovation incubator and consulting firm. It focuses on intellectual property and commercialisation services to help grow companies in medical devices, biotech, pharma, and digital health, no matter what stage they are in.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2017
- Founders: Andy Choi, Josh Chung, Simon Robinson
- Industries: Medical Devices, Biotech, Pharma, HealthTech
You can find their website here.
17) Startup Haven
Startup Haven is a place where serious startup founders, executives, and investors get together.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2006
- Founders: Bob Crimmins
- Industries: Software, Platforms, Marketplaces, SaaS, AI, Cyber Security, Machine Learning
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 12
You can find their website here.
18) CRRNT
CRRNT invests into new ways of thinking, ideas, strategies, and technologies that can help solve problems in the modern world.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2014
- Founders: Chuck Granade
- Industries: Cloud, AR, Motorsport, Information Technology, Software, Ecommerce, Software Consumer, Digital Marketing, Mobile Design, VR, Digital Products, Mobile Commerce
You can find their website here.
19) Jones and Foster Accelerator
Jones and Foster Accelerator at the University of WA helps student-led businesses in their first six months by giving them advice and money.
Details of the startup:
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
You can find their website here.
20) Mission Investors Exchange
Mission Investors Exchange is the most important impact investing network for foundations that want to use their money to make positive changes in society and the environment.
Details of the startup:
- Industries: Social Impact, Environment
You can find their website here.
21) Giving Tech Labs Public Interest Fund I
Giving tech helps build technologies and long-lasting models that can be used to solve hard problems.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2017
- Founders: Luis J. Salazar, Shelly Cano Kurtz
- Industries: Technology
You can find their website here.