1) MassChallenge Switzerland
MassChallenge gives brave entrepreneurs the tools they need to shake up the status quo and make changes that will last.
Details of the startup:
- Country: Switzerland
- City: Renens
- Started in: 2016
- Number of investments: 98
- Number of exits: 1
You can find their website here.
2) Lighthouse Labs RVA
Lighthouse Labs is a three-month program that helps startups test the market, learn about their customers, and get ready to launch.
Details of the startup:
- Country: United States
- City: Richmond
- Started in: 2012
- Founders: Todd Nuckols
- Number of investments: 45
- Number of exits: 1
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 12
You can find their website here.
3) Startup Braga
Startup Braga is a leading innovation hub that works with Microsoft to help high-potential entrepreneurial projects for international markets get off the ground and grow.
Details of the startup:
- Country: Portugal
- City: Braga
- Started in: 2014
- Number of investments: 41
You can find their website here.
4) Katapult Accelerator
Katapult Accelerator works to make impact investing more popular and to bring together capital and businesses to make a positive difference.
Details of the startup:
- Country: Norway
- City: Oslo
- Started in: 2017
- Founders: Anders Lier, Haakon Brunell, Tharald Nustad
- Number of investments: 36
- Number of exits: 1
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 12
You can find their website here.
5) Startupbootcamp Commerce Amsterdam
Startupbootcamp is a network of industry-specific accelerators around the world.
Details of the startup:
- Country: The Netherlands
- City: Amsterdam
- Started in: 2010
- Founders: Marc Wesselink, Patrick Zeeuw, Ruud Hendriks
- Number of investments: 35
- Number of exits: 3
You can find their website here.
6) Climate-KIC Acceleration Programme
ClimAccelerator is a global program that gives start-ups the tools they need to come up with new climate solutions, make them more effective, and scale.
Details of the startup:
- Country: Germany
- City: Berlin
- Started in: 2012
- Number of investments: 34
- Number of exits: 1
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 72
You can find their website here.
7) Techstars Smart Mobility
Techstars helps many of the best entrepreneurs in the world by giving them access to capital, mentoring, finding customers, hiring talent, choosing the right infrastructure, and a lot more.
Details of the startup:
- Country: Italy
- City: Turin
- Number of investments: 22
You can find their website here.
8) WNT Ventures
WNT Ventures exists to support and help pioneers at the beginning of their journey in frontier tech.
Details of the startup:
- Country: New Zealand
- City: Tauranga
- Started in: 2014
- Founders: Beppie Holm, Carl Jones, Ian MaCrae, Peter Wren-Hilton, Steve Saunders
- Number of investments: 18
- Number of exits: 2
You can find their website here.
9) RElab
RElab is a group of entrepreneurs, business leaders, corporations, and investors who work together to bring innovative startups to life.
Details of the startup:
- Country: United Kingdom
- City: London
- Number of investments: 15
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 14
You can find their website here.
10) IKEA Bootcamp
IKEA Bootcamp is a pilot program that IKEA and startups can use to find ways to make people's everyday lives better.
Details of the startup:
- Country: Sweden
- City: Älmhult
- Started in: 2017
- Number of investments: 13
- Number of exits: 1
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 12
You can find their website here.
11) Techstars Sustainability, in partnership with The Nature Conservancy
Techstars gives people access to money, mentors, talent, and the right tools to do their jobs.
Details of the startup:
- Country: United States
- City: Denver
- Started in: 2006
- Number of investments: 12
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 13
You can find their website here.
12) Real Estate Accelerator Program
The Brigade Real Estate Accelerator Program (REAP) helps entrepreneurs in the Real Estate industry use technology to build businesses that can last.
Details of the startup:
- Country: India
- City: Bangalore
- Started in: 2016
- Founders: Nirupa Shankar
- Number of investments: 09
- Number of exits: 1
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 16
You can find their website here.
13) Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc
The Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc was made to help Scotland's economy grow and help with a fair and just transition to a nett zero economy.
Details of the startup:
- Country: United Kingdom
- City: Dundee
- Started in: 2019
- Number of investments: 09
You can find their website here.
14) Climate-KIC Accelerator London
ClimAccelerator is a global program that gives start-ups the tools they need to come up with new climate solutions, make them more effective, and scale.
Details of the startup:
- Country: Belgium
- City: Brussels
- Started in: 2010
- Number of investments: 08
- Number of exits: 1
You can find their website here.
15) Accelr8
ACCELR8 is an impact fund that invests to speed up the process of reducing glasshouse gases and storing them.
Details of the startup:
- Country: United States
- City: Boston
- Started in: 1982
- Number of investments: 06
You can find their website here.
16) iVenture Accelerator
The iVenture Accelerator helps student-led startups create economic and social value by giving them access to world-class University of Illinois resources and alumni and teaching them how to run their businesses.
Details of the startup:
- Country: United States
- City: Urbana
- Founders: Manu Edakara
- Number of investments: 05
You can find their website here.
17) TerraLab Ventures
Terralabs invests in the technologies of the future. Depending on the stage, they usually put between $300,000 and $2 million into each project.
Details of the startup:
- Country: Japan
- City: Hamada
- Started in: 2006
- Founders: Barak Goldstein
- Number of investments: 05
You can find their website here.
18) TIM #WCAP
TIM is the biggest ICT company in Italy and Brazil, putting it at the forefront of digital technologies.
Details of the startup:
- Country: Italy
- City: Rome
- Number of investments: 03
You can find their website here.
19) 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.
20) FF2032
FF2032 is a Corporate Venture Capital Fund run by Lotus Bakeries. It invests in later-stage food-related businesses.
Details of the startup:
- Country: Belgium
- City: Lembeke
- Started in: 2019
- Number of investments: 02
You can find their website here.
21) Vispiron
Vispiron helps entrepreneurs build new business models for energy and transportation that are good for the environment.
Details of the startup:
- Country: Germany
- City: Munich
- Started in: 2002
- Founders: Amir Roughani
- Number of investments: 02
You can find their website here.
22) Next Floor
Next Floor brings together the best new businesses with the academic knowledge of thier partner universities.
Details of the startup:
- Country: Austria
- City: Salzburg
- Started in: 2015
- Number of investments: 02
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 52
You can find their website here.
23) Origgin Ventures
Origgin is a private equity angel firm that looks for and invests in next-generation deep tech companies that are still in their early stages.
Details of the startup:
- Country: Singapore
- City: Singapore
- Started in: 2016
- Number of investments: 01
You can find their website here.
24) SCALA Partners
SCALA Partners works with start-up companies to help them with CSV innovation, CSV incubation, and CSV investment.
Details of the startup:
- Country: Japan
- City: Tokyo
- Number of investments: 01
You can find their website here.
25) One planetcrowd
Since 2012, Oneplanetcrowd has been the Netherlands' first sustainable crowdfunding website.
Details of the startup:
- Country: The Netherlands
- City: Amsterdam
- Started in: 2012
- Founders: Coenraad de Vries, Laura Rooseboom, Maarten de Jong
- Number of investments: 01
You can find their website here.
26) BiovelocITA
BiovelocITA S.r.l. is the first biotech accelerator in Italy.
Details of the startup:
- Country: Italy
- City: Milan
- Started in: 2015
- Founders: Silvano Spinelli
- Number of investments: 01
You can find their website here.
27) Atrinum. | Ventures
Atrinum Ventures is a Swiss Micro VC company that invests in and gives advice to companies in the early and middle stages of growth.
Details of the startup:
- Country: Switzerland
- City: Zug
- Started in: 2018
- Number of investments: 01
You can find their website here.
28) cKinetics Accelerator
cKinetics Accelerator seeks to invest in and support new cutting-edge Sustainability focused businesses.
Details of the startup:
- Country: India
- City: New Delhi
- Number of investments: 01
You can find their website here.
29) Fábrica de Startups
Fábrica de Startups helps entrepreneurs find business ideas, build teams, create a business plan, and find customers.
Details of the startup:
- Country: Portugal
- City: Lisbon
- Started in: 2011
- Number of investments: 01
You can find their website here.
30) FONGIT Innovation Fund
The goal of the Fongit Creativity Fund is to speed up creativity in tech-based startups, scale-ups, and SMEs that are growing quickly.
Details of the startup:
- Country: Switzerland
- City: Geneva
- Started in: 2021
- Number of investments: 01
You can find their website here.
31) ISDI
ISDI is an international organisation whose goal is to create a competitive ecosystem through digital transformation.
Details of the startup:
- Country: Spain
- City: Madrid
- Founders: Arnaldo Muñoz, Javier Rodriguez Zapatero, Marcelo Royán, Nacho Pinedo, Noelia Fernandez, Ventura Barba
You can find their website here.
32) Hall Labs
Hall Labs wants to solve some of the most difficult problems in the world, such as those related to sustainability and personal transportation.
Details of the startup:
- Country: United States
- City: Provo
- Started in: 1955
- Founders: H. Tracy Hall
You can find their website here.
33) Sharkbite Innovation
Sharks give money to organisations that work at the intersection of technology, innovation, and being environmentally friendly.
Details of the startup:
- Country: Germany
- City: Berlin
- Started in: 2018
- Founders: Laura Kohler
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 26
You can find their website here.
34) X-Europe for Investors - HealthTech
#XEUROPE is a 6-month remote program that helps deeptech grow through events, training, matchmaking, acceleration, and exposure services.
Details of the startup:
- Country: The Netherlands
- City: Amsterdam
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 20
You can find their website here.
35) Xandance & Partners GmbH
Xandance & Partners GmbH is a Swiss family office that helps a number of direct investments that are good for the future and the environment.
Details of the startup:
- Country: Switzerland
- City: Stäfa
- Started in: 2018
- Founders: Werner Schünemann
You can find their website here.
36) AeroBased
As a global investment manager, AeroBased works with institutions, intermediaries, and people from all over the world to help them reach their goals through innovative businesses.
Details of the startup:
- Country: Turkey
- City: Istanbul
- Started in: 2020
- Founders: Onur Guclu
You can find their website here.
37) A1 Start Up Campus
A1 Start Up Campus is a place where three dedicated experts work closely with the start-ups that are already there and look for new potential partners who can help them grow.
Details of the startup:
- Country: Austria
- City: Vienna
You can find their website here.
38) Travel Impact Lab
The goal of Travel Impact Lab is to build partnerships that will speed up the change in the global travel industry and help achieve the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Details of the startup:
- Country: The Netherlands
- City: Utrecht
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 12
You can find their website here.
39) Forge Accelerator
Forge helps startups by bringing together industrial innovation labs, innovation grants, seed capital for startups, knowledge resources, program management skills, and global partner networks.
Details of the startup:
- Country: India
- City: Coimbatore
- Started in: 2014
- Founders: Shankar Vanavarayar, Vishwanathan Sahasranamam
You can find their website here.
40) X-Europe for corporates - HealthTech
#XEUROPE is a 6-month remote program that helps deeptech grow through events, training, matchmaking, acceleration, and exposure services.
Details of the startup:
- Country: The Netherlands
- City: Amsterdam
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 20
You can find their website here.
41) Social Innovation Forum
The Social Innovation Forum (SIF) brings about positive social change in the Boston area by bringing together leaders, making organisations stronger, and building networks.
Details of the startup:
- Country: United States
- City: Boston
- Started in: 2015
You can find their website here.
42) Lemon Ideas
Lemon Ideas is a program that helps new businesses and startups grow faster and learn from more knowledgeable professionals.
Details of the startup:
- Country: India
- City: Nagpur
- Founders: Deepak Menaria
You can find their website here.
43) Center for Entrepreneurial Innovation
The Center for Entrepreneurial Innovation (CEI) provides startups guidance, training, and resources to help you grow
Details of the startup:
- Country: United States
- City: Phoenix
- Started in: 2011
You can find their website here.
44) StartInno Ventures
StartInno Ventures assists creative people become Entrepreneurs.
Details of the startup:
- Country: Australia
- City: Byron Bay
- Started in: 2014
- Founders: Dan Swan
You can find their website here.