🇺🇸 Accelerators, incubators and startup programs in the United States
349 accelerators, incubators and startup programs in the United States, from the Open Ecosystem Atlas — Community, Event, Program, Accelerator, Incubator and University. Most are based in New York, San Francisco and Pittsburgh. 48 of them offer free access.
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CatalyzeCU
University · Boulder, CO
University of Colorado accelerator for student and faculty ventures.
Offers: funding, mentoring, community
Yale Ventures
University · New Haven
Yale's arm for research commercialisation and venture creation.
Offers: investment, mentoring, info
Yale YEI Innovation Fund
University · New Haven
Yale fund giving early capital to university-linked startups.
Offers: investment
Columbia Technology Ventures
University · New York, NY
Columbia's technology transfer and venture arm.
Offers: investment, info
Princeton Alumni Entrepreneurs Fund
University · Princeton, NJ
Princeton fund investing in companies founded by alumni.
Offers: investment
WARF Ventures
University · Madison
University of Wisconsin venture fund backing campus spinouts and student founders.
Offers: investment
MIT Sandbox
University · Cambridge, MA · Free access
MIT programme giving student founders seed grants and mentoring.
Offers: funding, mentoring, community
TEDCO Seed Funds
Program · Maryland
Maryland state seed investment in early-stage companies.
Offers: funding, investment
TEDCO Venture Funds
Program · Maryland
Maryland state venture investment arm for later rounds.
Offers: investment
TEDCO Social Impact Funds
Program · Maryland
Maryland state investment aimed at underserved founders and communities.
Offers: funding, investment
Maryland Innovation Initiative
Program · Maryland
State programme commercialising research from Maryland universities.
Offers: funding, info
Equitech Growth Fund
Program · Maryland
Maryland fund backing technology companies as part of the state's equitech strategy.
Offers: funding, investment
Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund
Program · Maryland
State fund supporting stem cell research and resulting companies.
Offers: funding
Maryland Makerspace Initiative Program
Program · Maryland
State programme funding makerspaces across Maryland.
Offers: funding, space
Pava LaPere Innovation Acceleration Grant Program
Program · Maryland
Maryland grant programme for young technology founders.
Offers: funding
TEDCO Rural Business Innovation Initiative
Program · Maryland
TEDCO support for businesses in rural Maryland.
Offers: mentoring, info
TEDCO SBIR/STTR Matching Funds
Program · Maryland
Maryland matching funds for companies winning federal SBIR or STTR awards.
Offers: funding
TEDCO Concept Capital
Program · Maryland
TEDCO funding option listed among Maryland's state programmes.
Offers: funding
TEDCO DefTech
Program · Maryland
TEDCO programme listed among Maryland's state funding options, aimed at defence technology.
Offers: funding, mentoring, info
Federal Labs Leveraging Innovation to Products Pilot Program
Program · Maryland
TEDCO pilot programme listed among Maryland's state funding options.
Offers: funding
Colorado Venture Capital Authority
Program · Colorado
Colorado state authority making venture investments in local companies.
Offers: investment
Connecticut Future Fund
Program · Connecticut
Connecticut state venture capital programme for early-stage companies.
Offers: investment
Connecticut ClimateTech Fund
Program · Connecticut
Connecticut state venture programme for climate technology companies.
Offers: investment
GROWKS Equity Programs
Program · Kansas
Kansas state equity investment programmes for growing businesses.
Offers: investment
Michigan Business Growth Fund Collateral Support Program
Program · Michigan
Michigan state programme providing collateral support for business lending.
Offers: funding
25th Street Collective
Community · Oakland
Coworking and community space for small ventures.
Offers: community, info
Coplex
Incubator · Phoenix
Phoenix venture builder working with new companies.
Offers: investment, mentoring, community
Enterprise Development Center
Incubator · New Jersey
Incubator at the New Jersey Institute of Technology.
Offers: investment, mentoring, community
Fledge
Accelerator · Seattle, WA
Seattle accelerator for mission-driven companies.
Offers: investment, mentoring, community
Founders Factory New York
Accelerator · New York, NY
Accelerator and venture studio operating in New York.
Offers: investment, mentoring, community
Fusion LA
Accelerator · Santa Monica
Los Angeles accelerator for seed-stage founders.
Offers: investment, mentoring, community
HAX Accelerator
Accelerator · Newark
Hardware accelerator based in Newark.
Offers: investment, mentoring, community
Imagine H2O
Accelerator · San Francisco, CA
Accelerator for water technology companies.
Offers: investment, mentoring, community
IndieBio
Accelerator · San Francisco, CA
Accelerator and lab for biology startups.
Offers: investment, mentoring, community
Innovation Pavilion
Community · Centennial
Colorado innovation campus and community space.
Offers: community, info
Kairos HQ
Incubator · New York, NY
New York venture studio and incubator.
Offers: investment, mentoring, community
LA Cleantech Incubator
Incubator · Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles incubator for clean technology companies.
Offers: investment, mentoring, community
Lighthouse Network
Program · Richmond
Virginia programme supporting new entrepreneurs.
Offers: community, info
Mach 37
Accelerator · Tysons
Virginia accelerator for cybersecurity startups.
Offers: investment, mentoring, community
Maine Technology Institute
Program · Augusta
Maine state body funding technology development and companies.
Offers: community, info
Manufacturing New York
Incubator · Brooklyn
Brooklyn incubator for manufacturing and hardware businesses.
Offers: investment, mentoring, community
MuckerLab
Accelerator · Santa Monica
Los Angeles accelerator and fund for early founders.
Offers: investment, mentoring, community
NMotion
Accelerator · Omaha
Nebraska accelerator for early-stage companies.
Offers: investment, mentoring, community
Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse
Incubator · Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh incubator for life-sciences companies.
Offers: investment, mentoring, community
Portland Incubator Experiment
Accelerator · Portland, OR
Portland accelerator for early-stage founders.
Offers: investment, mentoring, community
San Jose BioCenter
Incubator · San Jose, CA
Wet-lab incubator for biotechnology companies.
Offers: investment, mentoring, community
Technology Centre of New Jersey
Incubator · North Brunswick
New Jersey technology campus with space for young companies.
Offers: investment, mentoring, community
University City Science Center
Incubator · Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia science park and incubator for research companies.
Offers: investment, mentoring, community
The Brandery
Accelerator · Cincinnati
Cincinnati accelerator focused on consumer brands and marketing.
Offers: investment, mentoring, community