🇺🇸 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

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