Accelerators Round Twos
by Joe · 51 things on Twos
- Mass Challenge
- Headquartered in the United States with locations in Boston, Israel, Mexico, Switzerland, Texas, and the UK, MassChallenge strengthens the global innovation ecosystem by accelerating high-potential startups across all industries, from anywhere in the world for zero equity taken.
- https://masschallenge.org/
- The Brandery
- The Brandery is a nationally ranked accelerator that leverages the expertise of the Cincinnati region, namely with branding, marketing and design.
- In addition to an elite mentor network, startups are paired with world-class creative agencies and gain access to some of the biggest companies in the world, including Procter & Gamble and Kroger.
- The Brandery runs one 16-week accelerator program per year for five companies.
- The participating startups each receive $100K, a year of free office space and more than $200K in additional benefits.
- https://www.mainstventures.org/
- Matter.
- Matter is a 20-week accelerator program that focuses on design thinking.
- Based in both San Francisco and New York City, participants immerse themselves in a collaborative culture where they are taught to focus on creating human-centered offerings in order to fail fast and bring products to market sooner.
- The application process includes a pitch, project, and finalist round that startups must go through in order to be selected.
- https://www.matter.vc/
- New Venture Challenge
- Launched in 1996, the Edward L. Kaplan New Venture Challenge is recognized as one of the top-ranked accelerator programs in the US.
- Through the NVC, the Polsky Center of the University of Chicago has graduated more than 230 startup companies and created thousands of jobs for the economy.
- NVC startups have achieved more than $13 billion in mergers and exits, and include household names such as Grubhub, Braintree/Venmo and Simple Mills.
- https://polsky.uchicago.edu/programs-events/new-venture-challenge/
- MuckerLab
- MuckerLab works with no more than ten companies per year, doing whatever is necessary, for as long as necessary, to ensure that each and every company achieves the operating milestones required for the next round of financing.
- Its hands-on, boutique approach has allowed for them to achieve extraordinary success rates and founder satisfaction scores.
- MuckerLab was recently ranked the number two accelerator in the US. Its bespoke model allows them to deeply embed themselves as adjunct operating executives in companies at their earliest stages, as well as those going through major inflection points.
- https://www.mucker.com/muckerlab-accelerator/
- Entrepreneurs Round Table Accelerator
- Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator combines seed capital, hands-on help, and a great co-working location with an expert team to positively impact the trajectory of early-stage startups.
- ERA runs two four-month programs per year.
- They are New York City’s largest accelerator program as well as its deepest and strongest mentor network with 400+ expert investors, technologists, product specialists, marketers, customer acquisition strategists, sales execs, and more, across all major industries represented in New York.
- https://www.eranyc.com/
- VentureOut
- VentureOut is a New York City-based program that is a one-week hyper-accelerator.
- It brings in startups from around the world and connects them to members of the startup and technology communities in NYC.
- The VentureOut program features sessions on subjects ranging from leadership to sales, and ends with individual meetings and new client meetings at the end of the week.
- https://ventureoutny.com/
- AlphaLab
- AlphaLab is a nationally ranked software accelerator in Pittsburgh.
- They help early-stage tech companies quickly figure out the best way to build and grow in an immersive 4-month program that includes funding opportunities.
- $50K per team
- 2% equity
- 16 startups per year
- https://alphalab.org/
- BoomStartup
- BoomStartup is a seed, early-stage venture growth fund and virtual accelerator program.
- They provide entrepreneur boot camp basics like custom accelerator plans, extensive mentoring from seasoned professionals, personalized mentorship, investor introductions and pitch development.
- The program uses lean startup methodologies to launch a number of business startup programs such as early-phase tech, software, EdTech, product, and biotech startups.
- https://boomstartup.com/
- BoostVC
- Boost VC invests $50K – $100K in exchange for 7% of the company.
- They seek passionate technologists from around the world for their accelerator in Silicon Valley.
- They give their companies a place to live and work, an unparalleled network and time to focus on their startup.
- https://www.boost.vc/