Accelerator Startup Ideas

3 years ago

Another startup accelerator program, Techstars was originally called TechStars but shortened its name in the summer of 2010.

162

3 years ago

In August 2018, Crunchbase reported that there were over 150 venture-backed startup accelerators in the United States. The list of top accelerators in the United States was as follows:

160

3 years ago

As of 2016, accelerator programs are across the world, from Silicon Valley to London, with India, China, Singapore and Israel also hosting their own.

157

3 years ago

Not sure what accelerator to choose for your startup Here are some things to consider:

155

3 years ago

The concept of the accelerator is a young one, with the first accelerator programs emerging in the late 1990s in Silicon Valley and New York. In general, accelerators help startups get off the ground, providing capital, mentorship, and networking opportunities.

148

3 years ago

A venture-backed accelerator that prepares social-media influencers to launch their own online ventures, helping them manage their social-media buzz and their brand and how they interact with the public.

146

3 years ago

A self-funded, fast-growing accelerator for retail ventures and consumer brands.

142

3 years ago

A startup to help workers make better business decisions, with a focus on helping them make the right strategic decisions in the long term. It’s currently part of the Techstars accelerator program.

140

2 years ago

A health startup that was part of the Techstars accelerator.

132

3 years ago

The accelerator is based in New York's Brooklyn neighborhood, and was founded in February 2015. It is sponsored by MasterCard, and has attracted companies from around the world, including Colombia, Kazakhstan, Spain, and the United Kingdom.

127

3 years ago

An accelerator for entrepreneurs who want to build on-demand delivery apps for the US.

112

1 year ago

The top US accelerator is Y Combinator, which has been the top accelerator in the world for the past three years.

111

2 years ago

The accelerator program, which uses the Y Combinator model, has graduated from YC more than 50 companies and has been called “the most successful startup incubator”.

96

2 years ago

A social network for the small, independent coffee shops that serve as anchors for a neighborhood. The startup wants to help coffee shops grow with a social network and start-up accelerator.

95

2 years ago

Y Combinator is not a startup accelerator in the traditional sense, as it does not provide capital, mentorship, or other startup-specific services. Instead, Y Combinator provides seed funding and office space for startups that have already been bootstrapped for over a year and a half. Y Combinator has five cohorts a year, each of which lasts for 14 weeks. Participants are required to pay for their own flights and housing, which are taken care of by Y Combinator.

94

2 years ago

The founders of this startup are best known for building the most popular and successful startup accelerator in the world. They’re now moving into a new area, with a new accelerator format that’s aimed at helping teams build products for specific industries.

88

2 years ago

A platform that helps startups connect with investors, accelerators, and mentors.

79

2 years ago

Non-VC-backed startups also happen to be a major focus for the accelerator.

77

1 year ago

The Yield Lab is a business accelerator focused on agriculture and food. The startup provides capital, office space, and mentorship to help early stage companies launch and grow.

69

11 months ago

This startup is building a flexible accelerator for hardware startups. The accelerator’s first round is due in November.

69

1 year ago

A new business accelerator based in Silicon Valley, funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, that targets African-American tech founders with the goal of “helping them grow their businesses so they can help build the next generation of African-American tech leaders”.

68

1 year ago

Cultural accelerator startup: A startup that pairs companies with investors to help bring their products to the global market.

67

2 years ago

The startups pitched in the final batch of the accelerator program in February 2018.

66

1 year ago

An accelerator that helps women in tech get funded

64

2 years ago

The product of the Design Accelerator, this startup is building a tool to help people visualize their finances.

62

1 year ago

A startup that provides local, food-based restaurant recommendations based on your location. It’s the product of a recent startup accelerator.

59

1 year ago

This is a startup building an app that allows people to sell their old phones on Amazon. It’s an early stage startup that won an award at the Google Launchpad Accelerator in May.

59

1 year ago

An accelerator that provides investors with equity in early-stage startups. It lets them invest in startups without having to write a check.

59

1 year ago

This year's list of the top 20 startup accelerators in the world is compiled by CB Insights, and includes new additions from the US and Europe, including two accelerators from the UK.

58

3 years ago

A startup that provides a service for students who are starting a business to teach them how to apply to accelerators, which ones are best and what to expect

51

9 months ago

The startups that passed through YC at the time of the application deadline can’t apply to the accelerator again.

48

1 year ago

A startup that integrates with Y Combinator’s accelerator program to help companies scale their recruiting needs. They take 10% of the monthly recurring revenue from companies that use their services.

42

1 year ago

In a market where the best products aren’t built by the likes of Facebook, Google, or Apple, but by startups that sell products in other places, AppBounty is trying to help startups get there. The startup’s “accelerator” provides startups with resources, mentoring, and a base of customers while they build and launch their products.

41

8 months ago

A company that’s started a $1 million series A to fund its own VC-backed accelerator. The accelerator aims to help startups find product-market fit, and has already funded a few companies.

37

6 months ago

Seed investments for early stage startups in Boston, managed by a pair of former Bain Capital Ventures partners. The seed fund will invest $50,000, and the idea is the accelerator will help entrepreneurs grow their company before they get to the point that a Series A investment is warranted.

37

1 month ago

This startup is building a platform for startups to raise capital and recruit talent. They aim to do so by creating a “community of talent” that is interested in joining startups. They’ve already built three separate sites — an “accelerator program” for startups, a job board, and a place to recruit talent.

17

2 months ago

A hardware accelerator that helps startups produce low-cost, open source hardware.

16

22 days ago

All ideas listed here are in some way connected to the "Y Combinator" startup accelerator, which has been running since 2005, and is known for its "democratized access" to seed capital for startups.

9

💡 Ideas AI

Ideas on this page are 100% generated by OpenAI's GPT-3, an artifically intelligent deep learning model, without human involvement, and trained by you and 1,926,542+ other people who liked or disliked ideas. How it works

Accelerator Startup Ideas

Another startup accelerator program, Techstars was originally called TechStars but shortened its name in the summer of 2010.

In August 2018, Crunchbase reported that there were over 150 venture-backed startup accelerators in the United States. The list of top accelerators in the United States was as follows:

As of 2016, accelerator programs are across the world, from Silicon Valley to London, with India, China, Singapore and Israel also hosting their own.

Not sure what accelerator to choose for your startup Here are some things to consider:

The concept of the accelerator is a young one, with the first accelerator programs emerging in the late 1990s in Silicon Valley and New York. In general, accelerators help startups get off the ground, providing capital, mentorship, and networking opportunities.

A venture-backed accelerator that prepares social-media influencers to launch their own online ventures, helping them manage their social-media buzz and their brand and how they interact with the public.

A self-funded, fast-growing accelerator for retail ventures and consumer brands.

A startup to help workers make better business decisions, with a focus on helping them make the right strategic decisions in the long term. It’s currently part of the Techstars accelerator program.

A health startup that was part of the Techstars accelerator.

The accelerator is based in New York's Brooklyn neighborhood, and was founded in February 2015. It is sponsored by MasterCard, and has attracted companies from around the world, including Colombia, Kazakhstan, Spain, and the United Kingdom.

An accelerator for entrepreneurs who want to build on-demand delivery apps for the US.

The top US accelerator is Y Combinator, which has been the top accelerator in the world for the past three years.

The accelerator program, which uses the Y Combinator model, has graduated from YC more than 50 companies and has been called “the most successful startup incubator”.

A social network for the small, independent coffee shops that serve as anchors for a neighborhood. The startup wants to help coffee shops grow with a social network and start-up accelerator.

The founders of this startup are best known for building the most popular and successful startup accelerator in the world. They’re now moving into a new area, with a new accelerator format that’s aimed at helping teams build products for specific industries.

A platform that helps startups connect with investors, accelerators, and mentors.

Non-VC-backed startups also happen to be a major focus for the accelerator.

The Yield Lab is a business accelerator focused on agriculture and food. The startup provides capital, office space, and mentorship to help early stage companies launch and grow.

This startup is building a flexible accelerator for hardware startups. The accelerator’s first round is due in November.

A new business accelerator based in Silicon Valley, funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, that targets African-American tech founders with the goal of “helping them grow their businesses so they can help build the next generation of African-American tech leaders”.

Cultural accelerator startup: A startup that pairs companies with investors to help bring their products to the global market.

The startups pitched in the final batch of the accelerator program in February 2018.

An accelerator that helps women in tech get funded

The product of the Design Accelerator, this startup is building a tool to help people visualize their finances.

A startup that provides local, food-based restaurant recommendations based on your location. It’s the product of a recent startup accelerator.

This is a startup building an app that allows people to sell their old phones on Amazon. It’s an early stage startup that won an award at the Google Launchpad Accelerator in May.

An accelerator that provides investors with equity in early-stage startups. It lets them invest in startups without having to write a check.

This year's list of the top 20 startup accelerators in the world is compiled by CB Insights, and includes new additions from the US and Europe, including two accelerators from the UK.

A startup that provides a service for students who are starting a business to teach them how to apply to accelerators, which ones are best and what to expect

The startups that passed through YC at the time of the application deadline can’t apply to the accelerator again.

A startup that integrates with Y Combinator’s accelerator program to help companies scale their recruiting needs. They take 10% of the monthly recurring revenue from companies that use their services.

A company that’s started a $1 million series A to fund its own VC-backed accelerator. The accelerator aims to help startups find product-market fit, and has already funded a few companies.

Seed investments for early stage startups in Boston, managed by a pair of former Bain Capital Ventures partners. The seed fund will invest $50,000, and the idea is the accelerator will help entrepreneurs grow their company before they get to the point that a Series A investment is warranted.

A hardware accelerator that helps startups produce low-cost, open source hardware.

All ideas listed here are in some way connected to the "Y Combinator" startup accelerator, which has been running since 2005, and is known for its "democratized access" to seed capital for startups.