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1871

United States

Founded in 2012 1871 was created to support Chicago s digital startup community. Since that time it has become the hub for the city s thriving technology and entrepreneurial ecosystem. Today 1871 is the home of more than 400 early stage high growth digital startups. Located in The Merchandise Mart this 150000 square foot facility is also the headquarters of nationally recognized accelerators industry specific incubators tech talent schools the Illinois Science and Technology Coalition the state s leading technology advocate a number of Chicago based VCs and satellite offices for Northwestern University University of Illinois University of Chicago Loyola University Chicago Illinois Institute of Technology DeVry University and DePaul University.

Type: Accelerator/Incubator

Geography: United States of America

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Blue Ridge Foundation

United States of America

Since 1999, BRF have supported great entrepreneurs with ideas that create a meaningful social impact, especially for people living in high-poverty communities. Over the years, they have provided these start-ups with support ranging from seed funding and co-working space in their offices, to hands-on support to help them build, launch, and test their concepts.

Type: Accelerator/Incubator

Geography: United States of America

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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Center for Social Innovation

United States

The Centre for Social Innovation is a social enterprise with a mission to catalyze social innovation in Toronto and around the world. We believe that society is facing unprecedented economic, environmental, social and cultural challenges. We also believe that new innovations are the key to turning these challenges into opportunities to improve our communities and our planet.

Type: Accelerator/Incubator

Geography: United States of America

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Citizen Engagement Laboratory

United States

CEL is a home for people and projects working to shift culture and transform society. We support, start, and connect individuals and organizations that use technology-fueled approaches to close the gap between the world we live in and the more just and equal world most of us want.

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Geography: United States of America

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Common

COMMON accelerates the launch and growth of businesses that take care of the planet and all the creatures on it.

Type: Accelerator/Incubator

Geography: United States of America

Impact: Community Development

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Eagle Cliff

United States

Aim to create wealth for their investors entrepreneurs and communities and to deliver measurable increases in social justice and environmental resilience. Through successful management of their funds they seek to demonstrate that an investment platform incorporating evaluation of social and environmental impacts can outperform over time.

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Empowerment Group

United States

Empowerment Group is a nonprofit organization committed to building a better Philadelphia by spurring economic growth. We recognize that innovative thinkers and business owners are the cornerstone to any vibrant business community, and we can give each entrepreneur the tools to thrive.

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Geography: United States of America

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Entrepreneurs Organization

The Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO) is a global business network of 9,500+ business owners in 131 chapters and 40 countries. Founded in 1987 by a group of young entrepreneurs, EO enables small and large business owners to learn from each other, leading to greater business success and an enriched personal life. Our vision is to build the world's most influential entrepreneur community, which aligns with our mission of supporting entrepreneurial education and engaging entrepreneurs to learn and grow.

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Fair Food Network

United States

Fair Food Network is a non-profit headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI. We work at the intersection of food systems, sustainability and equity to guarantee access to healthy, fresh and sustainably grown food, especially in under-served communities.

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Geography: United States of America

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Fortify Ventures

United States

Fortify is an early stage investment fund leveraging the proven experience of our team and our network to provide portfolio companies the community and capital they need to succeed.

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Geography: United States of America

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GoodCompany

United States of America

GoodCompany Ventures catalyzes start-ups with innovative solutions to big, unmet social needs. GoodCompany entrepreneurs get a great place to work in Philadelphia, a community of like-minded entrepreneurs, and access to a network of capital sources and expert advisors. They champion models that offer investors both financial return and social impact.

Type: Accelerator/Incubator

Geography: United States of America

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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Healthbox

United States of America

Healthbox stimulates innovation, enabling entrepreneurial success while creating a collaborative, global ecosystem to catalyze advances in healthcare. The Healthbox four-month accelerator program finds great companies and passionate healthcare entrepreneurs, helping them understand the healthcare industry and build a sustainable and profitable business. With operations in Boston, Chicago, Jacksonville, Nashville and London, Healthbox has supported 55 companies across the healthcare industry.

Type: Accelerator/Incubator

Geography: United States of America

Impact: Health Improvement

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Impact HUB Amsterdam 60 Day Challenge

Netherlands

The 60-day challenge is specially designed to faciliate 25 impact-driven entrepreneurs to accelerate their business idea. Are you one of them? Are you looking for a challenge? Then this is the course for you.

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Geography: Netherlands

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Launch Academy

Canada

Launch Academy is Vancouver’s leading entrepreneurship facility, housing more than 65 startups and 120 entrepreneurs. We help entrepreneurs execute on their startups through education, mentorship, and networking opportunities. Launch Academy has established an environment where ideas are vetted, business models are tested and successes are celebrated.

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Geography: Canada

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Mac6

United States

MAC6 represents a new breed of business incubator. We’re defenders of free enterprise and the free world. We fuse together principles of Conscious Capitalism with creativity, collaboration, community and change to help early-stage companies achieve long-term profitability while making a positive social impact on society.

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Geography: United States of America

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Mass Challenge

We help early-stage entrepreneurs win. We connect entrepreneurs with the resources they need to launch and succeed immediately. Our primary activities include running an annual global accelerator program and startup competition, documenting and organizing key resources, and organizing training and networking events.

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Mix and Stir

United States

We work with entrepreneurs to build and grow design driven companies. If you have a vision you want to make real and the gumption to make it happen, we’re looking for you. The key requirements are a passion to address real customer needs, the ability to collaborate well and the drive to create something extraordinary. A knack for thinking big gets you bonus points.

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Geography: United States of America

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Science Center Port Business Incubator

United States

Founded in 1963, the Science Center is the oldest and largest urban research park in the United States. We support technology commercialization and technology-based economic development on our campus and in the Greater Philadelphia region. Our 31 nonprofit shareholders include many of the distinguished colleges, universities, hospitals, and research institutions located throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware.

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StartUp Chile

Chile

Start-Up Chile is a program of the Chilean Government to attract world-class early stage entrepreneurs to start their businesses in Chile.

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Geography: Chile

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Teens in Tech

United States of America

Teens in Tech Labs provides tools and resources to young entrepreneurs world wide to help encourage entrepreneurship at a young age. The company was founded on the premise that entrepreneurship doesn t happen at a certain age or a certain location it happens everywhere! Through their ventures they re able to help young entrepreneurs create innovative and disruptive businesses.

Type: Accelerator/Incubator

Geography: United States of America

Impact: Access to Education

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The Business Center

United States

The Business Center for Entrepreneurship created 'Member Networking' as a vehicle for encouraging increased business networking opportunities and participation in special events.

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Geography: United States of America

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Weathervane Music

United States

Weathervane Music is a non-profit that creates community supported projects that support independent music. Founded in 2009 by Philadelphia Producer Brian McTear and high school friend Bill Robertson, Weathervane envisions a healthy music ecosystem where audiences and artists are equally committed and equally important to bringing music to our culture. Weathervane produces Shaking Through, a visionary series that documents the birth of a song by select musicians, sharing every part of the process with music fans around the world.

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Geography: United States of America

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