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Accelerating Appalachia

Accelerating Appalachia is the first of its kind nature based business accelerator connecting innovative businesses investors and mentors aligned with people place and prosperity. They attract and scale high impact seed stage businesses in the following sectors Farming Food Clean Energy Forest products (natural building) and non timber forest products (ginseng mushrooms fruit & nut trees) Fiber/ Textiles Craft Brewing/ Distilling Botanicals/Wellness Outdoor Industry and other innovative triple bottom line businesses with special consideration for innovators and entrepreneurs from marginalized populations.

Type: Accelerator/Incubator

Geography: Global

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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Avion Ventures

United States of America

Avion Ventures is a Latina focused pre accelerator for mobile platforms. This unique program is for U.S. born Latinas and Latin Americans. This program is a combination of in person & virtual curriculum designed to grow the opportunities of Latinas in tech. Avion Ventures are based in San Francisco with resources and mentors available to realize your objectives

Type: Accelerator/Incubator

Geography: United States of America

Impact:

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Betaspring

United States of America

Betaspring is a mentorship-driven startup accelerator program for technology and design entrepreneurs who are ready to launch a company and change the world. Investment :$0-$20,000. Competitive entrepreneurial teams from around the world come to Providence, RI, for our intensive thirteen-week program during which, we help them transform into functional, fundable companies by providing mentorship, kickoff funding, and immersion in an intense startup community of jet propelled entrepreneurs.

Type: Accelerator/Incubator

Geography: North America

Impact: Access to Education

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Capria Ventures

United States of America

Capria is a global investment firm accelerating the flow of impact capital by advancing the next generation of impact fund managers. Capria provides fund managers with acceleration and advisory services funding and access to a growing network of leading fund managers around the world. Investors and catalytic supporters include Bill Gates (in a personal capacity) the World Bank's International Finance Corporation (IFC) Ceniarth Crystal Springs Foundation Sorenson Impact Foundation Unitus Labs Lemelson Foundation Mohandas Pai and other leading impact investors.

Type: Accelerator/Incubator

Geography: Global

Impact: Access to Education

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DivInc

United States of America

Our Aim To address the lack of diversity in the tech startup ecosystemOur Mission To help foster the growth and development of ethnically diverse and women led tech companiesOur 12 week pre accelerator program will help founding teams ensure that their companies are built for success. This means providing them with top notch comprehensive programming and connecting them with an extensive network of mentors and investors critical resources they will need to turn their idea into a high growth scalable business.

Type: Accelerator/Incubator

Geography: United States of America

Impact: Capacity Building

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FFWD

Fast Forward is a 13 week accelerator program that provides social entrepreneurs developing software with a grant mentorship and training. The program culminates in a Demo Day in San Francisco and New York where the entrepreneurs present their solutions to philanthropists and foundations.

Type: Accelerator/Incubator

Geography: Canada

Impact: Capacity Building

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Imagine K12

United States of America

Imagine K12 is an incubator for technology based K 12 grade education companies. Imagine K12 is also looking to invest time experience energy and resources in entrepreneurs who have a passion for education and the technical chops to create their vision. Over a three month period they will draw on their extensive entrepreneurial experience understanding of the Silicon Valley ecosystem and knowledge of the education industry to give their idea and energy a far greater shot at success.

Type: Accelerator/Incubator

Geography: United States of America

Impact: Access to Education

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Kantian Social Ventures

United States of America

KANTIAN Social Ventures is The Kantian Group s for profit investment and incubation arm. Kantian Social Ventures invents incubates and invests in 21st century purpose driven brands and companies and supports disruptive for profit business models seeking to maximize financial and social impact. Kantian Social Ventures is helping build the next economy in which a socially responsible business is not only the right choice it s the only choice. It s purpose with profits

Type: Investor Network

Geography: United States of America

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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MARS Discovery District

Canada

MaRS is where science technology and social entrepreneurs get the help they need. Where all kinds of people meet to spark new ideas. And where a global reputation for innovation is being earned one success story at a time.MaRS is more than a building it s building on MaRS co founder Dr. John Evans vision for the future. Great minds may not think alike but they like each other s company a brilliant idea in isolation is not enough to create a real breakthrough. MaRS is a leader in the trend toward urban innovation districts which allow entrepreneurs access to corporations investors mentors university institutions and labs to test their concepts. We are where inspiration meets realization.

Type: Accelerator/Incubator

Geography: Canada

Impact: Community Development

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Open Accelerator

Bangladesh

OPEN is a light touch low cost business accelerator for Small and Growing Businesses (SGBs) in Bangladesh. It is designed to find support and grow the best ethical rural entrepreneurs in Bangladesh. Participants are given a range of support including training business mentoring networking media exposure and introductions to investors.

Type: Accelerator/Incubator

Geography: Bangladesh

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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Radius SFU

Canada

RADIUS (RADIcal Ideas Useful to Society) is a social innovation lab and venture incubator based at the Beedie School of Business in Simon Fraser University. A place for radical doers we develop the emerging leaders and solutions needed for a sustainable healthy and just economy through four main areas of workSFU Social Innovation Programming builds a network across SFU to lead the social innovation pillar of the institution wide SFU Innovates strategy in three distinct areas.RADIUS Fellowship curates an annual cohort based development program for BC s top emerging social economy leaders.RADIUS Ventures identifies and amplifies high potential social ventures working on addressing meaningful societal and/or environmental challenges. RADIUS Lab builds deep partnerships with community to better understand complex socio economic challenges and to develop test and launch new interventions.

Type: Accelerator/Incubator

Geography: Canada

Impact: Capacity Building