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9Mile Labs

In October 2016 in an effort to scale up the number of investments per year and reduce our overhead we discontinued the accelerator program. Instead we partner with top accelerators across the country to invest in their best startups.Key elements of the new investment strategy areInvest in enterprise startups that are just entering their respective accelerator programsMake small investments of $50 100k in each company at a valuation of $1 3MInvest in companies with complete teams consisting of 3 roles hacker hustler and visionaryPick companies that have either growing revenue or demonstrated evidence of deep customer validation such as Letters of Intent (LOIs).

Type: Corporate

Geography: United States of America

Impact: Access to Information

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Acelera Partners

Brazil

Acelera Partners fosters entrepreneurship and innovation through a “shared value” business acceleration network. The group was born to bring together major partners into an integrated network that provides an end-to-end startup ecosystem development by investing in the best local accelerators, establishing a post-acceleration network and offering a micro-VC investment fund.

Type: Accelerator/Incubator

Geography: Global

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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Amity Technology Incubator

India

The Amity Innovation Incubator is a pioneering concept in the context of Indian Universities. Supported by DST, Ministry of Science & Technology, GOI, 'Amity Innovation Incubator ' has in a very short time of its existence earned an enviable position for itself with start-ups which have regularly been on top of the innovation curve and have been recognized on platforms like 'The Power of ideas', Read Herring Global winner, Tata NEN and NASSCOM Innovation Awards to name a few.

Type: Investment Fund Manager

Geography: India

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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Angels Hub

They provide residential and commercial workspace solutions to start ups small & medium enterprises and large corporations. They stand between the property owners and managers that have residential and commercial workspaces that are available to let that they list on their website and the clients who are looking for a place to stay or work from.

Type:

Geography: Uganda

Impact: Affordable Housing

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ATP Innovations

Australia

ATP Innovations is Australia’s leading business incubator. They partner with technology-based businesses to give them the best chance of achieving commercial success as quickly as possible. ATP Innovations works with researchers and entrepreneurs to help them raise capital, build a team, secure government grants, create new products, grow revenue and ultimately exit the business profitably.

Type: Accelerator/Incubator

Geography: Australia

Impact: Access to Energy

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Beta-i

Portugal

Lisbon Challenge is an ambitious 3-month acceleration program aimed at eager international tech startups in prototype or product phase, looking for a truly innovative and empowering experience. It aims to offer consistent methods and resources for startups acceleration.

Type: Accelerator/Incubator

Geography: Portugal

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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Catalyzer Startup Accelerator

India

Catalyzer is a Startup Accelerator & Commune based in India. They work with prospective entrepreneurs through a mentorship driven startup accelerator program based on systems theory to facilitate accelerated learning through appropriate research methodology and data analysis. Catalyzer accepts teams with innovative ideas and helps them grow by providing access to seed funding, office space, mentors (usually entrepreneurs who have gone through the startup struggling phase) and connections to experts in industry, academia and investors; all resources startups might otherwise struggle to find. Catalyzer Startup Accelerator focuses on startups in Technology – mobile, internet, telecom, etc., Non-Technology – education, environment, healthcare, nutrition, hospitality & design and enterprises creating Social Capital – for profit and non profit.

Type: Accelerator/Incubator

Geography: India

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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Chinaccelerator

Chinaccelerator is the best place for seed to early-stage startups that have the potential to expand globally. So far, their 3-month accelerator program has taken 6 batches of extraordinary founders and propelled them to their full potential.

Type: Accelerator/Incubator

Geography: China

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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Collabrant Incubators Private Limited

India

Collabrant offers specialized business solutions to clients looking for hands-on implementation support in go-to-market strategy, financial planning/structuring and manufacturing process improvement / product development; in sum, helping entrepreneurs & companies build & nurture robust organizations to meet business goals.

Type: Accelerator/Incubator

Geography: India

Impact: Access to Education

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gener8tor

United States of America

gener8tor invests its community, capital, expertise, mentorship and network in capable, early-stage entrepreneurs with innovative business models. gener8tor works with the startups in its portfolio to create successful, scalable companies. gener8tor is seeking to invest in high-growth businesses, including software, IT, web, SaaS, e-commerce and hardware. Accepted companies receive up to $140,000 and 12 weeks of mentorship-driven programming. gener8tor is a proud member of the Global Accelerator Network (GAN) and is sponsored by American Family Insurance.

Type: Accelerator/Incubator

Geography: United States of America

Impact: Access to Information

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Global Social Benefit Institute (GSBI)

United States of America

GSBI works with social entrepreneurs running non profit for profit or hybrid businesses aimed at improving the lives of people living in poverty. We connect these social business leaders with executive level Silicon Valley mentors who have decades of experience running companies delivering products/services to market building teams and managing risk. Through weekly calls over the 6 10 months of our programs mentors and program participants work through a practical approach to developing or refining the enterprise s business model impact model and growth strategy.

Type: Accelerator/Incubator

Geography: United States of America

Impact: Access to Clean Water and Sanitation

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IIIT-H Foundation

India

IIIT Hyderabad incubator, known as the Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at IIIT-Hyderabad, provides an ecosystem for technology commercialization and entrepreneurial action.

Type: Accelerator/Incubator

Geography: India

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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JFDI.Asia

Singapore

JFDI.Asia is a community of people who practice, finance and teach innovation. They believe that innovation need not be a mystery and entrepreneurship should not be painful or lonely. Both can be learned, working with peers and guided by mentors.

Type: Accelerator/Incubator

Geography: Singapore

Impact: Access to Education

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Kick Athens

Kick is a six-week program, open to all who apply, with a focus on idea-stage and early-stage businesses. Within approximately one hundred hours, Kick covers the process of planning and launching a startup, starting with an idea and ending at the initial sales of the product/service.

Type: Accelerator/Incubator

Geography: United States of America

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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Kick LA

Kick LA is seeking entrepreneurs who want to make an impact in the world, and who want some help in getting from idea to startup to make that impact a reality.

Type: Accelerator/Incubator

Geography: United States of America

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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LearnLaunch Accelerator

United States of America

LearnLaunch is dedicated to connecting supporting and growing greater Boston s education technology ecosystem to drive innovation and transform learning. It offers a vibrant community educational events a collaborative co working space and a selective accelerator program to promote the growth of the education technology sector in greater Boston a world education hub.

Type: Accelerator/Incubator

Geography: United States of America

Impact: Access to Education

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Microsoft Ventures

Microsoft Ventures is a global initiative empowering entrepreneurs around the world on their journey to build great companies. We work with startups at every stage of maturity to provide the tools, resources, knowledge and expertise they need to succeed. Their goal is to help startups scale their business, bring innovative services to market, and reach new customers. Their primary vehicle to empower startups is through our mentor-driven accelerator program designed to help top entrepreneurs get through the challenges of building a sustainable business, gaining customers, and scaling to global markets.

Type: Accelerator/Incubator

Geography: China

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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NMotion

NMotion is a mentor-driven, education-focused, startup accelerator based in Lincoln, Nebraska. They focus on high-growth software and technology-based businesses in targeted industries of agriculture, education, finance/insurance, healthcare, human resources, and sports.

Type: Accelerator/Incubator

Geography: United States of America

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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NUMA

France

NUMA (whose name is a play of words : Numérique + Humain = Digital + Humane in French) is a unique innovation model a truly French exception. Formerly known as Silicon Sentier, our success story began with the opening of La Cantine, the 1st coworking space in France in 2008. Le Camping, the 1st startup accelerator in France followed in 2011. The path from Silicon Sentier to NUMA in 2013 made a big statement, NUMA brings together under one umbrella three main activities: community events, startup acceleration, and innovation programs for corporates - and show that French innovation is alive and well.

Type: Accelerator/Incubator

Geography: France

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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Seed Sumo

Seed Sumo, located in Bryan/College Station, TX is a mentorship driven accelerator that assists young entrepreneurs with turning their early-stage startups into successful businesses.

Type: Accelerator/Incubator

Geography: United States of America

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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Startup Oasis

India

Startup Oasis is a Jaipur based incubation centre that is developing an ecosystem in Rajasthan to inspire and support students, aspiring entrepreneurs and start-ups to solve persistent problems, develop breakthrough innovations and create world class enterprises.

Type: Accelerator/Incubator

Geography: United States of America

Impact:

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StartUp42

StartUp42 is a 4-month non-profit startup accelerator aimed at helping early-stage technology startups go from a good idea to a minimum product and the validation of initial market hypothesis.

Type: Accelerator/Incubator

Geography: France

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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Straight Shot

Straight Shot is an accelerator dedicated to rapidly developing technology startups in a way that will allow them to succeed the first time. Straight Shot helps developing technology startups go to market with a sustainable path to revenue generation and future profits. Straight Shot’s first two classes included companies with founders coming to Omaha from San Francisco, Chicago, Portland, Raleigh, and more. Founded by Mark Hasebroock, a co-founder of GiftCertificates.com and Hayneedle, and supported by a deeply experienced and talented pool of strategic mentors, Straight Shot offers participating startups unmatched perspective and knowledge needed to succeed.

Type: Accelerator/Incubator

Geography: United States of America

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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Techstars Seattle

Techstars provides $118,000 in seed funding, intensive mentorship, and an amazing network of mentors and alumni for 7-10% equity in your company.

Type: Accelerator/Incubator

Geography: United States of America

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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Telluride Venture Accelerator

The Telluride Venture Accelerator (TVA), a program of the Telluride Foundation (a 501(c)(3) community foundation), invests human and financial capital in innovative enterprises with the aim of building and strengthening the entrepreneurial community in the Telluride region to create a self-sustaining entrepreneurial ecosystem bringing innovation, jobs, ideas and a renewed dynamism. TVA’s flagship program is its 5 month long residential accelerator program for early-stage entrepreneurs.

Type: Accelerator/Incubator

Geography: United States of America

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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TenX

TenX is an open source-style startup accelerator, that provides interactive mentorship to assist business owners and entrepreneurs in learning & apply great business principles. Founded in 2009, they provide engaging learning experiences, content, events, conferences & learning programs to generate growth & acceleration for high potential organizations & individuals.

Type: Accelerator/Incubator

Geography: United States of America

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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The Brandery

United States of America

The Brandery is a seed-stage startup accelerator that leverages the expertise of the Cincinnati region, namely branding, marketing and design. They believe that building your brand— and not just a product— is a way startups can be more resource efficient and increase their probability of success.

Type: Accelerator/Incubator

Geography: Asia

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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The Icehouse

New Zealand

Icehouse works with a wide range of businesses at various stages of growth – from entrepreneurs launching new ventures through to successful owner-managers wanting to take their business to the next level. Through their topic specific workshops, transformative group programmes and customized business coaching they give their customers the skills, clarity and support to grow their business or fast track their startup because no-one gets them better than we do.

Type: Accelerator/Incubator

Geography: New Zealand

Impact: Food Security

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Turn8

United Arab Emirates

TURN8 seed accelerator program is designed to encourage innovative entrepreneurship worldwide, starting with Dubai. We look for people with ingenious ideas that can be refined and brought to market through a “seed accelerator”, a program that selects start-up teams with marketable ideas and supports them with funding, mentoring and training in exchange for a stake in any resulting business.

Type: Accelerator/Incubator

Geography: United Arab Emirates

Impact: Community Development