Ranked by investment activity

Top Startup Accelerators

100 of the most active startup accelerators, ranked by recorded investment activity. Y Combinator leads with 8,219 investments. Figures are recorded deal counts, not assets under management.

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8,219Most (Y Combinator)

1 Y Y Combinator AcceleratorMountain View, California 8,219investments 2 T Techstars AcceleratorNew City, New York 6,564investments 3 5 500 Global AcceleratorSan Francisco, California 3,396investments 4 M MassChallenge AcceleratorBoston, Massachusetts 3,242investments 5 P Plug and Play AcceleratorSunnyvale, California 2,365investments 6 G Google for Startups AcceleratorMountain View, California 1,814investments 7 F FasterCapital AcceleratorDubai, United Arab Emirates 1,359investments 8 E European Innovation Council AcceleratorBrussels, Belgium 1,238investments 9 S Start-Up Chile AcceleratorSantiago, Chile 1,098investments 10 V VentureOut AcceleratorNew York, New York 1,090investments 11 C Cleantech Open AcceleratorPalo Alto, California 861investments 12 P Pioneer Fund AcceleratorToronto, Canada 777investments 13 S SkyDeck Berkeley AcceleratorBerkeley, California 698investments 14 A Alchemist Accelerator AcceleratorSan Francisco, California 667investments 15 S Startup Wise Guys AcceleratorTallinn, Estonia 648investments 16 F Forum Ventures AcceleratorNew York, New York 624investments 17 S Startupbootcamp AcceleratorLondon, United Kingdom 618investments 18 L LAUNCH AcceleratorSan Francisco, California 615investments 19 O Orbit Ventures AcceleratorSingapore, Singapore 562investments 20 G gbeta AcceleratorMadison, Wisconsin 533investments 21 C Comcast RISE AcceleratorPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania 521investments 22 E Entrepreneurs First AcceleratorLondon, United Kingdom 501investments 23 N NFX AcceleratorSan Francisco, California 485investments 24 A AGORANOV AcceleratorParis, France 478investments 25 ( (ERA) Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator AcceleratorNew York, New York 459investments 26 I Internet Initiatives Development Fund (IIDF) AcceleratorMoscow, Russian Federation 449investments 27 E EIC Accelerator AcceleratorBrussels, Belgium 448investments 28 A AcceliCITY powered by Leading Cities AcceleratorBoston, Massachusetts 435investments 29 O Ontario Centres of Excellence AcceleratorToronto, Canada 433investments 30 M MedTech Innovator AcceleratorLos Angeles, California 414investments 31 Y YES!Delft AcceleratorDelft, The Netherlands 388investments 32 I IQT AcceleratorArlington, Virginia 371investments 33 V Village Capital AcceleratorWashington, District of Columbia 367investments 34 O Outlier Ventures AcceleratorLondon, United Kingdom 357investments 35 T Tenity AcceleratorZürich, Switzerland 348investments 36 B Brinc AcceleratorCentral, Hong Kong 346investments 37 S StartX (Stanford-StartX Fund) AcceleratorPalo Alto, California 341investments 38 P Paul G. Allen Family Foundation AcceleratorSeattle, Washington 329investments 39 A ArtsFund AcceleratorSeattle, Washington 326investments 40 E Expert Dojo AcceleratorSanta Monica, California 321investments 41 M Mucker Capital AcceleratorVenice, California 321investments 42 N NEXT Canada AcceleratorToronto, Canada 310investments 43 S Sting AcceleratorStockholm, Sweden 307investments 44 S SVG Ventures AcceleratorLos Gatos, California 302investments 45 G gener8tor AcceleratorMadison, Wisconsin 300investments 46 B Betaworks AcceleratorNew York, New York 295investments 47 C CyberAgent Capital AcceleratorShibuya, Japan 291investments 48 D DMZ AcceleratorToronto, Canada 278investments 49 R Rockstart AcceleratorAmsterdam, The Netherlands 273investments 50 C CNTTECH AcceleratorSeoul, South Korea 272investments 51 S Springcamp AcceleratorSeoul, South Korea 268investments 52 L Lanzadera Accelerator AcceleratorValencia, Spain 264investments 53 L LvlUp Ventures AcceleratorLos Angeles, California 260investments 54 E EIT InnoEnergy AcceleratorEindhoven, The Netherlands 256investments 55 B BonAngels Venture Partners AcceleratorSeoul, South Korea 251investments 56 S South Park Commons AcceleratorSan Francisco, California 248investments 57 1 100Unicorns AcceleratorMumbai, India 242investments 58 F FuturePlay AcceleratorSeoul, South Korea 242investments 59 E Eurasante AcceleratorLille, France 236investments 60 S SAP.iO AcceleratorSan Francisco, California 236investments 61 E EIT Digital Accelerator AcceleratorBrussels, Belgium 234investments 62 B Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania AcceleratorPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania 233investments 63 S SparkLabs Accelerator AcceleratorSeoul, South Korea 231investments 64 S Startmate AcceleratorMelbourne, Australia 229investments 65 O Orange DAO AcceleratorSan Francisco, California 228investments 66 C Capital Factory AcceleratorAustin, Texas 227investments 67 E EvoNexus AcceleratorLa Jolla, California 227investments 68 L Lotte Ventures AcceleratorSeoul, South Korea 227investments 69 M MassChallenge Switzerland AcceleratorRenens, Switzerland 227investments 70 T Third Derivative AcceleratorBoulder, Colorado 226investments 71 H Haatch AcceleratorStamford, United Kingdom 221investments 72 F Founder Institute AcceleratorPalo Alto, California 219investments 73 E Elemental Impact AcceleratorHonolulu, Hawaii 215investments 74 S Surge AcceleratorSingapore, Singapore 213investments 75 A Accelerator Centre AcceleratorWaterloo, Canada 211investments 76 H Hackquarters AcceleratorLondon, United Kingdom 211investments 77 W WILCO AcceleratorParis, France 211investments 78 C Company Ventures AcceleratorNew York, New York 210investments 79 N NDRC AcceleratorDublin, Ireland 208investments 80 B Bethnal Green Ventures AcceleratorLondon, United Kingdom 204investments 81 M MetaProp AcceleratorNew York, New York 201investments 82 I Innovation Capital AcceleratorSofia, Bulgaria 200investments 83 D DigitalHealth.London Accelerator AcceleratorLondon, United Kingdom 194investments 84 L LaunchVic AcceleratorMelbourne, Australia 193investments 85 T Target Takeoff AcceleratorMinneapolis, Minnesota 193investments 86 B Bluepoint AcceleratorDaejeon, South Korea 189investments 87 B Big Idea Ventures AcceleratorNew York, New York 188investments 88 F FCJ Venture Builder AcceleratorBelo Horizonte, Brazil 188investments 89 N NC IDEA AcceleratorDurham, North Carolina 186investments 90 W WOW Aceleradora AcceleratorSão Paulo, Brazil 186investments 91 A AngelPad AcceleratorSan Francisco, California 183investments 92 I India Accelerator AcceleratorGurgaon, India 183investments 93 J JioGenNext AcceleratorGhansoli, India 182investments 94 A Amino Capital AcceleratorPalo Alto, California 181investments 95 C Centech AcceleratorMontréal, Canada 181investments 96 S SixThirty AcceleratorSt Louis, Missouri 180investments 97 N NTT DOCOMO Ventures AcceleratorMinato, Japan 174investments 98 M MAGIC Fund AcceleratorLos Angeles, California 173investments 99 A Aju IB Investment AcceleratorYeoksamdong, South Korea 168investments 100 C Crédit Agricole AcceleratorMontrouge, France 165investments

Frequently asked questions

How many startup accelerators does PipelineRoad track?

PipelineRoad tracks 100 active startup accelerators, ranked by recorded investment activity.

Which is the most active?

Y Combinator, based in Mountain View, California, is the most active with 8,219 recorded investments and 6,286 portfolio companies.

Activity figures are recorded deal counts sourced via Crunchbase and the LP Database, not assets under management.