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What makes or breaks the success of a startup? Funding, access to talent and support seem to be essential.
That's why many European startups look to join an accelerator or incubator.
Find below the best 20 accelerators and incubators run across Europe.
20 European Accelerators & Incubators 1) Antler Antler is a worldwide early-stage venture capital business that backs tomorrow's most important technological firms.
Details of the startup:
Country: United Kingdom, Germany, The Netherlands, Finland, Sweden City: London, Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, Oslo, Stockholm Started in: 2017 Founders: Dilan Mizrakli Landgraff, Fridtjof Berge, Jussi Salovaara, Magnus Grimeland, Stefan Jung, Vegard Medbo Number of investments: 280 Number of exits: 2 Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 26 You can find their website here
2) HighTechXL HighTechXL is Europe's business accelerator for hardware entrepreneurs.
Details of the startup:
Country: The Netherlands City: Eindhoven Started in: 2013 Founders: Eric Van Den Eijnden, Guus Frericks Industries: 3D Printing, Advanced Materials, Energy, Hardware, Health Care, Incubators, Internet of Things, Robotics Number of investments: 27 Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 12 You can find their website here
3) Entrepreneur First Entrepreneur First brings together forward-thinking entrepreneurs to create internationally significant technological enterprises.
Details of the startup:
Country: United Kingdom City: London Started in: 2011 Founders: Alice Bentinck, Matt Clifford Industries: Communities, Information Technology, Venture Capital Number of investments: 297 Number of exits: 17 Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 24 You can find their website here
4) Ufounders Ufounders is a startup incubator and investment firm that helps and invests in tech projects.
Details of the startup:
Country: Spain City: Madrid Started in: 2020 Founders: David Hernández, Francisco Bengochea, Jaime García-Murillo You can find their website here
5) Lanzadera Accelerator Lanzadera Accelerator helps businesses build strong business models by providing entrepreneurial solutions.
Details of the startup:
Country: Spain City: Barcelona Started in: 2013 Founders: Juan Roig Number of investments: 259 Number of exits: 3 Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 16 You can find their website here
6) 1Kubator 1Kubator provides training, incubation, acceleration, and open innovation opportunities.
Details of the startup:
Country: France City: Lyon Started in: 2015 Founders: Alexandre Fourtoy You can find their website here
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7) EIT Digital Accelerator EIT Digital Accelerator provides international growth support for European digital tech scaleups.
Details of the startup:
Country: Belgium Started in: 2010 Number of investments: 237 Number of exits: 34 Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 48 You can find their website here
8) Plug and Play Spain Plug And Play is Spain's premier innovation platform, connecting the world's best entrepreneurs with industry leaders.
Details of the startup:
Country: Spain City: Paterna Started in: 2012 Founders: Alberto Gutiérrez, Juan-Luis Hortelano, Ruben Colomer, Saeed Amidi Industries: AgTech, Finance, Food and Beverage, Health Care, InsurTech, Real Estate, Retail, Smart Cities Number of investments: 51 Number of exits: 5 You can find their website here
9) STATION F STATION F is a startup campus located in Paris that houses 1,000 startups.
Details of the startup:
Country: France City: Paris Started in: 2016 Founders: Xavier Niel You can find their website here
10) Startup Wise Guys Startup Wise Guys is one of the leading B2B startup accelerators in Europe.
Details of the startup:
Country: Estonia, Italy, Denmark, Spain, Romania City: Tallinn, Milan, Copenhagen, Malaga, Bucharest Started in: 2012 Founders: Herty Tammo, Jon Bradford, Cristobal Alonso Industries: B2B, Cyber Security, Enterprise Software, FinTech, SaaS, Software, Sustainability Number of investments: 275 Number of exits: 9 Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 22 You can find their website here
11) Founders Factory Founders Factory is a venture studio and accelerator with a global corporate backer.
Details of the startup:
Country: United Kingdom City: London Started in: 2015 Founders: Brent Hoberman, George Northcott, Henry Lane Fox, Jim Meyerle Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Beauty, Digital Media, Education, FinTech, Health Care, Home Health Care, Information Technology, Retail, Travel Number of investments: 109 Number of exits: 7 Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 24 You can find their website here
12) Techstars London Accelerator The London-based Techstars Accelerator program focuses on a variety of tech firms.
Details of the startup:
Country: United Kingdom City: London Number of investments: 113 Number of exits: 5 Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 13 You can find their website here
13) Lisbon Challenge The Lisbon Challenge is a four-month acceleration program for eager startups in the early stages of development.
Details of the startup:
Country: Portugal City: Lisbon Started in: 2013 Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 10 You can find their website here
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14) Techstars Barclays Accelerator Techstars is a global network that assists entrepreneurs in their pursuit of success.
Details of the startup:
Country: United Kingdom City: London Started in: 2013 Founders: Chris Adelsbach, Greg Rogers, Jenny Fielding, Kester Keating, Liron Rose, Yossi Hasson Number of investments: 108 Number of exits: 4 Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 13 You can find their website here
15) Sting Sting assists brilliant individuals in turning their ideas into into enterprises.
Details of the startup:
Country: Sweden City: Stockholm Started in: 2002 Founders: Pär Hedberg Number of investments: 37 Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 17 You can find their website here
16) Bethnal Green Ventures Bethnal Green Ventures (BGV) is one of Europe's most successful early-stage venture capital firm.
Details of the startup:
Country: United Kingdom City: London Started in: 2012 Founders: Paul Miller Number of investments: 170 Number of exits: 1 Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 12 You can find their website here
17) SeedRocket SeedRocket is a technology startup accelerator that provides entrepreneurs with training, money, and advisory services.
Details of the startup:
Country: Spain City: Barcelona Started in: 2008 Founders: Jesus Monleon, Vicente Arias Number of investments: 63 Number of exits: 12 You can find their website here
18) Accelerace Accelerace, a business development organization established in Denmark, helps companies with training, investment, and business development.
Details of the startup:
Country: Denmark City: Copenhagen Started in: 2008 Founders: Peter Torstensen Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Biotechnology, Blockchain, CleanTech, EdTech, FinTech, Food and Beverage, Health Care, Internet of Things, Medical Device Number of investments: 48 Number of exits: 7 Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 12 You can find their website here
19) PANDO Ventures PANDO Ventures is a Rhine-Main-based German start-up accelerator.
Details of the startup:
Country: Germany City: Wiesbaden Started in: 2014 Founders: Arne Wüllner, Christopher Reimann, Florens Knorr, Michael Noven Number of investments: 7 Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 12 You can find their website here
20) H-FARM H-FARM is a cutting-edge platform that was founded in 2005 to assist entrepreneurs in launching new ventures and to facilitate corporate digitalization.
Details of the startup:
Country: Italy City: Roncade Started in: 2005 Founders: Giuseppe Miroglio, Maurizio Rossi, Riccardo Donadon Industries: B2B, Blockchain, Fashion, FinTech, Food and Beverage, Internet of Things, Retail, SaaS, Tourism, Travel Number of investments: 87 Number of exits: 15 You can find their website here
