Top 39 BioTech Accelerators and Incubators (2026)

1. Techstars

Techstars provides early-stage startups with pre-seed investment and intensive mentorship through its vast global network. They help founders across a wide array of industries build their companies from the ground up by providing critical resources and connections.

2. StartX (Stanford-StartX Fund)

Tapping into the Stanford University ecosystem, StartX supports the university's most promising entrepreneurs through a founder-focused, educational non-profit model. The community offers custom-tailored education and a powerful network of experts, all without taking any equity from the startups it helps launch.

3. Innovation Works

As one of the most active seed-stage investors in the country, Innovation Works fuels tech startups with capital and hands-on business expertise. Their family of accelerator programs includes the nationally ranked AlphaLab for software, AlphaLab Gear for hardware, and the Robotics Factory for robotics and AI.

4. WILCO

Through a unique KPI-driven program, WILCO accelerates innovative startups toward their first million euros in revenue in just three years. They offer business expertise, financing, and networking to a wide range of tech companies, including those in FinTech, MedTech, and Cleantech.

5. Royalty Pharma

By purchasing royalties on approved and late-stage biopharmaceutical products, Royalty Pharma provides significant, non-dilutive funding to drug developers. This capital injection allows companies to accelerate the delivery of new medicines for complex conditions like cancer, diabetes, and rare diseases.

6. Accelerace

As a pre-traction venture fund, Accelerace backs early-stage startups across the Nordics, Baltics, and Italy in sectors ranging from FoodTech to Life Sciences. Their online program helps these companies secure crucial early-stage investment to build and scale their businesses.

7. 50 Partners

As both an accelerator and VC, 50 Partners backs promising early-stage startups across the Tech, Impact, and Healthtech industries with funding and support. The program's unique strength lies in its collective of 50 seasoned entrepreneurs who provide deep mentorship and industry connections.

8. LVenture Group

Operating as a publicly listed holding company, LVenture Group invests in seed-stage digital startups across a range of industries including biotech, cleantech, and edtech. They provide essential funding and resources through their acceleration program, aiming to fast-track the growth of these early-stage ventures.

9. Illumina

Illumina provides genomics-focused startups with seed funding and unparalleled access to its sequencing technology and expertise. They help founders accelerate their research by offering business guidance and fully operational lab spaces to develop breakthrough therapies and diagnostics.

10. What If Ventures

With a unique focus on two critical sectors, What If Ventures invests in early-stage mental health and national security startups. They provide capital from the pre-seed to Series B stages, helping founders build companies that address both personal wellbeing and defense technology.