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DMZ at Ryerson University

The DMZ at Ryerson University is a renowned business incubator for tech startups, dedicated to fuelling the success of emerging entrepreneurs. Located in Toront...

Tech startups with a broad f... Canada
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Dogpatch Labs

Dogpatch Labs provides a platform for membership, community, and events, supporting entrepreneurs in their journey to build and scale startups. The accelerator...

Technology, Innovation, Star... Ireland
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Dohe Korea

Dohe Korea is a startup accelerator based in South Korea that focuses on discovering and fostering IT-based startup companies. Entrepreneurs who join the accele...

Information Technology (IT) South Korea
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DoorDash Accelerator for Local Restaurants

DoorDash Accelerator for Local Restaurants provides technical support and restaurant training. This initiative aims to empower local restaurants by giving them...

Restaurant and Food Services United States
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Doordasht Venture

Doordasht Venture is a full-service, global-oriented, technology-centered venture capital and private equity firm. The accelerator is committed to providing ent...

Technology, including but no... Doordasht Venture operat...
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Dotforge

Dotforge is an intensive 13-week mentor-supported accelerator program designed to help startups scale and succeed. The program provides entrepreneurs with acces...

Dotforge does not have a spe... Dotforge is based in the...
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Downing Enterprise

Downing Enterprise is an alumni-led angel and seed investment platform and startup competition associated with Downing College, Cambridge University. The platfo...

The industry focus is not ex... United Kingdom
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Downtown Project

Downtown Project is a small business and tech startup incubator and accelerator based in Las Vegas, Nevada. As part of its initiative, Downtown Project aims to...

Technology, Small Business United States
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Dream Assembly Base Camp

Dream Assembly Base Camp is a Web3 accelerator powered by a strategic partnership between FARFETCH, a leading global platform for the luxury fashion industry, a...

Web3, Blockchain, Luxury Fas... Global
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Dreamit Health

Dreamit Health is a prominent accelerator investor focusing on health IT and medical device startups. Entrepreneurs participating in the Dreamit Health program...

Health IT and medical device... United States
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Dreammove

Dreammove is a crowdfunding platform based in China. It serves as a bridge between entrepreneurs and potential investors, providing a robust platform for startu...

Information not provided China
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DreamPlus

DreamPlus is an ICT accelerator that aims to create a thriving startup ecosystem throughout Asia by forming an alliance of accelerators around the world. It pro...

Information and Communicatio... Asia
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Drive

Drive is a startup accelerator designed to fast-track disruptive young businesses that are looking for global expansion. The program offers a unique opportunity...

Drive primarily focuses on t... Drive operates globally,...
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DRIVE TLV

DRIVE TLV is a cutting-edge accelerator dedicated to entrepreneurs who aim to innovate in the smart mobility sector. By providing a supportive ecosystem, DRIVE...

Smart Mobility Israel
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DriveOp

DriveOp is a business acceleration firm focused on consumer goods & services, leveraging digital technologies. Entrepreneurs benefit from DriveOp's extensive ne...

Consumer Goods & Services, D... DriveOp operates primari...
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DsgnFwd Design Forward Program

DsgnFwd Design Forward Program is a specialized accelerator that provides comprehensive support in product design, identity creation, user experience (UX) desig...

Design, Web Development, UX,... The program is open to s...
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dtac Accelerate

dtac Accelerate is a prominent startup accelerator based in Thailand. The accelerator aims to nurture and support innovative startups through a comprehensive pr...

Technology, Telecommunicatio... Thailand
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Duality

Duality is an accelerator program in the nation exclusively dedicated to supporting innovative quantum startups. The program provides a unique blend of resource...

Quantum Technology United States
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Dunin-Deshpande Queen's Innovation Centre

The Dunin-Deshpande Queen's Innovation Centre (DDQIC) is Canada's premiere university entrepreneurship and innovation centre. Located at Queen's University, DDQ...

DDQIC is industry-agnostic,... Canada
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e-Novia

e-Novia represents an innovative approach to technology manufacturing and enterprise evolution. As an accelerator, e-Novia focuses on nurturing startups and inn...

e-Novia focuses on industrie... Italy
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East Carolina Angels

East Carolina Angels is an angel network focused on providing a high return on investment (ROI) for its members through the facilitation of the flow of capital....

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East Ventures

East Ventures is a prominent early stage venture fund focusing on Southeast Asia (SEA) and Japan. With a proven track record, the firm has successfully nurtured...

East Ventures primarily focu... Southeast Asia (SEA) and...
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Eastern Pacific Accelerator

Eastern Pacific Accelerator is a mentorship-based programme that invests in startups. The accelerator provides startups with invaluable mentorship from industry...

Maritime, Shipping, Technolo... Singapore
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eAwards Italia

eAwards Italia is an entrepreneurship program managed by the NTT Foundation. This accelerator aims to foster innovation and support promising startups in their...

The eAwards Italia program f... Italy
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Echoing Green

Echoing Green provides social entrepreneurs, both for-profit and nonprofit, with start-up funding and offers customized support services. The accelerator is ded...

Social impact, non-profit, f... Echoing Green operates g...
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Ecobank Fintech Challenge

The Ecobank Fintech Challenge is a program designed to find, partner, and scale Fintechs that are ready for growth. The challenge offers selected Fintechs a hos...

Fintech 33 African countries whe...
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Ecofuel

Ecofuel is a Quebec-based startup accelerator that provides specialized services to clean technology companies. Entrepreneurs who join the Ecofuel accelerator b...

Clean technology Canada
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Economic Development of the Longueuil Conurbation

Economic Development of the Longueuil Conurbation (DEL) is dedicated to fostering the growth and expansion of businesses within the Longueuil area. DEL offers v...

Various industries including... Canada
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Ecostar Hub

Ecostar Hub is a virtual research enterprise dedicated to advancing entrepreneurship and innovation specifically for nature-based businesses. The accelerator ai...

Nature-based businesses, Sus... Global
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ED2

ED2 is an international accelerator dedicated to fostering innovative projects in the field of digital education. As part of its first international acceleratio...

Digital Education ED2 operates internation...
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Edson Student Entrepreneur Initiative

The Edson Student Entrepreneur Initiative is designed to support student entrepreneurs at Arizona State University. It provides funding, mentorship, and office...

The initiative is open to a... United States
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EduSpaze

EduSpaze is Singapore's first EdTech-focused accelerator, supported by Enterprise Singapore. It is dedicated to nurturing and accelerating the growth of innovat...

Education Technology (EdTech... Singapore
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Edventures

Edventures is a corporate venture capital firm that invests in startups specializing in education, culture, and innovative learning solutions. Edventures aims t...

Education, Culture, Innovati... Edventures primarily ope...
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Efactory

Efactory is a business resource center designed to support entrepreneurs and startups in southwest Missouri. It offers a comprehensive range of resources, inclu...

Technology, healthcare, manu... United States
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EFG EV Fintech

EFG EV Fintech is a notable accelerator and venture capital firm focused on investing in startups within the Fintech ecosystem. By providing early-stage funding...

Fintech Based in Egypt, with a f...
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eHatchery

eHatchery is a technology incubator based in Georgia that specializes in connecting corporations with innovative startups. The incubator provides a nurturing en...

eHatchery focuses primarily... United States
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EIC Accelerator

The EIC Accelerator is a Horizon Europe funding programme that provides assistance to start-ups and SMEs. It is designed to support high-risk, high-potential sm...

The EIC Accelerator is open... European Union member st...
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EIT - European Institute of Innovation and Technology

The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) is a unique initiative designed to drive innovation and entrepreneurship across Europe. Through its va...

Urban Mobility, Smart Cities... European Union Member St...
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EIT Climate-KIC Accelerator Spain

EIT Climate-KIC Accelerator Spain is a dedicated acceleration program aimed at addressing global warming through innovative solutions. The program offers a comp...

Climate innovation, sustaina... Spain
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EIT Digital

EIT Digital is a European digital innovation and entrepreneurial education organization. EIT Digital focuses on driving Europe’s digital transformation by foste...

Digital technology innovatio... EIT Digital operates acr...
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EIT Digital Accelerator

EIT Digital Accelerator is dedicated to scaling up European digital ventures. The program supports innovative technology companies to grow internationally by he...

Digital technology sectors,... The EIT Digital Accelera...
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EIT Health Wild Card

EIT Health Wild Card is an open innovation program designed to create new business ventures from teams and individuals with groundbreaking ideas in the health s...

Health EIT Health Wild Card ope...
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EIT InnoEnergy

EIT InnoEnergy is the innovation engine for sustainable energy, focusing on nurturing and investing in early-stage ventures and seed-stage companies that are pi...

Sustainable Energy EIT InnoEnergy operates...
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eLab Accelerator

eLab is dedicated to accelerating top Cornell University startups. The accelerator provides a comprehensive support system for budding entrepreneurs originating...

Primarily focuses on technol... United States
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Elemental Excelerator

Elemental Excelerator is a non-profit investor dedicated to scaling climate solutions and driving social impact for all communities. They focus on supporting ea...

Climate solutions, sustainab... Elemental Excelerator wo...
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Elevar

Elevar is a Silicon Valley-based innovation advisory firm that provides a comprehensive suite of services for large enterprises and early stage startups. The fi...

Diverse, with a focus on inn... United States (primarily...
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Ellis Accelerator

Ellis Accelerator is a comprehensive four-month program tailored to empower international startups. It offers a blend of mentorship, strategic guidance, and res...

The accelerator does not spe... The accelerator is desig...
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Elmspring Accelerator

Elmspring Accelerator is a seed-stage tech accelerator designed specifically for start-ups in the real estate and related industries. The program provides entre...

Real estate and related indu... United States
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Embarca Ventures

Embarca Ventures is a Venture Capital firm dedicated to investing in and accelerating early-stage technology-based startups in Latin America (Latam). Embarca Ve...

Technology-based startups Latin America
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Embria

Embria is a tech-focused accelerator that specializes in finding, funding, and growing tech companies. They provide startups with essential resources such as fu...

Technology Primarily focused on tec...
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EMERGE CoLab (Powered by TechNexus Venture Collaborative)

EMERGE CoLab, powered by TechNexus Venture Collaborative, serves as a gateway to an ecosystem comprising enterprises, startups, first responders, and cities. Th...

Technology, Productivity, Pu... United States
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