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Spherik Accelerator

Spherik Accelerator is an NGO founded in 2013 with the mission to advance tech entrepreneurship in Romania. It aims to accelerate innovation by providing startu...

Technology and innovation-dr... Romania
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Spin Ventures Corporate Venture Acceleration Fund

Spin Ventures Corporate Venture Acceleration Fund is an early-stage venture capital accelerator that focuses on fostering innovation and supporting entrepreneur...

Spin Ventures focuses on var... Spin Ventures primarily...
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SpinLab - The HHL Accelerator

SpinLab - The HHL Accelerator is recognized as one of the top accelerators in Europe, offering a comprehensive 6-month hybrid program designed to support startu...

Energy, Smart City, Health Germany (primary), Europ...
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Sport Social Business Lab

The Sport Social Business Lab is an accelerator that emphasizes a dual approach: INNOVATE and CONNECT. The program is designed to support social enterprises tha...

Social enterprises in the sp... The accelerator primaril...
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Spoti Angels

Spoti Angels is an accelerator that invests in early-stage start-ups. They focus on helping entrepreneurs by providing not just financial support but also mento...

Spoti Angels does not specif... Spoti Angels operates gl...
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Spring Accelerator

Spring Accelerator is a pioneering accelerator that supports businesses and services whose products and services can transform the lives of adolescent girls. It...

The primary focus is on busi... Spring Accelerator opera...
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Spring Activator

Spring Activator is an incubator and accelerator dedicated to transforming the landscape of entrepreneurship. It offers a range of programs and services designe...

Spring Activator supports a... Spring Activator primari...
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Spring Camp

Springcamp is a private equity and venture capital firm that focuses on startups in the gaming and entertainment industries. The firm provides funding and strat...

Gaming and Entertainment Springcamp primarily ope...
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Springboard

Springboard is a training company for businesses that combines investment capital with a mentor-led accelerator program. Entrepreneurs benefit from Springboard'...

Springboard focuses on a var... Springboard operates pri...
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Springboard Enterprises

Springboard Enterprises is dedicated to accelerating the growth of entrepreneurial companies led by women. They provide a comprehensive support system that incl...

Springboard Enterprises focu... United States
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Springcamp

Springcamp is a private equity and venture capital firm that focuses on startups in the gaming and entertainment industries. Entrepreneurs partnering with Sprin...

Gaming, Entertainment Primarily South Korea, b...
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SPRINT - SPace Research and Innovation Network for Technology

SPRINT - SPace Research and Innovation Network for Technology is designed to support the growth of SMEs by leveraging space data, technologies, and know-how. Th...

Space technology, data innov... United Kingdom
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Sprint Accelerator

Sprint Accelerator powered by Techstars is dedicated to fostering innovation in the mobile health industry. Entrepreneurs participating in this accelerator gain...

Mobile Health United States
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Sprint Accelerator powered by Techstars

Sprint Accelerator powered by Techstars is dedicated to fostering the next generation of mobile health innovations. This accelerator provides startups with exte...

Mobile Health United States
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Sprout

Sprout is an accelerator dedicated to identifying and nurturing the world's best agritech and agrifood businesses. By participating in Sprout's program, entrepr...

Agritech and Agrifood Sprout operates globally...
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Sproutx

Sproutx is an Australian AgTech accelerator that empowers founders to build technologies. The accelerator provides support to startups in the agriculture techno...

Agriculture Technology (AgTe... Australia
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Sputnik ATX

Sputnik ATX is a venture capital fund and startup accelerator that specializes in funding maker-founders. The program focuses on early stage ventures and seed s...

Sputnik ATX does not limit i... United States
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Squadron Venture Media

Squadron Venture Media is an offline media planning and buying agency. It focuses on providing entrepreneurs with extensive media planning and buying services,...

Media Planning and Buying United Kingdom
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Squared Circles

Squared Circles is a venture capital firm that specializes in investing in seed, early-stage, and later-stage companies. Entrepreneurs partnering with Squared C...

Squared Circles does not lim... Squared Circles operates...
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Stackscale

Stackscale is an Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Private Cloud company based in Spain and The Netherlands. They provide robust, scalable, and high-perfor...

IaaS, Private Cloud, Technol... Spain, The Netherlands
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Stadia Ventures

Stadia Ventures is one of the oldest sports- and esports-focused venture firms, offering a specialized sports business accelerator. Entrepreneurs who join Stadi...

Sports, Esports Primarily United States,...
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Stanford Technology Ventures Program (STVP)

The Stanford Technology Ventures Program (STVP) is dedicated to accelerating entrepreneurship education at Stanford University and across the globe. As an integ...

Technology, Entrepreneurship... United States
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Star Ventures

Star Ventures is a technology-based startup and accelerator that aids Korean startups in innovative growth and development. They provide early-stage venture fun...

Technology-based startups South Korea
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Starburst Accelerator

Starburst Accelerator helps early-stage companies grow their business globally in the aviation, space, and defense industries. As an accelerator, Starburst prov...

Aviation, Space, and Defense Starburst Accelerator op...
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Start Co.

Start Co. is a venture development organization that specializes in equity and mobility. It is dedicated to supporting entrepreneurs at the seed stage, offering...

Equity and Mobility Start Co. primarily oper...
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Start Fellows

Start Fellows is an accelerator program designed to support early-stage IT companies. It is presented by a group through the social network VKontakte. The progr...

Information Technology (IT) Russia
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Start Garden

Start Garden provides investment and space to work and connect, creating an ecosystem that helps ideas become businesses. The accelerator offers early-stage ven...

Start Garden does not specif... United States
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Start Up Peru

Start Up Peru is a dynamic accelerator that brings together a set of public and private actors with a mission to contribute to the creation and growth of new co...

Technology Innovation Peru
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Start-Up Brasil

Start-Up Brasil is a government-backed accelerator program designed to empower startups in Brazil by providing them with comprehensive support including funding...

Technology, Innovation, SaaS... Brazil
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Start-Up Chile

Start-Up Chile is a public startup accelerator created by the Chilean Government to help global entrepreneurs bootstrap their startups. The program offers fundi...

Start-Up Chile is industry-a... Chile
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Start-up Express

Start-up Express is a meticulously selected start-up development program curated by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC). This program targets start-...

Innovative and technological... Hong Kong
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Start'Act Business Accelerator

Start'Act Business Accelerator is the first Tunisian Startup Accelerator, dedicated to fostering the growth and development of startups in Tunisia. As a pioneer...

Various industries including... Tunisia
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Start100 Fund

Start100 Fund is a unique blend of an angel fund, accelerator, and start-up coach specifically designed for potential high-growth product entrepreneurs. The fun...

High-growth product entrepre... Primarily operates withi...
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Starta Accelerator

Starta Accelerator specializes in nurturing technology startups with European R&D roots. The accelerator provides a unique platform for early-stage companies to...

Technology startups with a f... Starta Accelerator prima...
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Starta VC

Starta VC is a dynamic venture ecosystem dedicated to discovering, nurturing, and financing early-stage talent in the technology sector. The accelerator provide...

Tech Starta VC focuses on sta...
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startAD

startAD is an innovation and entrepreneurship platform anchored at New York University Abu Dhabi. It aims to support and accelerate the growth of early-stage st...

startAD supports a wide rang... United Arab Emirates
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StartEd Accelerator

StartEd Accelerator is dedicated to attracting and developing an army of education innovators to solve the world's largest challenges. By joining StartEd Accele...

Education Technology (EdTech... Primarily the United Sta...
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Starter Rocket

Starter Rocket is an acceleration program that helps struggling startup entrepreneurs and helps them achieve greatness. The program offers resources, mentorship...

Starter Rocket is industry-a... Starter Rocket primarily...
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Starter Studio

Starter Studio is a company that provides programs and mentorship to growing entrepreneurs. They offer a range of benefits to startups, including access to expe...

Starter Studio is industry-a... Starter Studio primarily...
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StartersHub XO

StartersHub XO is a 6-month long global accelerator program designed for seed-stage startups. The program is structured around KPI-based objectives to ensure me...

The accelerator does not spe... The program is global, a...
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StarterStudio

StarterStudio supports Central Florida tech startups with robust educational programming, coaching, and funding. Entrepreneurs benefit from a comprehensive suit...

Tech startups United States
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STARTGUIDE VC

STARTGUIDE VC is an early-stage venture capital fund that empowers startups to create value and drive positive change. With a focus on early-stage ventures and...

STARTGUIDE VC focuses on a d... STARTGUIDE VC primarily...
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StartItSmart

StartItSmart is an entrepreneurship organization created to spread and develop the entrepreneurial way of thinking. It aims to foster a dynamic and innovative s...

StartItSmart does not specif... StartItSmart primarily o...
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Startl

Startl is a social enterprise dedicated to bringing digital media and learning products to market. They focus on fostering innovation in the educational technol...

Digital Media and Learning P... USA
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StartLabs

StartLabs is a US-based early-stage fund investing in startups from Southeast Europe. They provide seed funding to promising startups and offer a range of benef...

StartLabs invests across var... United States, Southeast...
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StartLife

StartLife empowers founders to build and grow Foodtech and Agtech startups with lasting impact. They provide comprehensive support and resources to entrepreneur...

Foodtech, Agtech Netherlands
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Startmate

Startmate is the epicentre for startup ambition across Australia and New Zealand. They provide a robust support system for early-stage startups through mentorsh...

Startmate is industry-agnost... Australia and New Zealan...
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StartOut

StartOut is dedicated to empowering LGBT entrepreneurs and business leaders by providing them with mentorship, education, and access to capital. This accelerato...

StartOut is industry-agnosti... Primarily based in the U...
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StartPlanetNI

StartPlanetNI is an accelerator program that focuses on developing the team, business model, and potential for follow-on funding for startups. Entrepreneurs par...

StartPlanetNI focuses on a v... StartPlanetNI primarily...
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STARTPLATZ

STARTPLATZ is a leading startup accelerator and incubator located in Germany, specifically designed for early-stage tech startups. Entrepreneurs benefit from a...

STARTPLATZ focuses on tech s... Germany
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Starttech Ventures

Starttech Ventures is an investment firm that focuses on early-stage, B2B, and SaaS companies. They aim to support and empower entrepreneurs by providing not on...

B2B, SaaS Greece (primary), with a...
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