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UNIQ

UNIQ is a venture studio that provides specialized services focused on the fintech and insurtech sectors. The studio is designed to support entrepreneurs by off...

Fintech and Insurtech UNIQ operates globally,...
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United Utilities Innovation Lab

The United Utilities Innovation Lab is a unique accelerator program designed to help innovative businesses collaborate with United Utilities. The program aims t...

Utilities, Water Management,... United Kingdom
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UnitedHealthcare Accelerator

UnitedHealthcare Accelerator is a 4-month program designed to help you accelerate your business through a combination of in-person and virtual support. The prog...

Healthcare United States
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Unity for Humanity

Unity for Humanity Grant program offers funding, mentorship, and technical support for real-time 3D social impact projects. This program aims to empower creator...

Real-time 3D social impact p... Global
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Univenture

Univenture is the first program in Tunisia that focuses on creating startups based on academic and scientific research. This accelerator provides a unique platf...

Univenture focuses on startu... Tunisia
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University of Chicago New Venture Challenge

Launched in 1996, the Edward L. Kaplan, '71, New Venture Challenge (NVC) is one of the nation's premier business launch programs. It has a proven track record o...

The NVC is industry-agnostic... United States
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University of Cincinnati Technology Accelerator for Commercialization

The University of Cincinnati Technology Accelerator for Commercialization (UCTAC) provides seed funding, entrepreneurial expertise, and valuable business connec...

Various industries, with a f... United States
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UNSW Founders

UNSW Founders supports students, staff, and alumni to build entrepreneurship skills, and found and grow real companies. The accelerator offers a variety of prog...

Various industries, with a s... Australia
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Untapped Ventures

Untapped Ventures is dedicated to building, investing in, and coaching startups that have the potential to help humanity achieve its untapped potential. The acc...

Untapped Ventures focuses on... Based in the United Stat...
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Up Strategy Lab

Up Strategy Lab is an accelerator focusing on Strategy Consulting, Sales, Marketing, Partner Programs, Digital Product Design, and Investments. They offer a com...

Strategy Consulting, Sales,... Information about the sp...
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Up to Eleven Digital Solutions

Up to Eleven Digital Solutions (UT11) is an accelerator that co-founds early-stage businesses in the field of mobile technology. They help entrepreneurs acceler...

Mobile Technology Austria
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Up to Eleven Digital Solutions (UT11)

Up to Eleven Digital Solutions (UT11) is an accelerator that co-founds early-stage businesses in the mobile sector. By actively involving themselves in the grow...

Mobile technology and relate... Based in Austria, but ma...
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Up to Eleven Digital Solutions UT11

Up to Eleven Digital Solutions UT11 is dedicated to co-founding and accelerating early-stage businesses in the mobile industry. Entrepreneurs benefit from UT11'...

Mobile Based in Austria, but li...
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Up2B Accelerator

Up2B Accelerator offers a range of tools and feedback specifically designed to support entrepreneurs in the early stages of their ventures. Through their progra...

General, with a focus on sup... Primarily Germany, with...
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Upaya Social Ventures

Upaya Social Ventures creates jobs for the poorest of the poor by building businesses with investment and consulting support. Upaya focuses on providing opportu...

Upaya Social Ventures primar... Upaya Social Ventures op...
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Upekkha AI SaaS Fund and Accelerator

Upekkha is an AI SaaS Fund and Accelerator that empowers early-stage SaaS founders to build global SaaS businesses. Upekkha offers a unique combination of fundi...

AI-driven SaaS solutions Global, with a focus on...
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Uplift

Uplift is a premier accelerator program designed to elevate startups to the next level. Managed by CIVITTA and Impact HUB, Uplift offers a comprehensive suite o...

Uplift is sector-agnostic, m... Uplift primarily focuses...
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Uplift Accelerator

Uplift is an accelerator program designed to help startups reach the next level of growth. It is a collaborative initiative by CIVITTA and Impact HUB. The progr...

Uplift does not have a speci... Uplift is based in Slova...
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Uppsala Innovation Centre

Uppsala Innovation Centre (UIC) is a startup incubator that provides comprehensive business development and support services for startups based in Uppsala, Swed...

Various industries, with a f... Sweden
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Upscale

Upscale helps the UK’s most promising tech companies to accelerate their growth and unlock the key to scaling successfully. The program is designed to support e...

Technology United Kingdom
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Upside

Upside is a web3 system investment DAO and incubator. It is designed to support and accelerate the growth of startups in the web3 space. Entrepreneurs benefit f...

Web3, Blockchain, Decentrali... Australia
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Upstart Labs

Upstart Labs is a startup accelerator that focuses on investing in innovative ideas and passionate entrepreneurs. They provide seed funding, mentorship, and res...

Upstart Labs is industry-agn... Upstart Labs primarily o...
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UpTech Accelerator

UpTech is a nationally ranked tech accelerator program that focuses on data-driven startups developing tech-enabled solutions. The accelerator is designed to he...

UpTech Accelerator primarily... The UpTech Accelerator o...
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Upward

Upward is a launchpad designed to fast-track startups focused on decarbonizing the real estate industry. The accelerator provides an extensive network of indust...

Real Estate, Decarbonization... Global
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UpWest

UpWest is a seed fund investing in Israel’s most promising entrepreneurs targeting the US market. UpWest provides entrepreneurs with the essential resources for...

UpWest invests across variou... UpWest primarily focuses...
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URBAN-X

URBAN-X is a platform for startups that are reimagining city life. Built by MINI, URBAN-X focuses on accelerating the growth of early-stage companies that are t...

URBAN-X focuses on startups... URBAN-X operates primari...
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USC Viterbi Startup Garage

Viterbi Startup Garage is a 1-year startup incubator program designed to support early-stage technology startups based in and around Los Angeles. The program of...

Technology United States
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UTEC Ventures

UTEC Ventures is a business accelerator that connects technology startups with corporations, providing a platform for growth and innovation. Entrepreneurs benef...

Technology, Innovation Peru
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UtrechtInc

UtrechtInc is a leading startup accelerator based in Utrecht, Netherlands. It is designed to provide entrepreneurs with the resources, mentorship, and network t...

Tech, Health, Sustainability Netherlands
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UZCARD Ventures

UZCARD Ventures is dedicated to investing in technology projects at both the seed stage and growth stage. They provide significant support and resources to entr...

Technology Primarily operates in Uz...
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Validé

Validé is one of Norway's largest government-funded incubators and seed investors, based in the Rogaland-region. Validé supports early-stage ventures and seed-s...

Validé does not specify a pa... Norway
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Valle Impacta

Valle Impacta is a business scaling program dedicated to enhancing the social aspects associated with entrepreneurship. The program is designed to support entre...

The industry focus of Valle... Colombia
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Valley Venture Mentors Accelerator

Valley Venture Mentors Accelerator supports entrepreneurs in transforming their concepts into flourishing, scalable businesses. The program provides a comprehen...

The accelerator is industry-... United States
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Value Maker Studio

Value Maker Studio is designed to support entrepreneurs and promote their expansion through a distinctive combination of mentoring, resources, and strategic gui...

Various industries with a fo... Saudi Arabia
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Valuemaker

Valuemaker is a financial investment firm that supports entrepreneurs and start-ups to increase their businesses. The firm provides not only the capital needed...

Industry focus information n... Countries information no...
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Valuevest Ventures

Valuevest Ventures is dedicated to accelerating business growth by assisting SMEs in expanding their operations through investment funds and corporate advice. E...

Valuevest Ventures has a bro... Valuevest Ventures prima...
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Vanderbilt University Office of Investments

The Vanderbilt University Office of Investments administers the endowment fund for Vanderbilt University and its Medical Center. This office is responsible for...

The Vanderbilt University Of... United States
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Vanguard Accelerator

The Vanguard Accelerator is a free six-month programme designed to assist digital-health startups. It is run by Biopôle SA and its partners. The programme offer...

Digital Health Switzerland
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VBites Ventures

VBites Ventures (VBV) is a dynamic accelerator that nurtures plant-based business ideas, offering substantial support to entrepreneurs who share a vision of tra...

Plant-based innovations, Sus... VBites Ventures primaril...
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Velocity Accelerator

Velocity is an industry-agnostic, 13-week accelerator designed for early-stage startups. It is ideal for companies that are ready to focus on achieving product-...

Industry-agnostic, meaning i... United States
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Velocity Indiana

Velocity Indiana is an effort of passionate mentors and entrepreneurs dedicated to fostering the growth of startups at the seed stage. Entrepreneurs who join Ve...

Velocity Indiana does not li... United States
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vEmpire

vEmpire (VEMP) is a decentralized, community-orientated metaverse accelerator and staking platform. vEmpire aims to democratize investment in the metaverse by p...

Metaverse, Blockchain, Decen... Global
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Ventiur

Ventiur is an accelerator dedicated to supporting entrepreneurs and investing in the development of startups. It provides a comprehensive range of services to h...

Ventiur is industry-agnostic... Primarily operates in Br...
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Venture 53

Venture 53 is the only pure-play seed/early-stage fund with a built-in accelerator specializing in transportation and logistics. Entrepreneurs benefit from Vent...

Transportation and Logistics Information not specifie...
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Venture Accelerator

Venture Accelerator is a Nelson-based group of angel investors dedicated to funding start-up companies in New Zealand. This accelerator provides crucial early-s...

Venture Accelerator focuses... New Zealand
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Venture Atlanta

Venture Atlanta is a premier venture conference that provides an exceptional platform for early-stage and seed-stage startups to connect with investors, advisor...

Venture Atlanta does not hav... United States
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Venture Connect Online

Venture Connect Online is an early-stage growth Tech and Life Science company accelerator that allows entrepreneurs to connect and grow from the comfort of thei...

Tech and Life Science United States
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Venture Garden Startup

VGG invests in entrepreneurs developing innovative solutions to address inefficiencies in high-impact sectors across Africa. They provide capital, business supp...

["agriculture","transportati... ["Kenya","Nigeria","Unit...
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Venture Hive

Venture Hive Miami is a haven for world-class startups and entrepreneurs. It provides an enriching environment for startups to grow through mentorship, resource...

Venture Hive does not limit... United States, primarily...
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Venture Hub

Venture Hub develops and operates acceleration and entrepreneurship programs. They provide a range of services to support startups, including mentorship, networ...

Various industries including... Primarily Sweden, but op...
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Venture Lane

Venture Lane is a startup hub designed specifically for founders growing early-stage tech companies. Located in Boston, it provides a dynamic and collaborative...

Tech companies United States
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