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Canadian Technology Accelerator Silicon Valley

The Canadian Technology Accelerator (CTA) in Silicon Valley provides technology companies with unparalleled access to the unique resources of Silicon Valley. En...

Technology, including AI, Sa... Canada, United States (S...
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Canberra Innovation Network

Canberra Innovation Network offers a range of services including innovation, collaboration, accelerator, and incubation services specifically designed for start...

The Canberra Innovation Netw... Australia
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Candaq Fintech Group

Candaq Fintech Group is an accelerator focused on the incubation of fintech and blockchain-based start-ups. The organization also supports ventures in big data,...

Fintech, Blockchain, Big Dat... Canada
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CanopyBoulder

CanopyBoulder is a mentorship-driven seed-stage business accelerator and investment fund, focused primarily on startups in the cannabis industry. The accelerato...

Cannabis Industry, including... United States
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Canyon Ventures Center

Canyon Ventures Center is a student-centric innovation and business acceleration center. It aims to foster an environment where entrepreneurial ideas can thrive...

The center generally support... United States
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Capgrove Group

Capgrove Group is a business services and investments conglomerate that specializes in investment and asset management. As an investment and asset management fi...

Business services, investmen... Capgrove Group operates...
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Capital Factory

Capital Factory is a venture capital firm and accelerator that focuses on investing in seed-stage, early-stage, and later-stage companies. The firm offers a com...

Technology, Software, Consum... United States
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Capital Innovators

Capital Innovators invests in tech-enabled startups through their nationally recognized accelerator and directly through their seed funds. Entrepreneurs benefit...

Tech-enabled startups across... Primarily based in the U...
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Capsula Smart Mobility

Capsula's Studio offers Smart Mobility startups a unique three-month residency program focused on mentored customer validation. This accelerator program is desi...

Smart Mobility The accelerator primaril...
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CARB-X

CARB-X is a biopharmaceutical business enterprise that specializes in biotechnology, antibiotics, vaccines, and fast diagnostics. The accelerator focuses on com...

Biotechnology, Antibiotics,... Global
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Carbon to Value Initiative (C2V Initiative)

The Carbon to Value Initiative (C2V Initiative) is a partnership accelerator that provides comprehensive support for startups focused on carbontech solutions. T...

Carbontech, Sustainability,... United States
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Carbon Trust

The Carbon Trust is dedicated to accelerating the transition to a low carbon economy by collaborating with organizations to reduce carbon emissions and develop...

Low carbon solutions, sustai... The Carbon Trust operate...
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Carbon13

Carbon13 is a venture builder dedicated to addressing the climate emergency. It focuses on creating and supporting startups that can make a significant impact o...

Climate Tech, Sustainability... Carbon13 operates global...
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Carib Ventures, LLC

Carib Ventures, LLC is an early-stage investment and operations entity focused on the technology and service sector. Carib Ventures provides entrepreneurs with...

Technology and Service Secto... Carib Ventures, LLC prim...
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Caricaco VC

CARICACO is a startup powerhouse dedicated to supporting the best entrepreneurs in Central America. By providing capital, mentorship, and invaluable connections...

CARICACO VC does not specify... Central America
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Carma Axlr8r

Carma Axlr8r is a venture fund focused on supporting entrepreneurs who are building cutting-edge technologies aimed at solving specific problems. The accelerato...

Technology and innovation, p... Global, with a focus on...
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Carnegie Mellon University Africa - Industry Innovation Lab

The Carnegie Mellon University Africa - Industry Innovation Lab (IIL) is a forward-thinking venture and startup studio designed to foster the development of new...

Technology-enabled enterpris... African countries
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Carrot Pivot

Carrot Pivot’s unique six-stage program is designed to engage smokers earlier than other cessation plans, without pressuring them to quit. It begins by helping...

Health and Wellness, Smoking... United States
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CarStudio

CarStudio is an innovative autotech accelerator that focuses on nurturing early-stage ventures and seed-stage startups in the automotive technology sector. Entr...

Autotech While the specific count...
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Catalyst Fund

Catalyst Fund supports early-stage startups building innovative Fintech solutions for the 3 billion underserved in emerging markets. The accelerator provides a...

Fintech Emerging markets
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Catalyst Jobtech Accelerator

Catalyst Jobtech supports inclusive tech startups by providing them with capital, hands-on venture building support, and access to a vast network of over 140 in...

Jobtech, inclusive tech star... Global
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CATALYST startup accelerator

The CATALYST startup accelerator program embodies collaboration and innovation, designed to support early-stage startups through a combination of mentorship, st...

The CATALYST startup acceler... The CATALYST accelerator...
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CatalyzeCU

Catalyze CU is a summer-long startup accelerator specifically designed to support CU students, faculty, and staff in transforming their innovative ideas into vi...

Catalyze CU is industry-agno... United States
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Catalyzer Startup Accelerator

Catalyzer Startup 101 Accelerator Program is a 101-day mentorship-driven entrepreneurship cohort accelerator program designed for startups. This accelerator pro...

Catalyzer Startup Accelerato... The accelerator primaril...
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CATAPULT: Inclusion Africa

CATAPULT: Inclusion Africa is an acceleration program developed by the LHoFT Foundation specifically designed to support fintech startups in their development....

Fintech, Financial Inclusion Primarily focused on Afr...
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Catapult: Kickstarter

Catapult: Kickstarter is a dynamic acceleration bootcamp designed to support fintech startups from around the world that are striving to innovate and evolve fin...

Fintech Global
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CBS Startup

CBS Startup is an independent organisation dedicated to accelerating the impact of entrepreneurship by providing vital support to startups, particularly with ea...

Various industries with a fo... Denmark
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CDMN Soft-Landing Program

The CDMN Soft Landing program offers qualified, mature startups and SMEs exposure to business opportunities around the world. This program is designed to help c...

Digital media and technology Global, with a focus on...
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Cedars-Sinai Accelerator

Cedars-Sinai Accelerator is a collaboration designed to help today’s technology innovators turn their ideas into breakthroughs, particularly in the healthcare s...

Healthcare, HealthTech, MedT... United States
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CEED Tech

CEED Tech is a consortium of five startup accelerators aimed at supporting early-stage technology companies. Entrepreneurs who join CEED Tech can benefit from e...

CEED Tech focuses on technol... CEED Tech operates in mu...
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Celo Camp

Celo Camp is a virtual boot camp designed specifically for startups that are building applications on the Celo blockchain. The accelerator offers a comprehensiv...

Blockchain, Cryptocurrency,... Celo Camp operates virtu...
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Centech

Centech is a leading accelerator that assists tech startups with high growth potential to scale their companies. Located in Montreal, Centech offers a nurturing...

Technology Canada
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Center for Digital Technology and Management (CDTM)

The Center for Digital Technology and Management (CDTM) offers an interdisciplinary add-on study program called 'Technology Management'. It is part of the Elite...

Technology Management, Digit... Germany
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Center of Aging and Brain Health Innovation

The Center of Aging and Brain Health Innovation (CABHI) is a dedicated service center that supports the aging and brain health sector. CABHI offers a range of r...

Aging and brain health secto... Canada (primary), also o...
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Central Research Laboratory

Central Research Laboratory (CRL) is a vibrant community dedicated to supporting hardware startups, designers, and makers. The CRL provides a unique environment...

Hardware startups, design, a... United Kingdom
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Central Research Laboratory (CRL)

The Central Research Laboratory (CRL) is a vibrant community of hardware startups, designers, and makers. This accelerator provides an excellent environment for...

Hardware startups, product d... United Kingdom
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Centre d'innovation de Lubumbashi (Cinolu)

Centre d'innovation de Lubumbashi (Cinolu) provides comprehensive support to entrepreneurs through their one-stop training and long-term incubation courses. Ent...

Various industries, with a f... Democratic Republic of t...
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Centre d'innovation de Lubumbashi Cinolu

Centre d'innovation de Lubumbashi Cinolu (Cinolu) offers comprehensive one-stop training and long-term incubation courses designed to support entrepreneurs in d...

Various industries with an e... Democratic Republic of t...
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Centrepolis Accelerator

Centrepolis Accelerator is dedicated to accelerating the growth of Michigan's advanced manufacturing and innovative hardware entrepreneurs. The accelerator offe...

Advanced manufacturing, inno... United States
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Centro de Incubação de Évora

Centro de Incubação de Évora is a dynamic incubator and coworking hub powered by ANJE. It offers a nurturing environment for startups in their early stages, foc...

Centro de Incubação de Évora... Portugal
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Cerebro Labs

Cerebro Labs operates as a tech business incubator and accelerator for pre-seed and early-stage startups across all verticals. It provides entrepreneurs with a...

Tech startups across all ver... Philippines
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CEWAS

CEWAS is an accelerator that supports entrepreneurs at all stages of their journey, including ideation, incubation, acceleration, and scale-up. CEWAS focuses on...

Water, sanitation, and resou... Middle East region
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CEWAS Middle East

CEWAS Middle East supports entrepreneurs at all stages of their journey, from ideation and incubation to acceleration and scale-up. The accelerator focuses on p...

Water, Sanitation, Resource... Middle East
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CFB Croissance & Innovation

CFB Croissance & Innovation is a dynamic accelerator that provides the necessary capital for the development or capital organization projects of aspiring entrep...

Various industries with a fo... France
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Chaldal

Chaldal is an innovative online platform for grocery and delivery services based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It aims to make grocery shopping convenient and hassle-fr...

Grocery, Delivery Services,... Bangladesh
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Challenge Up!

Challenge Up! is a joint Internet of Things (IoT) accelerator designed to support startups from the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) regions. The program...

Internet of Things (IoT) Europe, Middle East, and...
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Challenge Works

Challenge Works is a world-class expert in challenge prizes, supporting global innovators in addressing society's most pressing issues. By leveraging their exte...

Challenge Works focuses on a... Challenge Works operates...
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Chalmers Innovation

Chalmers Innovation provides inventors and start-ups with both financial support and invaluable experience. The accelerator offers funding opportunities and pai...

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ChangeLabs

ChangeLabs partners with leading organizations to develop entrepreneurship and innovation programs. By collaborating with key stakeholders, ChangeLabs aims to f...

ChangeLabs focuses on a wide... ChangeLabs operates prim...
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Changyou Fund

Chang You Fund is an investment firm that focuses on early-stage ventures and seed-stage startups. They offer financial support, strategic guidance, and network...

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Chicago Venture Summit

Chicago Venture Summit is a premier event that showcases the best early-stage tech companies in the Midwest. This summit offers a unique platform for entreprene...

Technology, with a focus on... United States
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