It almost feels like in every week there is a another new startup accelerator getting started. The list below is my attempt to give you a complete overview of the accelerator programs in Europe. Please let me know if there are some programs I’ve missed.
Important Update: We just published some research on startup accelerators in Europe. It contains much more than the information below and can be purchased here.
betaFACTORY, Location: Oslo (Norway), Investment: €15,000, Duration of the programme: 3 months
Springboard London, Location: London (UK), Investment: £15,000, Duration of the programme: 13 weeks
Rockstart Accelerator, Location: Amsterdam (Netherlands), Investment: €15,000, Duration of the programme: 12 weeks
Startupbootcamp Amsterdam, Location: Amsterdam (Netherlands), Investment: €17,000, Duration of the programme: 12 weeks
Huge Thing, Location: Poznan (Poland), Investment: €7,500, Duration of the programme: 6 months
Startup Wise Guys, Location: Tallinn (Estonia), Investment: €15,000, Duration of the programme: 10 weeks
Startup Sauna, Location: Espoo (Finland), Investment: €1,500, Duration of the programme: 6 weeks
Le Camping, Location: Paris (France), Investment: €4,500, Duration of the programmr: 6 Months (Update – March 2023: The website seems to be out of use, and we therefore deactivated the original link).
Wayra UK, Location: London (UK), Investment: €50,000, Duration of the programme: 12 months
Bethnal Green Ventures, Location: London (UK), Investment: £15,000, Duration of the programme: 3 months
Startupbootcamp Berlin, Location: Berlin (Germany), Investment: €15,000, Duration of the programme: 3 months
Oxygen Accelerator, Location: Birmingham (UK), Investment: £20,000, Duration of the programme: 13 weeks
Startupbootcamp Copenhagen, Location: Copenhagen (Denmark), Investment: €12,000, Duration of the programme: 3 months
Springboard Cambridge, Location: Cambridge (UK), Investment £15,000, Duration of the programme: 13 weeks
NDRC LaunchPad, Location: Dublin (Ireland), Investment: €20,000, Duration of the programme: 12 weeks
Startup Yard, Location: Prague (Czech Republic), Investment: €6,000, Duration of the programme: 12 weeks
Startupbootcamp Dublin, Location: Dublin (Ireland), Investment: €12,000, Duration of the programme: 12 weeks
Beta Foundry, Location: Oxford (UK), Investment: £5,000, Duration of the programme: 10 weeks
StartupHighway, Location: Vilnius (Lithuania), Investment: €14,000, Duration of the programme: 13 weeks
Gamma Rebels, Location: Warsaw (Poland), Investment: €20,000, Duration of the programme: 3 months (Update – March 2023: The website seems to be out of use, and we therefore deactivated the original link).
Ignite 100, Location: Newcastle upon Tyne (UK), Investment: £15,000, Duration of the program: 13 weeks
Seedrocket, Location: Barcelona (Spain), Investment: €20,000, Duration of the programme: 12 weeks
3Challenge, Location: Sofia (Bulgaria), Investment: €2,500, Duration of the programme: 6 months
Propeller Venture Accelerator, Location: Dublin (Ireland), Investment: €30,000, Duration of the programme: 12 weeks (Update – March 2023: The website seems to be out of use, and we therefore deactivated the original link).
H-Farm Seed Program, Location: Venice (Italy), Investment: €30,000, Duration of the programme: 12 weeks (Update – March 2023: The website seems to be out of use, and we therefore deactivated the original link).
ICatapult/TechPeaks, Location: Trento (Italy), Investment: €25,000, Duration of the programme: 6 months (Update – March 2023: The website seems to be out of use, and we therefore deactivated the original link).
SeedLab, Location: Milan (Italy), Investment: €10,000, Duration of the programme: 3 months (Update – March 2023: The website seems to be out of use, and we therefore deactivated the original link).
ProSiebenSat1 Accelerator, Location: Berlin (Germany), Investment: €25,000, Duration of the programme: 3 months (Update – March 2023: The website seems to be out of use, and we therefore deactivated the original link).
dotforge, Location: Sheffield (UK), Investment: €25,000, Duration of the programme: 13 weeks (Update – March 2023: The website seems to be out of use, and we therefore deactivated the original link).
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There are two more Bulgarian accelerators – Launchub (http://launchub.com/) and Eleven (http://eleven.bg/).
You missed L’Accélérateur, in Paris : http://laccelerateur.fr/
They invest 10 000€. duration: 16 weeks
You missed one! 🙂
Operating since July 2012 from Antwerp: http://www.idealabs.be
Would be great if you added us to the list!
Thanks
Hi great article!
I see nothing from Switzerland! Maybe you should consider adding venture kick.
It’s not exactly an incubator has it doesn’t offer office space but I think it’s worth mentionning.
http://www.venturekick.ch
Regards,
Jonas Wiesel
As for Romania, we (at BT Public Relations — http://www.BTpr.ro) provide the best Strategy & Business Plan Formulation, Entrepreneur Coaching, Marketing PR Communications and 360º Social Media services a start-up might dream for, acting as a de facto pre..-accelerator 😉
Best regards,
Geo Scripcariu
Great article. Thanks, Thomas!
I would like to see the equity each of programme is taking (it’s also a quite important factor). A new one was just launched in Lisbon (Portugal): http://lisbon-challenge.com/
Good article. Thanks!
You didn’t include any from Sweden though. Such as…
http://www.stockholminnovation.com/EN/11/incubator-business-development
https://www.sics.se/groups/sics-startup-accelerator
http://www.nordicgreen.net/sweden
http://www.cses.se/ (Social Entrepreneurship)
http://www.innovation.su.se/
http://www.kth.se/en/innovation
http://www.chalmersinnovation.com/en/about-us
http://www.karolinskainnovations.ki.se/
http://connectsverige.se/
http://www.uic.se/index.php?page=english
Great list 🙂
You are missing “Gamefounders” – the first gaming accelerator in Europe, situated in Tallinn (Estonia): http://www.gamefounders.com
Really great list. The Founder Institute with its European Locations is missing:
http://www.fi.co/schedule
And in Berlin: http://berlinstartupacademy.com
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