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Top 98 Startup Accelerators & Incubators in the United States of America

With 6 cities hailing from America dominating the Global Startup Ecosystem Ranking, the United States is the epicenter of startup activity in the whole world. Some of the world's most remarkable, inventive, and well-known businesses are founded and grown in the United States of America. Undoubtedly, the United States of America is also the country with the highest number of startups. With a number of startup accelerators, incubators, and other support services available, entrepreneurs have numerous opportunities to get the support they need to launch and scale their businesses.


In this article, we have compiled a comprehensive list of all incubator and accelerator programs in the United States of America, which have been subdivided into applicability for startups in their 'ideation', 'launch', or 'growth' stages.


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FULL LIST OF STARTUP INCUBATORS AND ACCELERATORS IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA



Ideation Stage Startup Incubators in the United States of America



Betaworks Camp

  • Stage: Ideation

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Frontier Technologies, Rolling Focus

  • Application Link



Pad-13 by Berkeley SKYDECK

  • Stage: Ideation

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Science & Technology, UC Berkeley-affiliated Founders

  • Application Link



Future Founders Startup Bootcamp

  • Stage: Ideation

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Sector Agnostic

  • Application Link



SEA Change

  • Stage: Ideation

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Social Impact

  • Application Link



Urban-X Impact Program

  • Stage: Ideation

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: UrbanTech, Social & Climate, Transportation & Mobility, Built Environment & Real Estate, Food, Waste & Water, Energy & Grid

  • Application Link





Cogo Labs

  • Stage: Ideation, Launch

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Consumer Technology

  • Application Link



The Hatchery Chicago

  • Stage: Ideation, Launch

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Food & Beverage

  • Application Link



MATTER Chicago

  • Stage: Ideation, Launch

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Healthcare

  • Application Link



IndieBio

  • Stage: Ideation, Launch

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Human & Planetary Health

  • Application Link



BioGenerator Labs

  • Stage: Ideation, Launch

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Life Sciences

  • Application Link





Institute for Life Science Entrepreneurship

  • Stage: Ideation, Launch

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Life Sciences

  • Application Link



Blackstone Launchpad

  • Stage: Ideation, Launch

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Multiple Sectors

  • Application Link



Santa Fe Business Incubator

  • Stage: Ideation, Launch

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Process & Product, BioScience, Service, Technology

  • Application Link



Polsky Center

  • Stage: Ideation, Launch

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Science & Technology, The University of Chicago-affiliated Founders

  • Application Link



Launchpeer

  • Stage: Ideation, Launch

  • Who is it for: Aspiring entrepreneurs with an idea and seeking cofounder

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Sector Agnostic

  • Application Link






Grid110 Residency Program

  • Stage: Ideation, Launch

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Sector Agnostic

  • Application Link



VenturePad

  • Stage: Ideation, Launch

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Sector Agnostic

  • Application Link



Impact 307

  • Stage: Ideation, Launch

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Sector Agnostic

  • Application Link



NextCorps

  • Stage: Ideation, Launch

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Technology

  • Application Link



The Iowa State University Research Park

  • Stage: Ideation, Launch

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Technology

  • Application Link




Research Park at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  • Stage: Ideation, Launch

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Technology

  • Application Link



Ben Franklin TechVentures

  • Stage: Ideation, Launch

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Technology

  • Application Link



Awesome Inc

  • Stage: Ideation, Launch

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Technology

  • Application Link



Arrowhead Center

  • Stage: Ideation, Launch

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Technology

  • Application Link



ATDC

  • Stage: Ideation, Launch

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Technology

  • Application Link




The Tech Garden

  • Stage: Ideation, Launch

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Technology

  • Application Link



Equifax Accelerate

  • Stage: Ideation, Launch

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Technology

  • Application Link



Create-X

  • Stage: Ideation, Launch

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Technology, Georgia Tech-affiliated Founders

  • Application Link




Launch Stage Startup Incubators and Accelerators in the United States of America



Forum Ventures

  • Stage: Ideation, Launch, Growth

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: B2B SaaS

  • Application Link



LACI Incubation Program

  • Stage: Ideation, Launch, Growth

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team / Mature startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: CleanTech, Clean Energy, Zero Emissions Transportation, Smart & Sustainable Cities: Circular Economy

  • Application Link



Y Combinator

  • Stage: Ideation, Launch, Growth

  • Who is it for: Aspiring entrepreneurs with an idea and seeking cofounder / Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Sector Agnostic

  • Application Link



MuckerLab Accelerator

  • Stage: Ideation, Launch, Growth

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Sector Agnostic

  • Application Link



University City Science Center

  • Stage: Ideation, Launch, Growth

  • Who is it for: Aspiring entrepreneurs with an idea and seeking cofounder / Early startup with a team / Mature startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Technology

  • Application Link



TechTown Detroit

  • Stage: Ideation, Launch, Growth

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Technology

  • Application Link





StartX

  • Stage: Ideation, Launch, Growth

  • Who is it for: Aspiring entrepreneurs without an idea / Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Technology, MedTech, Stanford-affiliated Founder

  • Application Link



Plug and Play Tech Center

  • Stage: Launch

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: AgTech, Animal Health, Brand & Retail, Energy, Enterprise Tech, FinTech, Food & Beverage, Health, InsurTech, IoT, Maritime, Media & Ad, Mobility, New Materials & Packaging, Real Estate & Construction, Smart Cities, Supply Chain, Sustainability, Travel & Hospitality

  • Application Link



MouseBelt

  • Stage: Launch

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Blockchain

  • Application Link



CV Labs

  • Stage: Launch

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Blockchain

  • Application Link



Cascadia CleanTech Accelerator

  • Stage: Launch

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: CleanTech

  • Application Link





LACI Innovators Program

  • Stage: Launch

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: CleanTech, Clean Energy, Zero Emissions, Transportation, Smart & Sustainable Cities: Circular Economy

  • Application Link



DeltaClimeVT

  • Stage: Launch

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Climate Economy, Energy

  • Application Link



Venture For ClimateTech

  • Stage: Launch

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: ClimateTech

  • Application Link



Scale For ClimateTech

  • Stage: Launch

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: ClimateTech

  • Application Link



MARL 5G Accelerator

  • Stage: Launch

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: DeepTech, 5G Network, Mobility, Autonomous, Robotics, Logistics, Cybersecurity, Augmented & Virtual Reality

  • Application Link





FinTech Innovation Lab

  • Stage: Launch

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: FinTech

  • Application Link



25madison

  • Stage: Launch

  • Who is it for: Aspiring entrepreneurs with an idea and seeking cofounder

  • Need to have an idea: No

  • Focus: Fintech, Healthcare & Health Services, Sustainability, B2B Application, Software Consumer & Commerce Enablement, Supply Chain Tech

  • Application Link



EvoNexus

  • Stage: Launch

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: FinTech, MedTech, CommTech, Embedded Tech

  • Application Link



Transcend Fellowship

  • Stage: Launch

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Future of Learning and Work

  • Application Link



Ilumina Accelerator

  • Stage: Launch

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Genomics, Therapeutics, Diagnostics, Agriculture, Synthetic Biology, Software, Direct-to-consumer Applications

  • Application Link





Capital Innovators

  • Stage: Launch

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Geospatial-intelligence Technologies

  • Application Link



HAX

  • Stage: Launch

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Hard Tech, B2B, Health, Consumer

  • Application Link



Cedars-Sinai Accelerator

  • Stage: Launch

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Healthcare AI, Analytics, and Machine Learning, Business and Administrative Technologies, Care Delivery Models, Care Management, Cybersecurity, Digital Health, Medical Devices, Revenue Cycles, Supply Chain Management, Biotechnology

  • Application Link



RIoT Startup Accelerator

  • Stage: Launch

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: IoT

  • Application Link



NYU Tandon Future Labs

  • Stage: Launch

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Multiple Sectors

  • Application Link





Luminate

  • Stage: Launch

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Optics, Photonics, and Imaging (OPI)

  • Application Link



Berkeley SKYDECK Accelerator Program

  • Stage: Launch

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Science & Technology, UC Berkeley-affiliated Founders

  • Application Link



MassChallenge

  • Stage: Launch

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Sector Agnostic

  • Application Link



Interplay Incubator

  • Stage: Launch

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Sector Agnostic

  • Application Link



Boom Startup

  • Stage: Launch

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Sector Agnostic

  • Application Link





Pioneer

  • Stage: Launch

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Sector Agnostic

  • Application Link



Long Beach Accelerator

  • Stage: Launch

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Sector Agnostic

  • Application Link



Halo Incubator

  • Stage: Launch

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Sector Agnostic, Female Founders

  • Application Link



Alchemist Accelerator

  • Stage: Launch

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Sector Agnostic, Industrial IoT, FinTech / Cybersecurity, Climate Tech, Digital Health, Diversity

  • Application Link



SEED SPOT Impact Accelerator

  • Stage: Launch

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Social Impact

  • Application Link





The Company Lab

  • Stage: Launch

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Software, Technology, Outdoor, Consumer Products, Chattanooga region

  • Application Link



iVenture Accelerator

  • Stage: Launch

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Technological, Social, Commercial, or Cultural Ventures, UIUC Student Founders

  • Application Link



AngelPad

  • Stage: Launch

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Technology

  • Application Link



Techstars

  • Stage: Launch

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Technology

  • Application Link



Lair East Labs

  • Stage: Launch

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Technology

  • Application Link



AlphaLab

  • Stage: Launch

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Technology

  • Application Link





USC Columbia Technology Incubator

  • Stage: Launch

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Technology

  • Application Link



Google for Startups Accelerator

  • Stage: Launch

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Technology, Female Founders, Black Founders, Circular Economy

  • Application Link



Founders Embassy

  • Stage: Launch

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Technology, International & Immigrant Founders

  • Application Link



Blue Startups

  • Stage: Launch

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Technology, Software/Gaming, Travel & Tourism, Sustainability, Hawaii/East-West/Female (priority)

  • Application Link



SOSV

  • Stage: Launch

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Technology, Web 3.0, HardTech, Human & Planetary Health

  • Application Link



Urban-X Accelerator Program

  • Stage: Launch

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: UrbanTech, Social & Climate, Transportation & Mobility, Built Environment & Real Estate, Food, Waste & Water, Energy & Grid

  • Application Link





Growth Stage Startup Accelerators in the United States of America



i4.0 Accelerator

  • Stage: Launch, Growth

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Industry 4.0, Additive Manufacturing, Advanced Materials, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, Virtual Reality, Robotics, Industrial IoT

  • Application Link



New York Fashion Tech Lab

  • Stage: Launch, Growth

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Fashion Tech, Retail Tech, B2B, Female Founders

  • Application Link



Blueprint Health

  • Stage: Launch, Growth

  • Who is it for: Aspiring entrepreneurs with an idea and seeking cofounder / Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Healthcare

  • Application Link



gener8tor

  • Stage: Launch, Growth

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Multiple Sectors

  • Application Link



XRC Labs

  • Stage: Launch, Growth

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team / Mature startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: RetailTech, Consumer Goods, Consumerization of Healthcare

  • Application Link





Starta Accelerator

  • Stage: Launch, Growth

  • Who is it for: Mature startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Sector Agnostic

  • Application Link



Lighthouse Labs

  • Stage: Launch, Growth

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Sector Agnostic

  • Application Link



Comcast SportsTech

  • Stage: Launch, Growth

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: SportsTech, Fan/Player Engagement, Athlete/Player Performance, Media & Entertainment, Venue & Event Innovation, Team & Coach Success, Business of Sports, Fantasy Sports & Betting Esports

  • Application Link



500 Startups

  • Stage: Launch, Growth

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team / Mature startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Technology

  • Application Link



Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator

  • Stage: Launch, Growth

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Technology

  • Application Link





Exponential Impact

  • Stage: Launch, Growth

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Technology

  • Application Link



The NIIC

  • Stage: Launch, Growth

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Technology

  • Application Link



RealCo

  • Stage: Growth

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: B2B SaaS

  • Application Link



NextView Ventures Everyday Economy Virtual Accelerator

  • Stage: Growth

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team / Mature startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Consumer, B2B SaaS

  • Application Link



Launch Accelerator

  • Stage: Growth

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Enterprise/Marketplace, Deep Tech, Consumer Products

  • Application Link



The Venture Center

  • Stage: Growth

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: FinTech

  • Application Link





Big Idea Ventures

  • Stage: Growth

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Plant-based Product. Precision Fermentation, Cellular Agriculture, Ingredient Creator, Tech Enabler

  • Application Link



TinySeed

  • Stage: Growth

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: SaaS

  • Application Link



Sputnik ATX

  • Stage: Growth

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Sector Agnostic

  • Application Link



RESPOND Accelerator

  • Stage: Growth

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Sustainability / Technology, Future of Work, Sustainable Urbanization, Responsible Economy

  • Application Link



VentureOut

  • Stage: Growth

  • Who is it for: Mature startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Technology, AI, Blockchain, Consumer Insights, Cybersecurity, EdTech, Enterprise, FinTech Future of Work, HealthTech, Marketing Tech, New Media, Retail Tech, Urban Tech, International Startups

  • Application Link



Desai Accelerator

  • Stage: Growth

  • Who is it for: Early startup with a team

  • Need to have an idea: Yes

  • Focus: Technology, University of Michigan-affiliated Founders

  • Application Link





Closing Thoughts on Startup Incubators and Accelerators in the United States of America


Of course, trying to launch a startup in the United States of America comes with a number of positives and negatives. On one hand, there are numerous opportunities to grasp in the United States, considering the massive size of the consumer market, active investment market, and numerous startup programs available.


On the other, the United States is rife with competition, and despite how many programs are available, getting into one of these startup accelerators or incubators is certainly a challenge. However, if you're able to secure yourself a spot in one of these programs, then you're going to benefit from the significant resources and opportunities they may provide you. Do note that most importantly, it is crucial that you perform due diligence on the programs to know if they are a good fit for you and will help you achieve your goals.




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