Mark Kendall
Accelerators play an important role in the startup ecosystem. We have curated a list of the top Palo Alto Accelerators. We have tried to select a variety of different types of investors across a variety of niches.
This list is designed to show off the investors with exceptional track records, industry experience and a unique understanding of the ecosystem.
Top Palo Alto Accelerators
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
StartX (Stanford-StartX Fund)
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Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage: Early Stage Venture, Non Equity Assistance, Seed
StartX is an educational non-profit that helps Stanford’s top entrepreneurs.
Founder Friendly Labs
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Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage:
Founder Friendly Labs (FFL) is the equity-free startup accelerator for experienced tech industry professionals.
Amino Capital
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Investor Type: Accelerator, Micro VC, Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Early Stage Venture, Seed, Venture
Amino Capital focusing on data driven startups, and blockchain powered next generation protocols.
Archimedes Labs
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Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Archimedes Labs helps startup founders tell their story to achieve optimal funding outcomes
Pear Launchpad
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Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage: Non Equity Assistance, Seed
Pear Launchpad is a 10-week summer program that provides access to funding, mentorship and free resources to help launch your startup.
Founder Institute
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Investor Type: Accelerator, Entrepreneurship Program
Investment Stage: Early Stage Venture
Founder Institute is a pre-seed startup accelerator, with chapters in 180+ cities and a portfolio with $20B+ in value.
Cleantech Open
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Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage:
The Cleantech Open is a non-profit organization that runs an accelerator for cleantech startups.
Blueseed
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Investor Type: Accelerator, Co-Working Space, Incubator
Investment Stage:
Blueseed was an a attempt at a visa-free startup community on a cruise ship stationed near Silicon Valley. Now on hold pending funding.
Outliers Fund
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Investor Type: Accelerator, Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Early Stage Venture, Seed
A collective of joint research initiatives and venture funds turning science fiction into scientific facts.
SAP IoT Startup Accelerator
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Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage: Seed
SAP IoT Start up Accelerator is a global co-innovation program for B2B startups innovating in the world of the Internet of Things.
SCALEit
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Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage:
The SCALEit program has already given 75+ exciting Danish startups a life altering introduction to the Silicon Valley ecosystem.
Stanford Latino Entrepreneur Initiative
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Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage: Seed
SLEI is a collaboration between Stanford University and LBAN. The Leaders program provides mentorship, education and access to capital.
Midas Accelerator
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Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage:
Midas Accelerator led by SVACE is one of the top Chinese accelerators in the US.
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