Mark Kendall
Accelerators play an important role in the startup ecosystem. We have curated a list of the top Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania Accelerators
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
AlphaLab
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage: Early Stage Venture, Seed
AlphaLab is a nationally ranked software accelerator helping early-stage tech companies quickly figure out the best way to build and grow.
Idea Foundry
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator, Venture Capital
Investment Stage:
Idea Foundry invests in early stage tech-enabled startups with outsized societal impact.
Comcast NBCUniversal LIFT Labs Accelerator, Powered by Techstars
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage: Early Stage Venture, Seed
This program is designed to elevate connectivity, media, and entertainment startups.
NextFab
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage:
NextFab is a collaborative makerspace with digital and traditional fabrication tools, classes, events, and consulting services.
AlphaLab Gear
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage:
AlphaLab Gear is hardware and robotic startup accelerator that provides companies with investment, mentorship, and connections.
Launch Lane
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage: Seed
Launch Lane supports companies developing tech and tech-enabled startups transition from prototype to sales and customer acquisition.
Dreamit Health
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage:
Dreamit Health is an accelerator investor which concentrates on health IT, medical device startups.
India EdisonTM Accelerator
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage: Seed
India EdisonTM Accelerator runs Accelerator programs for startups.
Greenhouse Ventures
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage:
Greenhouse Ventures assists ancillary startups in building a sustainable cannabis industry.
Sixers Innovation Lab
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator, Co-Working Space
Investment Stage:
Sixers Innovation Lab supports rapidly growing, early-stage companies in the consumer product space.
Coal Hill Ventures
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator, Venture Capital
Investment Stage:
Helping catalyze industrial tranformations by investing in ambitious deep tech companies.
Bucks Built
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator, Government Office, Micro VC, Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Early Stage Venture, Seed
SaaS, Consumer Products, E-Commerce, Hardware
Penn Wharton VIP
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator, Co-Working Space, Incubator, University Program
Investment Stage:
University of Pennsylvania’s community of 150+ companies in three programs: VIP-C (incubator), VIP-X (accelerator), and VIP-SF (for alums).
Bridgeway Capital
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage:
At Bridgeway Capital, we are bridging the way from entrepreneurial ideas to actual business growth and impact.
CoFund360
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage:
A Global Network of Alternative Accelerators
Global Startup Accelerator
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator, Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Early Stage Venture
Global Startup Accelerator is a program for startups and early-stage innovators looking to democratize access to technology solutions.
Startup Lewisburg
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator, Incubator
Investment Stage:
Startup Lewisburg is an accelerator of Bucknell University Entrepreneurs that provides access to networking opportunities.
Startup1
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator, Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Startup1 is a venture fund and accelerator program that guarantees startup success by offering a stock share swap and resources
The S Factory
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage:
The S Factory is a pre-accelerator where female leaders turn innovative ideas into scalable businesses.
FastFWD
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage:
FASTFWD – an urban innovations refinery based in Philadelphia.
Vibrant Pittsburgh Connection Accelerator
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage: Grant
Connection Accelerator program helps diverse talent thrive in the Pittsburgh region.
Climate Ventures 2.0
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Climate Ventures 2.0 offers a platform to present data and technical resources of the CDI collaborators.
PennApps Accelerator
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage:
PennApps Accelerator is a program that bridges the gap between technical projects and viable ventures at Penn.
Rapid Hardware Accelerator
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage:
Rapid Hardware Accelerator is a twelve-week program focused on helping hardware entrepreneurs jump-start their business.
Hatch House Ventures
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage:
Hatch House provides startup acceleration programs in partnership with higher education entrepreneurship and regional economic development.
Alphalab Gear – Hardware Cup
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage:
AlphaLab Gear Hardware Cup offers a pitch competition for early-stage hardware startups.
Philly Startup Leaders Accelerator
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage:
Accelerator for the community, by the community
Temple Ventures – Powered by Ben Franklin
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage:
A $1M startup accelerator initiative designed to assist startup companies advancing Temple-created technologies.
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