Mark Kendall
Accelerators play an important role in the startup ecosystem. We have curated a list of the top Texas 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 Texas Accelerators
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
Newchip
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Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage:
Newchip is a global Remote Startup Accelerator.
Capital Factory
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator, Co-Working Space, Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Capital Factory is a venture capital firm and an accelerator that seeks to invest in seed-stage, early-stage, and later-stage companies.
Quake Capital Partners
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator, Micro VC
Investment Stage: Convertible Note, Early Stage Venture, Private Equity, Seed, Venture
Quake Capital is a venture firm that helps startups grow by providing seed stage investment through an accelerator program.
Techstars Austin Accelerator
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage: Seed
Techstars Austin is the accelerator program of Techstars that focuses on helping startups within the capital city of Texas.
Tech Wildcatters
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator, Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Early Stage Venture, Seed, Venture
TechWildcatters is a mentorship-driven seed fund and startup accelerator.
Texas Venture Labs
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage: Non Equity Assistance
Jon Brumley Texas Venture Labs (TVL) provides market research and consulting done by graduate students at The University of Texas at Austin.
Sputnik ATX
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator, Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Sputnik ATX is a VC fund and startup accelerator that funds maker-founders. We invest in pre-seed – B rounds and are industry agnostic.
Techstars Cloud
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage:
Techstars Cloud is based in San Antonio
SURGE Accelerator
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage: Early Stage Venture, Seed
SURGE, a seed fund and mentor-driven accelerator, invests in and enables entrepreneurs to solve the world’s energy problems.
DivInc
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator, Angel Group, Incubator, Micro VC, Startup Competition, Syndicate
Investment Stage: Grant, Seed
DivInc closes the gap between underrepresented entrepreneurs and the resources they need to build profitable, scalable companies.
Health Wildcatters
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage: Seed
Health Wildcatters is a mentor-driven seed accelerator focused on improving healthcare by supporting entrepreneurs and healthcare startups.
Techstars Impact Accelerator
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage:
Techstars Impact backs for-profit, mission-driven founders building tech to solve social & environmental problems.
SeedSumo
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage: Seed
SeedSumo is a mentorship driven accelerator that assists young entrepreneurs turning their early-stage startups into successful businesses.
TMCx Accelerator
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage: Seed
Texas Medical Center Accelerator provides facilities, resources & network to the medical center’s.
SKU
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage: Seed
SKU is an accelerator program for stellar consumer product startups.
VentureSpur
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage: Seed
VentureSpur is a venture accelerator and venture capital seed fund dedicated to identifying.
AccelerateHER
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator, Incubator
Investment Stage: Seed
AccelerateHER allows early-stage companies to “develop and test their ideas and grow their businesses”.
Seed Round Capital
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator, Angel Group, Entrepreneurship Program, Incubator, Syndicate, Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Seed Round Capital is a Houston-based tech startup investment and advisory firm.
International Accelerator
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage: Early Stage Venture, Seed
IA is an accelerator that provides access to seed funding, quality mentors, and services needed to launch a startup.
Impact Ventures Accelerator
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Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage:
Impact Ventures Accelerator is a 12-week program designed to train and develop startups.
Thinktiv
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator, Incubator, Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Early Stage Venture
Thinktiv is a value-creation consulting firm. We create category-leading businesses that enhance valuations and accelerate revenue growth.
Halliburton Labs
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage: Seed
Halliburton Labs accelerates the growth of innovative, early-stage companies.
RED Labs
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage:
RED Labs is a coworking space and startup accelerator at the University of Houston.
RealCoAccelerator
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage: Seed
RealCo is the Startup Accelerator For B2B Startups.
RedHouse Associates
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator, Incubator
Investment Stage: Early Stage Venture
RedHouse Associates was founded in 2011
Eunike Ventures
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator, Angel Group
Investment Stage: Early Stage Venture
Eunike Ventures is a business accelerator in the oil and gas industry.
WIRE Accelerator
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator, Entrepreneurship Program
Investment Stage: Early Stage Venture, Seed
WIRE Accelerator is a 12-week program focused on developing startups in AgTech, Energy, FinTech, Oil and gas and more.
Collide Village Accelerator Program
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage: Early Stage Venture, Seed
The Collide Village Accelrator Program (CVAP) is a milestone driven seed stage startup accelerator in the Dallas, TX.
Kinetic
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage:
Kinetic designed to be an economic development resource for West Texas.
Astralabs
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage:
Astralabs is an accelerator that launches, acquires, and scales startups to success as part of building a diverse startup portfolio.
LiftFund
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage:
LiftFund is a community development financial institution that provides financial assistance to small businesses and entrepreneurs.
Oracle Startup Growth Accelerator
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage: Early Stage Venture, Non Equity Assistance, Seed
Oracle focuses on reimagining enterprise innovation through partnerships with startups that foster co-development and co-innovation.
Broadpeak Ventures
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator, Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Broadpeak Ventures is an investment group specializing in early stage growth companies.
Startup Evo
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator, Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Convertible Note, Early Stage Venture, Seed
Startup Evo is an accelerator and venture capital firm.
GroundFloor
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage:
The GroundFloor impact accelerator fund at United Way of Metropolitan Dallas.
Tarmac TX
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator, Incubator
Investment Stage: Early Stage Venture
Tarmac TX is an accelerator that supports startups developing tech-based solutions addressing social and environmental issues in Austin, TX.
Mission Accelerator
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage:
Mission Accelerator connects nonprofits to Mission Capital’s consultants, local social entrepreneurs, and business leaders.
iStart Valley
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage: Non Equity Assistance, Seed
IStart Valley is an non-profit business accelerator for technology-based startups.
Institute for Innovation & Entrepreneurship at UTD
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage:
The Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (IIE) is a specialized center within UT Dallas that promotes cross-disciplinary academic
AVINDĒ
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage:
AVINDĒ is a start-up accelerator for women launching scalable businesses.
MOTIVE
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage: Seed
Real Estate Technology Accelerator.
UnLtd USA
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage: Early Stage Venture, Venture
UnLtd USA backs entrepreneurs tackling pressing social and environmental challenges with seed funding and ongoing venture support.
Launch SA
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage:
Launch SA supports entrepreneurs and connects small businesses with resources in the greater San Antonio area.
NoPay Startup
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage:
Accelerator & Pre Seed Venture Fund
MassChallenge Texas
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage: Non Equity Assistance
MassChallenge Texas is a startup accelerator that connects the Texas innovation “tapestry” and help startups in the Lone Star State win.
Fruition Technology Labs
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage:
Fruition Technology Labs unlocks, assembles, engages, builds, and launches your ideas.
DFW Excellerator
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator, Venture Capital
Investment Stage:
DFW Excellerator is a cross-border venture accelerator and advisory firm based in Dallas, Texas.
Bootstrap Dallas
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage:
Bootstrap Dallas is helping entrepreneurs bring idea’s to beta! Bootstrap Dallas (BSD) provide resources, training, and introductions into
Good Works Houston
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage:
Good Works Houston is a home for entrepreneurs investing in social and environmental solutions.
Idea Finishing School
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage:
The Idea Finishing School (IFS) is more of an accelerator than an incubator. They put the kick start in an early stage company.
Accelerator for Clean Technologies
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Accelerator for Clean Technologies
AccelerateNFC
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage:
The AccelerateNFC program is a mentor-driven, mentor-funded idea incubator/success accelerator for high potential NFC companies.
Break Fast & Launch
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage: Seed
Break Fast & Launch is a business accelerator helping entrepreneurs launch sustainable food concepts.
EXX.io
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage:
EXX.io is a business and product accelerator.
Houston Art Alliance Accelerator Grant
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Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage:
Houston Art Alliance Accelerator Grant strategically advances organizations from growth to maturity.
DevelopmentRunner Accelerator
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage:
DevelopmentRunner is a 16 week virtual accelerator that helps non-technical founders build a minimal viable business product.
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