# Incubators and accelerators backing Art & Design (2026 list) > 12 incubators and accelerators backing Art & Design, 100% active in the last 12 months. Led by Y Combinator, Creative Destruction Lab, South Park Commons. Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/incubators-accelerators-art (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor Lists](https://millionrounds.com/lists) # Incubators and accelerators backing Art & Design Updated 7 November 2026 Incubators and accelerators we have observed in an art & Design round in the last two years. [See all 12 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fincubators-accelerators-art)The top 12 **12** investors on the list *-2* this week **1,174** cheques in 12 months *-16%* against the market **$3M** median round they joined *-62%* against the market median **100%** wrote a cheque in 12 months **42%** have led a round ## The Top 12 Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for Deploying now (12) - 1 [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **6,412** **$3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 2 [Creative Destruction Lab](https://millionrounds.com/fund/creative-destruction-lab) *Deploying now* Accelerator · Canada **427** **$3M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 3 [South Park Commons](https://millionrounds.com/fund/south-park-commons) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **153** **$7.8M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 4 [Tenity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tenity) *Deploying now* Accelerator · Switzerland **139** **$1.3M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 5 [AGORANOV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/agoranov) *Deploying now* Accelerator · France **138** **$3M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen - 6 [Obvious Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/obvious-ventures) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **124** **$20M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 7 [Amino Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amino-capital) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **114** **$4.3M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 8 [Outlier Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/outlier-ventures) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United Kingdom **114** **$1.4M** median round **Feb 2026** last seen - 9 [Startmate](https://millionrounds.com/fund/startmate) *Deploying now* Accelerator · Australia **107** **$1.6M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 10 [Norrsken VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/norrsken-vc) *Deploying now* Accelerator · Sweden **66** **$17M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen - 11 [EvoNexus](https://millionrounds.com/fund/evonexus) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **56** **$2.5M** median round **May 2026** last seen - 12 [d.camp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dcamp) *Deploying now* Accelerator · South Korea **52** **$4.5M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen ## The Newest Cheques Rounds this list's investors joined most recently - **7** Nov **[LionBio Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/lionbio-therapeutics)** Pre-seed · $6M *With* [South Park Commons](https://millionrounds.com/fund/south-park-commons) - **6** Nov **[Humble Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/humble-robotics)** Series A · $51M *Led by* [Obvious Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/obvious-ventures) - **5** Nov **[Nyquis](https://millionrounds.com/company/nyquis)** Seed · $6.3M *Led by* [South Park Commons](https://millionrounds.com/fund/south-park-commons) - **5** Nov **[Venomics AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/venomics-ai)** Pre-seed · $2.7M *Led by* [South Park Commons](https://millionrounds.com/fund/south-park-commons) - **30** Oct **[Neuron Industries](https://millionrounds.com/company/neuron-industries)** Seed · $10M *Led by* [Obvious Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/obvious-ventures) - **29** Oct **[Reflex](https://millionrounds.com/company/reflex)** Series A · $14M *With* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) ## Stages This Year 1,156 rounds - Venture **27%** - Pre-seed **22%** - Seed **18%** - Series A **14%** - Series B **5%** - Other **14%** ## What They Backed Sectors, last 12 months - AI **628** - Big Data & Analytics **70** - Fintech **64** - Healthcare **48** - Financial Services **40** - Biotech **38** ## Cheques by Quarter Led Joined 378 Q1 25 328 Q2 25 420 Q3 25 401 Q4 25 363 Q1 26 347 Q2 26 234 Q3 26 44 Q4 26 The last bar is the quarter still running. ## Lists Like This - [VC firms backing AI 4,329](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-ai) - [VC firms backing Fintech 1,856](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-fintech) - [VC firms backing Big Data & Analytics 1,248](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-big-data) - [VC firms backing Biotech 1,207](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-biotech) - [VC firms backing Robotics 1,098](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-robotics) - [VC firms backing Construction 1,025](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-construction) - [VC firms backing Energy 998](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-energy) - [PE firms backing AI 956](https://millionrounds.com/lists/pe-firms-ai) - [VC firms backing Cybersecurity 950](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-cybersecurity) [All investor lists *→*](https://millionrounds.com/lists) ## Quick answers about incubators and accelerators backing Art & Design ### Who are the most active incubators and accelerators backing Art & Design? By cheques observed, the most active are Y Combinator, Creative Destruction Lab, South Park Commons, Tenity and AGORANOV. ### How many incubators and accelerators backing Art & Design are there? 12 are on record. 100% made an investment in the last 12 months and 42% have led a round. ### Which stages do incubators and accelerators backing Art & Design back? Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Pre-seed (32%) and Seed (26%). ### How big are the rounds incubators and accelerators backing Art & Design join? The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $3M. ### Which sectors do incubators and accelerators backing Art & Design back most? In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Big Data & Analytics and Fintech. ### Which incubators and accelerators backing Art & Design lead the most rounds? Obvious Ventures (14 led), Y Combinator (11 led) and South Park Commons (2 led). ### Where are incubators and accelerators backing Art & Design based? Among the most active, most are based in the United States (5), Canada (1) and Switzerland (1). ### What have incubators and accelerators backing Art & Design invested in recently? Recent rounds include LionBio Therapeutics (Pre-seed, Nov 2026, with South Park Commons), Humble Robotics (Series A, Nov 2026, with Obvious Ventures) and Nyquis (Seed, Nov 2026, with South Park Commons). Built from the rounds we watched, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections)