# Incubators and accelerators backing Edtech (2026 list) > 21 incubators and accelerators backing Edtech, 95% active in the last 12 months. Led by Y Combinator, MassChallenge, Google for Startups. Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/incubators-accelerators-edtech (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor Lists](https://millionrounds.com/lists) # Incubators and accelerators backing Edtech Updated 7 November 2026 Incubators and accelerators we have observed in an edtech round in the last two years. [See all 21 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fincubators-accelerators-edtech)The top 21 **21** investors on the list No change this week **1,337** cheques in 12 months *-26%* against the market **$1.9M** median round they joined *-76%* against the market median **95%** wrote a cheque in 12 months **38%** have led a round ## The Top 21 Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for Deploying now (20) - 1 [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **6,412** **$3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 2 [MassChallenge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/masschallenge) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **984** **$1.8M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 3 [Google for Startups](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-for-startups) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **811** **$1.4M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 4 [Berkeley SkyDeck](https://millionrounds.com/fund/berkeley-skydeck) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **231** **$2M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 5 [Founder Institute](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-institute-montreal) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **222** **$129K** median round **May 2026** last seen - 6 [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **154** **$40M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 7 [South Park Commons](https://millionrounds.com/fund/south-park-commons) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **153** **$7.8M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 8 [Expert Dojo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/expert-dojo) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **136** **$600K** median round **Aug 2026** last seen - 9 [Village Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/village-capital) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **129** **$2.3M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen - 10 [Obvious Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/obvious-ventures) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **124** **$20M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 11 [Amino Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amino-capital) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **114** **$4.3M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 12 [Outlier Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/outlier-ventures) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United Kingdom **114** **$1.4M** median round **Feb 2026** last seen - 13 [Startmate](https://millionrounds.com/fund/startmate) *Deploying now* Accelerator · Australia **107** **$1.6M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 14 [Founders Factory](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-s-factory) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United Kingdom **106** **$2M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 15 [DMZ](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dmz-ventures) *Deploying now* Accelerator · Canada **73** **$1M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 16 [Iterative](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iterative) *Deploying now* Accelerator · Singapore **66** **$1.3M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 17 [Praxis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/praxis) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **60** **$4M** median round **May 2026** last seen - 18 [Lighthouse Labs RVA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lighthouse-labs-rva) *Deploying now* Accelerator **38** **$821K** median round **Mar 2026** last seen - 19 [Fusion](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fusion) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **15** **$7M** median round **May 2026** last seen - 20 [WOW Aceleradora](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wow-aceleradora-de-startups) *Deploying now* Accelerator · Brazil **3** **$398K** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 21 [Edventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/edventures) quiet Accelerator · Egypt **1** **-** median round **Jan 2025** 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) - **3** Nov **[Agrani Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/agrani-labs)** $108M *With* [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) - **2** Nov **[Hey Cleo](https://millionrounds.com/company/hey-cleo)** Other · $72K *Led by* [DMZ](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dmz-ventures) ## Stages This Year 1,310 rounds - Venture **27%** - Pre-seed **20%** - Seed **18%** - Series A **16%** - Series B **4%** - Other **14%** ## What They Backed Sectors, last 12 months - AI **666** - Big Data & Analytics **81** - Fintech **69** - Healthcare **62** - Biotech **44** - IT Services **44** ## Cheques by Quarter Led Joined 478 Q1 25 461 Q2 25 509 Q3 25 488 Q4 25 455 Q1 26 369 Q2 26 253 Q3 26 47 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) ## Reading for founders in education - A More Beautiful Question: The Power of Inquiry to Spark Breakthrough Ideas Warren Berger · 2014 3.95 from 6,643 ratings on Goodreads Education Innovation Company building About the book In this groundbreaking book, journalist and innovation expert Warren Berger shows that one of the most powerful forces for igniting change in business and in our daily lives is a simple, under-appreciated tool, one that has been available to us since childhood.… On AmazonListen on Audible - Blended: Using Disruptive Innovation to Improve Schools Michael B. Horn · 2014 3.85 from 460 ratings on Goodreads Education Moats and competition Innovation About the book Navigate the transition to blended learning with this practical field guide Blended is the practical field guide for implementing blended learning techniques in K-12 classrooms. A follow-up to the bestseller Disrupting Class by Clayton M. Christensen, Michael Horn, and Curtis… On AmazonListen on Audible - Leaving Microsoft to Change the World: An Entrepreneur's Odyssey to Educate the World's Children [John Wood](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-wood) · 2006 4.10 from 4,682 ratings on Goodreads Education Company building About the book John Wood discovered his passion, his greatest success, and his life's work, not at business school or leading Microsoft's charge into Asia in the 1990s, but on a soul-searching trip to the Himalayas. Wood felt trapped between an all-consuming career and a desire to do something… On AmazonListen on Audible[Author's Podcasts](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-wood#podcasts) - Now You See It: How the Brain Science of Attention Will Transform the Way We Live, Work, and Learn Cathy N. Davidson · 2011 3.83 from 1,257 ratings on Goodreads Education About the book A digital innovator shows how we can thrive in the new technological age. When Cathy Davidson and Duke University gave free iPods to the freshman class in 2003, critics said they were wasting their money. Yet when students in practically every discipline invented academic uses… On AmazonListen on Audible More books for founders and investors on the [Reading List](https://millionrounds.com/reading-list?role=founder&industry=education). As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. ## Quick answers about incubators and accelerators backing Edtech ### Who are the most active incubators and accelerators backing Edtech? By cheques observed, the most active are Y Combinator, MassChallenge, Google for Startups, Berkeley SkyDeck and Founder Institute. ### How many incubators and accelerators backing Edtech are there? 21 are on record. 95% made an investment in the last 12 months and 38% have led a round. ### Which stages do incubators and accelerators backing Edtech back? Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Pre-seed (29%) and Seed (26%). ### How big are the rounds incubators and accelerators backing Edtech join? The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $2M. ### Which sectors do incubators and accelerators backing Edtech back most? In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Big Data & Analytics and Fintech. ### Which incubators and accelerators backing Edtech lead the most rounds? Obvious Ventures (14 led), Y Combinator (11 led) and Google (3 led). ### Where are incubators and accelerators backing Edtech based? Among the most active, most are based in the United States (13), the United Kingdom (2) and Australia (1). ### What have incubators and accelerators backing Edtech 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)