# Incubators and accelerators backing Engineering (2026 list) > 22 incubators and accelerators backing Engineering, 91% active in the last 12 months. Led by Y Combinator, Plug and Play, MassChallenge. Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/incubators-accelerators-engineering (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor Lists](https://millionrounds.com/lists) # Incubators and accelerators backing Engineering Updated 7 November 2026 Incubators and accelerators we have observed in an engineering round in the last two years. [See all 22 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fincubators-accelerators-engineering)The top 22 **22** investors on the list No change this week **1,576** cheques in 12 months *-21%* against the market **$2.3M** median round they joined *-71%* against the market median **91%** wrote a cheque in 12 months **36%** have led a round ## The Top 22 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 [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **1,561** **$5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 3 [MassChallenge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/masschallenge) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **984** **$1.8M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 4 [Google for Startups](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-for-startups) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **811** **$1.4M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 5 [Creative Destruction Lab](https://millionrounds.com/fund/creative-destruction-lab) *Deploying now* Accelerator · Canada **427** **$3M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 6 [Venture Kick](https://millionrounds.com/fund/venture-kick) *Deploying now* Accelerator · Switzerland **329** **$2.1M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 7 [In-Q-Tel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iqt) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **273** **$20M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 8 [Berkeley SkyDeck](https://millionrounds.com/fund/berkeley-skydeck) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **231** **$2M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 9 [Business Finland](https://millionrounds.com/fund/business-finland) *Deploying now* Accelerator · Finland **153** **$2.3M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 10 [NTT DOCOMO Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ntt-docomo-ventures) *Deploying now* Accelerator · Japan **115** **$12M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 11 [Founders Factory](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-s-factory) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United Kingdom **106** **$2M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 12 [SparkLabs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/spark-labs) *Deploying now* Accelerator · South Korea **100** **$3.3M** median round **May 2026** last seen - 13 [AcceliCITY powered by Leading Cities](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accelicity-powered-by-leading-cities) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **84** **$760K** median round **May 2026** last seen - 14 [The House Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-house-fund) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **64** **$7.5M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 15 [Carbon13](https://millionrounds.com/fund/carbon13) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United Kingdom **40** **$800K** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 16 [Mining Innovation Commercialization Accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mining-innovation-commercialization-accelerator) *Deploying now* Accelerator · Canada **29** **$486K** median round **Aug 2026** last seen - 17 [Motus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/motus-ventures) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **9** **$6.8M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 18 [Industrya](https://millionrounds.com/fund/industrya) quiet Accelerator · Belgium **7** **$2.3M** median round **Oct 2025** last seen - 19 [RADIUS](https://millionrounds.com/fund/radius) *Deploying now* Accelerator · Canada **2** **$165M** median round **Jun 2026** last seen - 20 [Sum Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sum-ventures-2) *Deploying now* Incubator · Italy **2** **$5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 21 [Korea Investment Accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/korea-investment-accelerator) *Deploying now* Accelerator · South Korea **1** **-** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 22 [WinEquity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/winequity) quiet Accelerator · France **1** **$2.3M** median round **Oct 2025** last seen ## The Newest Cheques Rounds this list's investors joined most recently - **6** Nov **[Ocient](https://millionrounds.com/company/ocient)** Series C · $100M *With* [In-Q-Tel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iqt) - **5** Nov **[Circularity Fuels](https://millionrounds.com/company/circularity-fuels)** Seed · $7M *With* [Sum Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sum-ventures-2) - **4** Nov **[Lazarus AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/lazarus-ai)** $43M *With* [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) - **3** Nov **[Apolarion](https://millionrounds.com/company/apolarion)** Other · $183K *Led by* [Venture Kick](https://millionrounds.com/fund/venture-kick) - **3** Nov **[Carryt](https://millionrounds.com/company/carryt)** Round *With* [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) - **2** Nov **[Northwood Space](https://millionrounds.com/company/northwood-space)** Series C · $375M *With* [In-Q-Tel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iqt) ## Stages This Year 1,531 rounds - Venture **28%** - Pre-seed **19%** - Seed **18%** - Series A **13%** - Grant **5%** - Other **17%** ## What They Backed Sectors, last 12 months - AI **728** - Big Data & Analytics **89** - Fintech **84** - Healthcare **83** - Biotech **70** - Financial Services **47** ## Cheques by Quarter Led Joined 520 Q1 25 534 Q2 25 573 Q3 25 540 Q4 25 507 Q1 26 468 Q2 26 311 Q3 26 56 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 Engineering ### Who are the most active incubators and accelerators backing Engineering? By cheques observed, the most active are Y Combinator, Plug and Play, MassChallenge, Google for Startups and Creative Destruction Lab. ### How many incubators and accelerators backing Engineering are there? 22 are on record. 91% made an investment in the last 12 months and 36% have led a round. ### Which stages do incubators and accelerators backing Engineering back? Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Pre-seed (28%) and Seed (27%). ### How big are the rounds incubators and accelerators backing Engineering join? The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $2.3M. ### Which sectors do incubators and accelerators backing Engineering back most? In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Big Data & Analytics and Fintech. ### Which incubators and accelerators backing Engineering lead the most rounds? Y Combinator (11 led), Plug and Play (2 led) and Venture Kick (2 led). ### Where are incubators and accelerators backing Engineering based? Among the most active, most are based in the United States (9), Canada (3) and the United Kingdom (2). ### What have incubators and accelerators backing Engineering invested in recently? Recent rounds include Ocient (Series C, Nov 2026, with In-Q-Tel), Circularity Fuels (Seed, Nov 2026, with Sum Ventures) and Lazarus AI (Nov 2026, with Plug and Play). Built from the rounds we watched, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections)