# Incubators and accelerators backing Manufacturing (2026 list)

> 41 incubators and accelerators backing Manufacturing, 98% active in the last 12 months. Led by Y Combinator, Plug and Play, MassChallenge.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/incubators-accelerators-manufacturing (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Incubators and accelerators backing Manufacturing

Updated 7 November 2026

Incubators and accelerators we have observed in a manufacturing round in the last two years.

[See all 41 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fincubators-accelerators-manufacturing)The top 25

**41** investors on the list *-1* this week

**1,881** cheques in 12 months *-25%* against the market

**$2.7M** median round they joined *-66%* against the market median

**98%** wrote a cheque in 12 months

**37%** have led a round

## The Top 25

Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for

Deploying now (25)

- 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 [Neo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/neo) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **364** **$5.5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 7 [Entrepreneur First](https://millionrounds.com/fund/entrepreneurs-first) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United Kingdom **332** **$3.6M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 8 [Venture Kick](https://millionrounds.com/fund/venture-kick) *Deploying now* Accelerator · Switzerland **329** **$2.1M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 9 [Alchemist Accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alchemist-accelerator) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **284** **$2.3M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 10 [In-Q-Tel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iqt) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **273** **$20M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 11 [Startup Wise Guys](https://millionrounds.com/fund/startup-wise-guys) *Deploying now* Accelerator · Estonia **237** **$551K** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 12 [Berkeley SkyDeck](https://millionrounds.com/fund/berkeley-skydeck) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **231** **$2M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 13 [VentureOut](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ventureout) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **202** **$1.6M** median round **Jun 2026** last seen
- 14 [Cleantech Open](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cleantech-open) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **165** **$1.1M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 15 [MedTech Innovator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/medtech-innovator) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **160** **$2.8M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 16 [Business Finland](https://millionrounds.com/fund/business-finland) *Deploying now* Accelerator · Finland **153** **$2.3M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 17 [AGORANOV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/agoranov) *Deploying now* Accelerator · France **138** **$3M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen
- 18 [Brinc](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brinc) *Deploying now* Accelerator · Hong Kong SAR China **132** **$500K** median round **Jul 2026** last seen
- 19 [Village Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/village-capital) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **129** **$2.3M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen
- 20 [Luminate](https://millionrounds.com/fund/luminate-accelerator) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **127** **$5.3M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 21 [Obvious Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/obvious-ventures) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **124** **$20M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 22 [SVG Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/svg-ventures) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **119** **$1.6M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 23 [Amino Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amino-capital) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **114** **$4.3M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 24 [HAX](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hax) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **109** **$2M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 25 [FuturePlay](https://millionrounds.com/fund/futureplay) *Deploying now* Accelerator · South Korea **108** **$4M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen

**16 more on this list**

All 41 are in the app, with filters for stage, sector and market. A free account shows 10 per search, Pro up to 1,000.

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## The Newest Cheques

Rounds this list's investors joined most recently

- **6** Nov **[Humble Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/humble-robotics)** Series A · $51M *Led by* [Obvious Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/obvious-ventures)
- **6** Nov **[Ocient](https://millionrounds.com/company/ocient)** Series C · $100M *With* [In-Q-Tel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iqt)
- **5** Nov **[Bizay](https://millionrounds.com/company/bizay)** Series D+ *Led by* [Indico Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/indico-capital-partners)
- **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 **[SYNCERE](https://millionrounds.com/company/syncere)** Pre-seed · $11M *Led by* [A16z Speedrun](https://millionrounds.com/fund/a16z-speedrun)

## Stages This Year

1,803 rounds

- Venture **27%**
- Seed **20%**
- Pre-seed **17%**
- Series A **13%**
- Grant **5%**
- Other **17%**

## What They Backed

Sectors, last 12 months

- AI **833**
- Big Data & Analytics **102**
- Healthcare **99**
- Fintech **97**
- Biotech **84**
- Energy **54**

## Cheques by Quarter

Led Joined

633 Q1 25

648 Q2 25

721 Q3 25

685 Q4 25

610 Q1 26

533 Q2 26

378 Q3 26

73 Q4 26

The last bar is the quarter still running.

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## Reading for founders in industrial and manufacturing

- The British Industrial Revolution in Global Perspective Robert C. Allen · 2009 3.99 from 277 ratings on Goodreads Industrial and manufacturing About the book Why did the industrial revolution take place in eighteenth-century Britain and not elsewhere in Europe or Asia? In this convincing new account Robert Allen argues that the British industrial revolution was a successful response to the global economy of the seventeenth and… On AmazonListen on Audible
- Made in the USA: The Rise and Retreat of American Manufacturing Vaclav Smil · 2013 3.77 from 518 ratings on Goodreads Industrial and manufacturing Company building About the book In Made in the USA, Vaclav Smil powerfully rebuts the notion that manufacturing is a relic of predigital history and that the loss of American manufacturing is a desirable evolutionary step toward a pure service economy. Smil argues that no advanced economy can prosper without… On AmazonListen on Audible
- PRODUCT DESIGN+DEVELOPMENT >IN Karl T. Ulrich · 1994 4.00 from 482 ratings on Goodreads Industrial and manufacturing Company building About the book This book presents a set of product development techniques aimed at bringing together the marketing, design, and manufacturing functions of the enterprise. It treats issues such as identifying customer needs, design for manufacturing, prototyping, and industrial design. On AmazonListen on Audible
- The Most Powerful Idea in the World: A Story of Steam, Industry, and Invention William Rosen · 2010 3.93 from 1,401 ratings on Goodreads Industrial and manufacturing Innovation Company building About the book If all measures of human advancement in the last hundred centuries were plotted on a graph, they would show an almost perfectly flat line, until the eighteenth century, when the Industrial Revolution would cause the line to shoot straight up, beginning an almost uninterrupted… On AmazonListen on Audible

More books for founders and investors on the [Reading List](https://millionrounds.com/reading-list?role=founder&industry=industrial).

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## Quick answers about incubators and accelerators backing Manufacturing

### Who are the most active incubators and accelerators backing Manufacturing?

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 Manufacturing are there?

41 are on record. 98% made an investment in the last 12 months and 37% have led a round.

### Which stages do incubators and accelerators backing Manufacturing back?

Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (29%) and Pre-seed (24%).

### How big are the rounds incubators and accelerators backing Manufacturing join?

The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $2.3M.

### Which sectors do incubators and accelerators backing Manufacturing back most?

In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Big Data & Analytics and Healthcare.

### Which incubators and accelerators backing Manufacturing lead the most rounds?

Obvious Ventures (14 led), Y Combinator (11 led) and Plug and Play (2 led).

### Where are incubators and accelerators backing Manufacturing based?

Among the most active, most are based in the United States (17), Canada (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

### What have incubators and accelerators backing Manufacturing invested in recently?

Recent rounds include Humble Robotics (Series A, Nov 2026, with Obvious Ventures), Ocient (Series C, Nov 2026, with In-Q-Tel) and Bizay (Series D+, Nov 2026, with Indico Capital Partners).

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