# Incubators and accelerators backing Oil & Gas (2026 list) > 16 incubators and accelerators backing Oil & Gas, 94% active in the last 12 months. Led by Y Combinator, MassChallenge, Google for Startups. Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/incubators-accelerators-oil-gas (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor Lists](https://millionrounds.com/lists) # Incubators and accelerators backing Oil & Gas Updated 7 November 2026 Incubators and accelerators we have observed in an oil & Gas round in the last two years. [See all 16 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fincubators-accelerators-oil-gas)The top 16 **16** investors on the list No change this week **1,418** cheques in 12 months *-19%* against the market **$2.6M** median round they joined *-67%* against the market median **94%** wrote a cheque in 12 months **38%** have led a round ## The Top 16 Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for Deploying now (15) - 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 [Creative Destruction Lab](https://millionrounds.com/fund/creative-destruction-lab) *Deploying now* Accelerator · Canada **427** **$3M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 5 [Neo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/neo) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **364** **$5.5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 6 [Entrepreneur First](https://millionrounds.com/fund/entrepreneurs-first) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United Kingdom **332** **$3.6M** median round **Oct 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 [Cleantech Open](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cleantech-open) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **165** **$1.1M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 9 [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **154** **$40M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 10 [Business Finland](https://millionrounds.com/fund/business-finland) *Deploying now* Accelerator · Finland **153** **$2.3M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 11 [SVG Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/svg-ventures) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **119** **$1.6M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 12 [Founders Factory](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-s-factory) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United Kingdom **106** **$2M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 13 [PharmStars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pharmstars) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **34** **$1.6M** median round **Jun 2026** last seen - 14 [Mining Innovation Commercialization Accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mining-innovation-commercialization-accelerator) *Deploying now* Accelerator · Canada **29** **$486K** median round **Aug 2026** last seen - 15 [Taronga Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/taronga-group) *Deploying now* Accelerator · Australia **4** **$10M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen - 16 [Halliburton Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/haliburton-labs) quiet Accelerator · United States **2** **$17M** median round **Aug 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) - **3** Nov **[Agrani Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/agrani-labs)** $108M *With* [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) - **3** Nov **[Applied Compute](https://millionrounds.com/company/applied-compute)** Other · $350M *With* [Neo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/neo) - **2** Nov **[Northwood Space](https://millionrounds.com/company/northwood-space)** Series C · $375M *With* [In-Q-Tel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iqt) - **2** Nov **[Tutor Intelligence](https://millionrounds.com/company/tutor-intelligence)** Series B · $75M *With* [Neo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/neo) - **30** Oct **[Neuron Industries](https://millionrounds.com/company/neuron-industries)** Seed · $10M *With* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) ## Stages This Year 1,378 rounds - Venture **28%** - Pre-seed **19%** - Seed **19%** - Series A **13%** - Series B **5%** - Other **17%** ## What They Backed Sectors, last 12 months - AI **687** - Big Data & Analytics **87** - Fintech **68** - Healthcare **67** - Biotech **59** - Aerospace & Space **43** ## Cheques by Quarter Led Joined 463 Q1 25 458 Q2 25 493 Q3 25 480 Q4 25 458 Q1 26 417 Q2 26 284 Q3 26 45 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 Oil & Gas ### Who are the most active incubators and accelerators backing Oil & Gas? By cheques observed, the most active are Y Combinator, MassChallenge, Google for Startups, Creative Destruction Lab and Neo. ### How many incubators and accelerators backing Oil & Gas are there? 16 are on record. 94% made an investment in the last 12 months and 38% have led a round. ### Which stages do incubators and accelerators backing Oil & Gas 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 Oil & Gas join? The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $3M. ### Which sectors do incubators and accelerators backing Oil & Gas back most? In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Big Data & Analytics and Fintech. ### Which incubators and accelerators backing Oil & Gas lead the most rounds? Y Combinator (11 led), Google (3 led) and Google for Startups (1 led). ### Where are incubators and accelerators backing Oil & Gas based? Among the most active, most are based in the United States (10), Canada (2) and the United Kingdom (2). ### What have incubators and accelerators backing Oil & Gas invested in recently? Recent rounds include Ocient (Series C, Nov 2026, with In-Q-Tel), Agrani Labs (Nov 2026, with Google) and Applied Compute (Other, Nov 2026, with Neo). Built from the rounds we watched, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections)