# Incubators and accelerators (2026 list) > 3,524 incubators and accelerators, 5% active in the last 12 months. Led by Y Combinator, Plug and Play, MassChallenge. Ranked by what they funded. Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/incubators-accelerators (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor Lists](https://millionrounds.com/lists) # Incubators and accelerators Updated 31 October 2026 Incubators and accelerators, ordered by what we have observed them do. Type is read from the firm's own website wherever we could reach it. [See all 3,524 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fincubators-accelerators)The top 25 **3,524** investors on the list No change this week **2,639** cheques in 12 months *-27%* against the market **$1.6M** median round they joined *-81%* against the market median **5%** wrote a cheque in 12 months **2%** have led a round ## The Top 25 Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for Deploying now (22) - 1 [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **6,410** **$3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 2 [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **1,559** **$5M** median round **Oct 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 [Start-Up Chile](https://millionrounds.com/fund/start-up-chile) quiet Accelerator · Chile **737** **$40K** median round **Aug 2015** last seen - 6 [Creative Destruction Lab](https://millionrounds.com/fund/creative-destruction-lab) *Deploying now* Accelerator · Canada **427** **$3M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 7 [Neo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/neo) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **362** **$5.2M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 8 [Entrepreneur First](https://millionrounds.com/fund/entrepreneurs-first) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United Kingdom **332** **$3.6M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 9 [Venture Kick](https://millionrounds.com/fund/venture-kick) *Deploying now* Accelerator · Switzerland **328** **$2.1M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 10 [Animoca Brands](https://millionrounds.com/fund/animoca-brands) *Deploying now* Accelerator · Hong Kong SAR China **317** **$5M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 11 [Alchemist Accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alchemist-accelerator) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **284** **$2.3M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 12 [In-Q-Tel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iqt) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **271** **$20M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 13 [Startup Wise Guys](https://millionrounds.com/fund/startup-wise-guys) *Deploying now* Accelerator · Estonia **237** **$551K** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 14 [Berkeley SkyDeck](https://millionrounds.com/fund/berkeley-skydeck) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **231** **$2M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 15 [Founder Institute](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-institute-montreal) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **222** **$129K** median round **May 2026** last seen - 16 [VentureOut](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ventureout) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **202** **$1.6M** median round **Jun 2026** last seen - 17 [Cleantech Open](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cleantech-open) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **165** **$1.1M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 18 [MedTech Innovator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/medtech-innovator) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **160** **$2.8M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 19 [Business Finland](https://millionrounds.com/fund/business-finland) *Deploying now* Accelerator · Finland **153** **$2.3M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 20 [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **153** **$40M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 21 [ATDC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atdc) quiet Accelerator · United States **151** **$3.3M** median round **Jan 2014** last seen - 22 [South Park Commons](https://millionrounds.com/fund/south-park-commons) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **150** **$8M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 23 [AngelPad](https://millionrounds.com/fund/angelpad) quiet Accelerator · United States **142** **$20M** median round **Dec 2019** last seen - 24 [Tenity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tenity) *Deploying now* Accelerator · Switzerland **139** **$1.3M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 25 [AGORANOV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/agoranov) *Deploying now* Accelerator · France **138** **$3M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen **3,499 more on this list** Login free to see all 3,524, filter by stage, sector and market, and keep the ones that fit. [See the whole list *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fincubators-accelerators) ## The Newest Cheques Rounds this list's investors joined most recently - **30** Oct **[Neuron Industries](https://millionrounds.com/company/neuron-industries)** Seed · $10M *Led by* [Obvious Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/obvious-ventures) - **30** Oct **[Archon Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/archon-robotics)** Seed *With* [MiraclePlus](https://millionrounds.com/fund/miracleplus) - **30** Oct **[NanoForge AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/nanoforge-ai)** Seed · $11M *With* [FuturePlay](https://millionrounds.com/fund/futureplay) - **30** Oct **[Prismus](https://millionrounds.com/company/prismus)** Other · $182K *Led by* [Venture Kick](https://millionrounds.com/fund/venture-kick) - **30** Oct **[Hex](https://millionrounds.com/company/hex)** Other · $100M *With* [amplify.la](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amplify-la) - **29** Oct **[Collective](https://millionrounds.com/company/collective)** Series B · $40M *With* [Intuit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intuit-prosperity-accelerator) ## Stages This Year 2,461 rounds - Venture **24%** - Seed **23%** - Series A **15%** - Pre-seed **15%** - Series B **5%** - Other **18%** ## What They Backed Sectors, last 12 months - AI **1,077** - Healthcare **144** - Fintech **137** - Big Data & Analytics **131** - Biotech **114** - Energy **77** ## Cheques by Quarter Led Joined 892 Q1 25 833 Q2 25 979 Q3 25 915 Q4 25 798 Q1 26 666 Q2 26 505 Q3 26 99 Q4 26 The last bar is the quarter still running. ## Lists Like This - [VC firms 63,606](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms) - [PE firms 29,207](https://millionrounds.com/lists/pe-firms) - [Solo angels 6,513](https://millionrounds.com/lists/solo-angels) - [Family offices 6,262](https://millionrounds.com/lists/family-offices) - [Corporate VCs 5,452](https://millionrounds.com/lists/corporate-vcs) - [Growth equity firms 3,793](https://millionrounds.com/lists/growth-equity-firms) - [Institutional LPs 2,743](https://millionrounds.com/lists/institutional-lps) - [Startup studios 2,384](https://millionrounds.com/lists/startup-studios) - [Angel groups 1,972](https://millionrounds.com/lists/angel-groups) [All investor lists *→*](https://millionrounds.com/lists) ## Quick answers about incubators and accelerators ### Who are the most active incubators and accelerators? By cheques observed, the most active are Y Combinator, Plug and Play, MassChallenge, Google for Startups and Start-Up Chile. ### How many incubators and accelerators are there? 3,524 are on record. 5% made an investment in the last 12 months and 2% have led a round. ### Which stages do incubators and accelerators back? Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (32%) and Series A (21%). ### How big are the rounds incubators and accelerators join? The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $2.8M. ### Which sectors do incubators and accelerators back most? In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Healthcare and Fintech. ### Which incubators and accelerators lead the most rounds? Y Combinator (11 led), Animoca Brands (5 led) and Google (3 led). ### Where are incubators and accelerators based? Among the most active, most are based in the United States (16), Switzerland (2) and Chile (1). ### What have incubators and accelerators invested in recently? Recent rounds include Neuron Industries (Seed, Oct 2026, with Obvious Ventures), Archon Robotics (Seed, Oct 2026, with MiraclePlus) and NanoForge AI (Seed, Oct 2026, with FuturePlay). Built from the rounds we watched, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections)