Tech Incubators & Accelerators #2

This is part 2 of a massive list of company building centers/organizations composed of local government, businesses, universities and investors to help reduce the tech company failure rate.  If the business succeeds everyone is a winner as the company makes money, they hire more people, those people spend money locally, the tax base increases and investors get a return. What these start-ups need more than capital is expertise who can advise them on setting priorities, how to reach their particular market, sources for finance, supplies and people. All these sites have a different mix of services they offer clients i.e. it maybe inexpensive office or lab space with IT services as well. Some will pay a minimum fee as they go others may get services for an equity stake in their company. Check out one near you and send me your feedback. 
 
United States
 
North Carolina
At The Startup Factory, early stage startup companies receive $50,000 in seed capital, hands-on mentorship, and access to our network. We get our hands dirty. Throughout the program, hands-on mentors help you develop and refine your product, launch it to your target customer segments, and test business models.
www.thestartupfactory.co
                               
The Bull CityStartup Stampede™ is running its third session starting June 1 and will welcome 11 early-stage companies to downtown Durham. The Bull City Startup Stampede™ works from the premise that the best resource we can provide an entrepreneur is another entrepreneur. We provide early-stage companies 60 days of free, cool space, a community of peers, and a chance to learn from successful startup founders.
www.startupstampede.com
                               
CLT Joules is an initiative to promote energy innovation and startups among the entrepreneurial community in Charlotte. With the establishment of CLT Joules, early stage energy companies have a community where they can learn, accelerate growth, and connect to the big players in the energy ecosystem of Charlotte.
www.cltjoules.com
                     
The Ben Craig Center, Inc. is a non-profit organization sponsored by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and has strong links to business leaders throughout the vibrant Charlotte region.  In the past 20 years, we have been home to 119 organizations.
www.bencraigcenter.com
 
 
Massachusetts     
The International Entrepreneurship Center is a place where domestic and international early stage and emerging growth companies can find guidance, resources, and capital necessary to realize success.
www.iecprograms.com
 
NSIV’s collaborative business model allows us to provide promising young companies office space, shared laboratories and equipment, sponsored professional services, successful entrepreneur mentors, and investor advisers. Together we help our member companies refine their business strategies, conserve capital, build strong teams, and achieve development and funding milestones.
www.nsiv.org
 
Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives ( MBI )was created in 1988 to support the growth and expansion of biotechnology, medical device and informatics related companies throughout the state, enhancing the status of Massachusetts as a world leader in the medical industry.
www.massbiomed.org
 
 
Michigan
Michigan Business Incubator Association
* MBIA began in 1985 with its primary purpose to enable and empower entrepreneurs and start-up companies as successful business ventures in Michigan.
* The MBIA provides a supportive entrepreneurial environment that stimulates the growth of businesses to ensure economic vitality and encourage job creation.
* Business incubators are usually owned by public entities and operate on a non-profit basis.
 www.michiganincubation.org
 
TechTown – Located in Midtown, TechTown partnered with Wayne State University to help Detroit startups and entrepreneurs grow in Southeastern Michigan. TechTown offers small businesses workspace and work resources, as well as access to talent and funding networks.
www.techtowndetroit.org
 
The Hatch – Michigan State University along with the MSU Entrepreneurship Network, the City of East Lansing, and LEAP, came together to form this awesome program. Located right on campus, the Hatch offers a creative co-working environment. Local entrepreneurs can help one another and learn how to get their business started.
www.msuhatch.com
 
 
Maryland
 Springboard  Enterprises sources, coaches, showcases and supports women-led growth companies seeking equity capital for product development and expansion. 562 women-led companies have participated in Springboard’s accelerator programs; raising $6.6 billion, creating tens of thousands of new jobs, and generating billions of dollars in annual revenues. 
https://sb.co/
 
1776 is a platform to reinvent the world by connecting the hottest startups with the resources they need to excel. From our Campus a few blocks from the White House, 1776 serves as a global hub for startups tackling major challenges in education, energy, health care, government, and other critical industries.
http://www.1776.vc/
 
For over 20 years, we’ve helped entrepreneurs build some of the most successful technology companies in Maryland. The Technology Advancement Program (TAP) staff is comprised of seasoned veterans of startups and venture capital firms who will provide: business advice and support, market intelligence, introductions, access to funding, other critical assistance that can accelerate the growth of your technology venture.
http://www.mtech.umd.edu/tap/
 
The  Emerging Technology Center (ETC) is the City of Baltimore’s award winning, technology innovation center focusing on Entrepreneurship, Technology and Connections. The ETC is a non-profit 501 ( c ) 3 venture of the Baltimore Development Corporation. ETC has two diverse locations in the city of Baltimore –ETC’s Haven Street Campus in Highlandtown and the JHU Eastern Campus on East 33rd Street.
http://etcbaltimore.com/
 
 
Australia
 
25fifteen - “We’re very focused on building successful businesses in way that makes sense within the Australian context,” shared Kim Heras, founding partner at 25fifteen. “Whether those startups are locally or globally focussed is not the point. The main issue for 25Fifteen is how do we apply our processes to large markets where there are real problems that aren’t being adequately solved in order to create businesses of value.
http://25fifteen.com/
 
 ATP Innovations - The management team at ATP Innovations are highly experienced business builders. With expertise across a broad range of disciplines, they are able to quickly and effectively add value to your venture. Over the last five years we have worked with more than 80 businesses on capital raising, building teams, accessing grants, developing new products, growing revenue and selling businesses.
http://atp-innovations.com.au/
 
Blue Chilli - BlueChilli invests technology IP, expert skills and early-stage funding in the startups it creates via a rigorous accelerator program curriculum, a dedicated product development team and the AUD10M BlueChilli Venture Fund, one of only 10 funds to gain ESVCLP status in Australia.
https://www.bluechilli.com/
 
 
England
 
Eco Machines Ventures - A London-based hardware start-up accelerator focused on supporting hardware start-ups that are working on problems with water, energy efficiency, transport, waste, smart cities, and materials and industrial tech. The program includes seed investments and mentoring. 
http://ecomachinesventures.com/
 
Innovation Warehouse - It’s London’s community for entrepreneurs, which offers support in mentoring, training sessions, investment (angel network), co-working, and everything that supports the high-growth business.
http://www.innovationwarehouse.org/
 
Accelerator London - A business incubator that offers support, training, resources and network to start-ups working in information and communication technologies and multimedia.
http://accelerator-london.com/
 
 
Spain

Wayra is Telefónica’s startup accelerator. We help the best entrepreneurs grow and build successful businesses. Our acceleration programme will give you funding up to $50,000, an incredible place to work, mentors, business partners, access to a global network of talent and the opportunity to reach millions of Telefónica customers.
http://wayra.co/en
 
SeedRocket lleva trabajando en impulsar startups de alto potencial de crecimiento para presentar a su red de inversores y mentores desde 2008.
http://www.seedrocket.com/