Table IV. Accelerators in the USA (2017)... | Emerald Publishing

Table IV.

Accelerators in the USA (2017)

	500 Start-ups	Y Combinator	TechStars
Investment stage	Working prototype required (or at least previous experience in successful launch of product) Notable performance indicators (user traffic, revenues and so on) Multidisciplinary team (design, engineering, marketing, etc.)
Investment amount and equity	∼$125 k Equity shares ∼5% Series A/B Follow-on Investment of $50k∼$1M post-graduation	$11k∼$20 k Equity shares ∼2 ∼ 10%	$6k ∼ $18 k Equity shares ∼6%
Other investment- related matters	250+ mentors and 3,000+ founder networks Diversified investment portfolio strategy: seed investment management in offices across 20 countries and investments in over 1,500 start-ups in 50 countries	Acceptance rate: ∼3% Prefer software focused start-up and require a skilled software engineer Establish unconditional follow-on investment by the VCs post-graduation	Acceptance rate: ∼1% Prefer software focused start-up and require a skilled software engineer Investing in a third fund of $150m with a VC Arm (Total AUM$265m) Follow-on investments in TechStars and alumni via its VC Arm
Performance	Unicorns: 33 of them such as Credit Karm, a twilio, Grab, etc.	13% exit success of portfolio companies as of 2013	1024 portfolio companies Total Funding $3.38bn Sustainable management or successful M and A 90% (Sustainability 79%, M and A 11%)
Support services	4 annual accelerating programs: annually in Silicon Valley and San Francisco Start-up funding, education and start-up community Emphasis on internet marketing, customer acquisition, design, user experience, lean start-up and application Fund raising through a network of mentors with expertise in a variety of areas including growth and design and engineering Various types of education by experts in various fields such as marketing, accounting, product design, mobile, user test and sales Distribution network: in-house distribution team of specialists Brand PR: The most active Seed VC and top Accelerator in the world A global mentor	Three-month accelerating program: twice a year Connect with investors every week 10 mentors and 7 full-time mentors Alumni network, B2B customer association, specific category of founder network, alumni demo day Alumni workshop and mini conference Demo day: gather top investors to conduct 1:1 meetings	Three-month accelerating program Lean start-up training such as MVP Hundreds of mentor networks, but no formal full-time mentor Offer sessions with successful investors and founders Partnership with large businesses/IBs such as Amazon and Barclays 28 different accrual rating programs (e.g. Barclays NYC/Alexa/Austin)
Linked program	Microsoft, IBM, Rackspace, AWS, sendGrid, go.co, localytics, Gunderson Dettmer, Talkdesk, wework and so on.
Unique feature	Own main funds, as well as micro funds, investments in a particular region/industry can be carried out through micro funds Focus on post-seed, pre-series. A post-graduation. Provides a training and implementation guide for growth when investing in companies	After Acceleration program graduation, the founders can selectively participate in the subsequent round of portfolio companies If the value of the portfolio company is less than ∼US$300m, the Y Combinator will participate in the subsequent round investment through creation of the additional fund Continuous ecosystem creation with VC, angel investor, SI, university, etc.	After program graduation, the accelerator founder can selectively participate in the subsequent round of portfolio companies Conferences such as start-up week

	500 Start-ups	Y Combinator	TechStars
Investmentstage	Working prototype required (or at least previous experience in successful launch of product)Notable performance indicators (user traffic, revenues and so on)Multidisciplinary team (design, engineering, marketing, etc.)
Investmentamountandequity	∼$125 kEquity shares ∼5%Series A/B Follow-on Investment of $50k∼$1M post-graduation	$11k∼$20 kEquity shares ∼2 ∼ 10%	$6k ∼ $18 kEquity shares ∼6%
Other investment-related matters	250+ mentors and 3,000+ founder networksDiversified investment portfolio strategy: seed investment management in offices across 20 countries and investments in over 1,500 start-ups in 50 countries	Acceptance rate: ∼3%Prefer software focused start-up and require a skilled software engineerEstablish unconditional follow-on investment by the VCs post-graduation	Acceptance rate: ∼1%Prefer software focused start-up and require a skilled software engineerInvesting in a third fund of $150m with a VC Arm (Total AUM$265m)Follow-on investments in TechStars and alumni via its VC Arm
Performance	Unicorns: 33 of them such as Credit Karm, a twilio, Grab, etc.	13% exit success of portfolio companies as of 2013	1024 portfolio companiesTotal Funding $3.38bnSustainable management or successful M and A 90% (Sustainability 79%, M and A 11%)
Supportservices	4 annual accelerating programs: annually in Silicon Valley and San FranciscoStart-up funding, education and start-up communityEmphasis on internet marketing, customer acquisition, design, user experience, lean start-up and applicationFund raising through a network of mentors with expertise in a variety of areas including growth and design and engineeringVarious types of education by experts in various fields such as marketing, accounting, product design, mobile, user test and salesDistribution network: in-house distribution team of specialistsBrand PR: The most active Seed VC and top Accelerator in the worldA global mentor	Three-month accelerating program: twice a yearConnect with investors every week10 mentors and 7 full-time mentorsAlumni network, B2B customer association, specific category of founder network, alumni demo dayAlumni workshop and mini conferenceDemo day: gather top investors to conduct 1:1 meetings	Three-month accelerating programLean start-up training such as MVPHundreds of mentor networks, but no formal full-time mentorOffer sessions with successful investors and foundersPartnership with large businesses/IBs such as Amazon and Barclays28 different accrual rating programs (e.g. Barclays NYC/Alexa/Austin)
Linkedprogram	Microsoft, IBM, Rackspace, AWS, sendGrid, go.co, localytics, Gunderson Dettmer, Talkdesk, wework and so on.
Uniquefeature	Own main funds, as well as micro funds, investments in a particular region/industry can be carried out through micro fundsFocus on post-seed, pre-series. A post-graduation. Provides a training and implementation guide for growth when investing in companies	After Acceleration program graduation, the founders can selectively participate in the subsequent round of portfolio companiesIf the value of the portfolio company is less than ∼US$300m, the Y Combinator will participate in the subsequent round investment through creation of the additional fundContinuous ecosystem creation with VC, angel investor, SI, university, etc.	After program graduation, the accelerator founder can selectively participate in the subsequent round of portfolio companiesConferences such as start-up week