Incubators
65 programmes. Of these, 20 say they take no equity, and 1 has applications open.
Chicago non-profit tech hub whose paid memberships give founders from idea stage to growth stage a startup roadmap, weekly workshops, mentors, events and optional downtown co-working desks.
Funding not published · equity not published
Downtown Durham coworking community and startup hub for founders, with shared desks, private offices, mentorship, workshops and founder programmes such as Idea to Entrepreneur, a free course for first-time founders.
Funding not published · equity not published
NC State's 12-week summer accelerator for startups with a current NC State student or recent graduate as co-founder, with equity-free seed funding, an entrepreneur-in-residence coach, weekly sessions in Raleigh and a Demo Day.
Funding not published · equity-free
Georgia Tech's state-funded incubator for Georgia technology startups, with idea-stage classes, an Accelerate tier for companies past MVP and a Signature tier for scaling firms. It takes no equity; members pay quarterly dues.
Funding not published · equity-free
University of Texas at Austin incubator for deep tech startups in energy, water, healthcare, food and agtech, mobility, microelectronics and the circular economy, offering co-working, mentors and investor access for a 2% equity stake.
Funding not published · 2% equity
Brown's Nelson Center runs this eight-week, full-time summer accelerator in Providence for ventures with a current Brown or RISD student, with workspace, one-to-one mentors, workshops and a US$4,000 award for eligible students.
Funding not published · equity not published
A wet lab incubator at UC Berkeley for early-stage life science startups from anywhere, renting benches and workstations by the month with shared equipment and access to campus core facilities. It takes no equity.
Funding not published · equity-free
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania's incubator on Lehigh University's Mountaintop campus in Bethlehem, offering office space and affordable wet-lab space to early-stage technology companies.
Funding not published · equity not published
Membership network of shared lab and office space for life-science companies, from early-stage founders to established R&D teams. It is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with sites across the US, Europe, Asia and Canada.
Funding not published · equity not published
The University of Pittsburgh Big Idea Center's invite-only summer accelerator for Pitt students with a vetted idea, offering mentors, co-working space and a curriculum on customer discovery and product-market fit.
Funding not published · equity not published
The University of Chicago Polsky Center's two summer accelerator tracks for student and alumni founders: Build for ventures still validating an idea and Launch for ventures already in market, each with a SAFE investment and stipends.
US$10k invested · equity not published
UMBC's research and technology park near Baltimore, with Cyber, GovTech and BioTech incubators that give Maryland companies office or lab space, entrepreneur-in-residence guidance and programmes from concept to scaling revenue.
Funding not published · equity not published
Harvard Innovation Labs' September-to-May accelerator for climate ventures led by Harvard students, alumni, faculty or staff that are past the idea stage, with advisers, expert office hours, workshops and climate investor introductions.
Funding not published · equity not published
Columbia University's subsidised co-working space in SoHo for recent alumni founders, with desks for up to a year, workshops, mentors in residence and pitch practice. It gives no funding and takes no equity.
Funding not published · equity-free
The University of Washington's multi-industry incubator for early-stage startups in greater Seattle and the UW community, with desks, offices, wet and dry labs, coaching and workshops. It takes no equity.
Funding not published · equity-free
The Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute's 15-week student startup accelerator for founders already building, testing or selling. Teams that finish both sprints can receive non-dilutive, non-competitive grant funding.
Funding not published · equity not published
Company Ventures' year-long, rent-free and equity-free residency in Midtown Manhattan, which began as Grand Central Tech, gives founders building AI companies dedicated workspace and a founder community.
Funding not published · equity-free
Connect's no-cost advising programme for San Diego innovation founders in life sciences and technology who have already made progress growing and funding their company. It takes no equity and charges no fees.
Funding not published · equity-free
Georgia Tech's 12-week summer programme in which student, alumni and faculty teams build their startups with US$5,000 in seed funding, coaching, legal and accounting help and co-working space, ending at Demo Day.
US$5k invested · equity not published
The University of Michigan's summer accelerator for early-stage, tech-enabled startups founded by U-M Ann Arbor alumni or upcoming graduates, pairing weekly mentor check-ins with a paid team of student interns.
Funding not published · equity not published
Cornell's year-long, for-credit student accelerator in Ithaca, run by Entrepreneurship at Cornell and the Student Agencies Foundation, with alumni advisers, co-working space and a spring demo day. It takes no equity.
Funding not published · equity-free
Princeton's Keller Center runs a nine-week summer accelerator for teams of Princeton students, with a US$5,000 stipend per team member, campus housing and meals, a business expense account, co-working space and mentors.
Funding not published · equity not published
The University of Illinois Research Park's incubator in Champaign for early-stage technology companies from the university and the wider community, with wet labs, offices and an entrepreneur-in-residence team.
Funding not published · equity not published
Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures' startup support for companies built on Johns Hopkins technologies, with affordable space in Baltimore innovation hubs, legal and accounting help, fundraising support and networking.
Funding not published · equity not published
Nonprofit climatetech incubator with campuses in Somerville, Massachusetts, and Houston, giving member startups labs, prototyping space and a machine shop, plus introductions to corporate partners, investors and mentors.
Funding not published · equity not published
The Darden School's full-time summer incubator in Charlottesville for UVA student, alumni and faculty founders, with mentorship, workshops, peer collaboration and grant funding, ending in a Demo Night.
Funding not published · equity not published
Northeastern University's student-run venture accelerator for ventures of Northeastern students, staff and alumni, with advisers, workshops and non-equity grants across three stages: Ready, Set and Go. No fees and no equity.
Funding not published · equity-free
Birmingham nonprofit tech incubator offering incubation offices of 200 to 3,000 sq ft, coworking and community memberships, the five-week Voltage idea-stage programme and the Boost growth track for startups with an MVP.
Funding not published · equity not published
The University of Illinois Gies College of Business's 10-week summer accelerator for student-owned startups, with up to US$20,000 in non-dilutive funding and stipends, mentors and workshops. It takes no equity.
Funding not published · equity-free
Nonprofit shared-lab facility in Kendall Square, Cambridge, renting permitted lab and office space, shared equipment and operations support to early-stage life-science startups, from single-scientist teams upward.
Funding not published · equity not published
Harvard Innovation Labs' eight-month online accelerator for pre-seed and seed ventures, for-profit or nonprofit, founded and led by alumni of any of Harvard's 13 schools, wherever they are based.
Funding not published · equity not published
A nonprofit incubator on Stony Brook University's campus that leases office suites and wet labs to early-stage technology companies, with access to university research facilities, mentoring and training.
Funding not published · equity not published
Nonprofit robotics hub in Boston that hosts resident startups on month-to-month terms, with desks, labs and offices, prototyping tools, robot hardware and introductions to investors and sponsors. It takes no equity.
Funding not published · equity-free
Chicago not-for-profit healthcare incubator with a free Flex membership for online resources and a paid Select membership adding mentors, an executive-in-residence, fundraising support and co-working. It takes no equity.
Funding not published · equity-free
Duke Innovation & Entrepreneurship's nine-month, in-person programme for current Duke students running a venture, with mentor meetings, executive coaching, US$5,000 in progress-based funding and alumni connections.
Funding not published · equity not published
Chicago hardtech innovation centre where physical-product startups rent workspace and use shared prototyping labs, mentors and supplier networks, with a separate six-month accelerator that invests for equity.
Funding not published · equity not published
The Martin Trust Center's full-time summer accelerator for MIT student founders, with US$75,000 in equity-free funding, partner perks and a September demo day at MIT in Cambridge.
US$75k grant · equity-free
MIT's educational programme for student-led ventures at any stage, with group and paired mentoring, expert access and up to US$25,000 in cumulative non-dilutive funding. New teams join in fall, spring or summer cycles.
Funding not published · equity-free
The University of Maryland's technology startup incubator in College Park, offering wet labs, offices and co-working space with mentoring from staff and entrepreneurs-in-residence. It takes no equity; companies pay below-market rent.
Funding not published · equity-free
Newlab admits critical-technology startups as members of its 84,000 sq ft hub in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, offering desks, prototyping labs, pilot projects with industry and government partners, and links to investors.
Funding not published · equity not published
A nine-week summer accelerator run by NYU's Leslie Entrepreneurial Institute for teams led by NYU students, faculty or staff, with a US$15,000 equity-free grant, mentors and co-working at the Leslie eLab.
US$15k grant · equity-free
NYU Tandon's network of Brooklyn incubators, started with New York City's economic development agency, hosting startups in AI, digital media, games and clean energy plus a lab for veteran-led businesses.
Funding not published · equity not published
Wet-lab and co-working space in Allston run by Harvard Innovation Labs for biotech and life-science ventures founded by Harvard students, alumni, faculty and postdocs, on month-to-month memberships.
Funding not published · equity not published
Carnegie Mellon's Swartz Center incubator for teams with a CMU-affiliated founder, offering startup advice, micro-grants, incubator space and business connections to move research and ideas toward a company.
Funding not published · equity not published
Purdue Innovates' three-month accelerator for Purdue-connected startups in any industry, with mentors, go-to-market and investor-readiness support and up to US$100,000 of investment through a SAFE.
Funding not published · equity not published
University of Houston's free 12-week summer accelerator for teams that include a current student, faculty member or recent graduate, with a US$5,000 stipend per business, mentors, legal office hours and a demo day.
US$5k grant · equity not published
A membership business incubator in Ithaca run by Cornell's Center for Regional Economic Advancement, with co-working, a prototyping shop, mentors and hardware accelerator tracks for companies in any industry.
Funding not published · equity not published
A one-year residency at Pittsburgh's Robotics Factory for founders advancing an entrepreneurial robotics concept, with prototyping equipment, staff support, robots and sensors for testing, and desk and assembly space.
Funding not published · equity not published
A founder community and accelerator for Stanford-affiliated founders. Its three-month Full-Time Accelerator runs three cohorts a year and takes no equity and charges no fees.
Funding not published · equity-free
Innovate@BU's 10-week summer programme for early-stage BU student and recent-alumni ventures, with a stipend of up to US$10,000, twice-weekly workshops, mentors and a closing pitch to investors.
Funding not published · equity not published
Tsai CITY's full-time summer accelerator for Yale student-led ventures that already have a tested pilot and users, with US$20,000 in grant funding, a venture adviser, mentor board, workshops and a demo day.
US$20k grant · equity not published
Invent Penn State's 13-week full-time summer programme in State College for startups with a Penn State student founder, with a US$15,000 equity-free grant and funding for a one-semester intern.
US$15k grant · equity-free
Babson's 10-week, full-time summer accelerator for student ventures from Babson, Olin and Wellesley colleges, with free co-working space, on-campus housing and meals, workshops and adviser feedback. It takes no equity.
Funding not published · equity-free
UConn's incubator renting wet labs and offices in Storrs and Farmington to startups, with venture support, entrepreneurs in residence and access to UConn researchers, plus a lower-cost LaunchPad coworking membership.
Funding not published · equity not published
Wayne State University's entrepreneurship hub in Detroit, offering tech founders the Start Studio and Scale Studio programmes, mentors-in-residence and low-cost co-working, alongside programmes for small businesses.
Funding not published · equity not published
Northwestern University's student startup hub in Evanston, with a Residency that gives teams desks, 24/7 access and an industry mentor, and a 10-week summer Jumpstart accelerator with funding.
Funding not published · equity not published
University of Central Florida incubator with sites across Central Florida, offering workspace, mentors, business support and capital connections through tracks for launching, growing or relocating a business.
Funding not published · equity not published
A 22,000-square-foot incubator at Hyde Park Labs in Chicago, run by Portal Innovations with UChicago's Polsky Center, offering wet lab space, shared equipment and management support to early-stage science companies.
Funding not published · equity not published
University of Florida incubator run at The Hub in Gainesville and Sid Martin Biotech in Alachua, offering offices, wet and dry labs, shared scientific equipment and advisers to UF-linked and outside startups.
Funding not published · equity not published
The University of Arizona's incubator network for science and technology startups in southern Arizona, with offices, wet and dry labs, a prototyping centre, expert advisers and student interns across several sites.
Funding not published · equity not published
USC's cohort-based incubator for startups with at least one USC-connected founder, offering workspace, mentoring, grant opportunities and legal support for up to a year. It takes no fees or equity.
Funding not published · equity-free
Arizona State University's extracurricular startup programme for student-led ventures, offering mentoring, workspace, workshops and pitch events where awards often range from US$1,000 to US$50,000.
Funding not published · equity not published
The Harvard Innovation Labs incubator for ventures led by Harvard students. It is self-paced, with i-lab coaches, mentor pairing and monthly panels where teams pitch to move through four stages toward investor readiness.
Funding not published · equity not published
Penn Venture Lab's semester-long accelerator for Penn student and alumni startups in Philadelphia and San Francisco, with up to US$10,000 in non-dilutive grants, a personal adviser and a desk in Tangen Hall.
Funding not published · equity not published
Youngstown, Ohio, incubator for early-stage technology startups, with a SaaS cohort for software firms in five nearby counties and an additive manufacturing focus, offering mentoring, connections and facilities.
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Includes BioLabs, Climate Circle Accelerator, Greentown Labs and 10 more.
Includes 1871, Build and Launch Accelerators, EnterpriseWorks and 5 more.
Includes Columbia Startup Lab, Company Ventures Residency, eLab and 5 more.
Includes Ben Franklin TechVentures, Blast Furnace, Project Olympus Incubator Program and 3 more.
Includes Bakar Bio Labs, Connect Springboard, StartX and 1 more.
Includes bwtech@UMBC, FastForward and Mtech Ventures.
Includes American Underground, Andrews Launch Accelerator and Melissa & Doug Entrepreneurs.
We list 65 programmes: 1871, American Underground, Andrews Launch Accelerator, ATDC (Advanced Technology Development Center), Austin Technology Incubator, B-Lab Summer Accelerator and 59 more. Each listing links to the programme's own pages and shows the day we last verified it.
20 of the 65 say they take no equity: Andrews Launch Accelerator, ATDC (Advanced Technology Development Center), Bakar Bio Labs, Columbia Startup Lab, CoMotion Labs and 15 more. 44 do not publish their equity terms.
Applications are open for Purdue Innovates Accelerator (closes 20 December 2026). The deadlines page lists every date we track.
Chicago (5), New York (5), Boston (4), Cambridge (4), Massachusetts (3), Pittsburgh (3) and 36 more. Delivery varies: each listing says whether the programme runs in person, remotely or both.
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