Top Venture Capital Firms: Accelerators

Between them, the 23 venture capital firms on this page cover seed stage (7), pre seed (5), partners (4) and accelerator (3). They also list work in San Francisco, Paris, New York City and Silicon Valley. 23 of them have written a profile you can read before you get in touch.

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   Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation

   The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, known as WARF, is an independent nonprofit that supports the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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   Why #1: Founded 1925, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

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   Flat6 Labs

   Seed Stage · Pre Seed · Early Stage · Also in Beirut and Amman

   Flat6Labs is a seed and early-stage venture capital firm active across the Middle East and North Africa. Sawari Ventures launched it in 2011, and it grew from Egypt.

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   Why #2: Founded 2011, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

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   Sparklabs Cultiv8

   Agritech · Also in Seoul

   SparkLabs Cultiv8, also written Sparklabs Cultiv8, is an accelerator for agriculture and food technology companies.

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   Why #3 (shared): Founded 2017, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

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   Higher Ground Labs

   Seed Stage

   Higher Ground Labs is a venture fund and ecosystem builder that invests in political technology. It backs early companies whose products help campaigns and causes.

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   Why #3 (shared): Founded 2017, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

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   Falak Startups

   Partners · Partnership · Government · Also in Cairo

   Falak Startups invests in and mentors early-stage Egyptian companies.

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   Why #5: Founded 2018, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

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   Aroa Ventures

   Growth Stage · Also in Chicago and Delhi NCR

   Aroa Ventures, also styled Aroa Venture Partners, invests in companies from several sectors and at several stages.

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   Why #6: Founded 2020, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

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7. Also listed, not yet ranked. We hold nothing checkable on these yet that ranks them here: no client review, vetting, award, expert review, or fact stated on their own website (and on a place ranking, where they are based). They follow in order of their TrustList Score. How TrustList ranks · Get vetted, free
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   500 Global

   Seed Stage · Pre Seed · Also in Silicon Valley and Riyadh

   500 Global, formerly 500 Startups, is a venture capital firm investing in founders with international ambitions who are building fast-growing technology companies.

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   Berkeley SkyDeck

   Seed Stage · Pre Seed · Startup Incubator · Also in Silicon Valley

   Berkeley SkyDeck is a startup accelerator linked to UC Berkeley. It has been running since 2012 and works with over 250 startups annually across four programmes.

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    Conscious Venture Lab

    Conscious Venture Lab operates through the Novella Center for Entrepreneurship, a nonprofit organisation dedicated to expanding access to entrepreneurship.

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    ConsenSys Mesh

    Crypto and Web3 · Startup Incubator

    ConsenSys Mesh is a web3 incubator, accelerator and investor founded in 2015 by Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin, who remains its chairman.

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    Entrepreneur First

    Pre Seed · Backend · SaaS · Also in London and Bangalore

    Entrepreneur First, also known as EF, is a company builder and early investor.

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    Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator

    Seed Stage · Also in New York City

    Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator is a technology accelerator and early-stage fund based in New York City.

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    International Accelerator

    Also in Austin

    International Accelerator is a startup programme in Austin, Texas that works only with foreign-born founders. It helps them start and grow companies in the United States.

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    Interplay Ventures

    Seed Stage

    Interplay Ventures is a venture capital firm that describes itself as an ecosystem where ideas can scale.

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    LongHash Ventures

    Crypto and Web3

    LongHash Ventures is a venture firm investing at what it describes as the convergence of artificial intelligence, robotics and digital assets, backing open networks since 2018.

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    MetaProp NYC

    Also in Dubai and New York City

    MetaProp NYC is a venture capital firm that invests in PropTech, meaning technology aimed at real estate and the built environment.

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    Ready Player Ventures

    Government · Internet · Driving · Also in Miami and United States

    Ready Player Ventures is an investment firm that supports early-stage startups developing technology to address the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.

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    Total Carbon Neutrality Ventures

    Also in Paris

    Total Carbon Neutrality Ventures is listed here with the TotalEnergies On programme, an accelerator for start-ups in the electricity sector.

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    Total Energy Ventures

    Also in Paris

    Total Energy Ventures appears on TotalEnergies On, the accelerator run by TotalEnergies for start-ups in the electricity sector. The programme is based in Paris at STATION F.

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    TotalEnergies Ventures

    Also in Paris

    TotalEnergies Ventures is the venture arm linked to TotalEnergies On, an accelerator programme run by TotalEnergies for start-ups in the electricity sector.

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    Venture Lane

    Growth Stage · SaaS · Also in Boston

    Venture Lane is a startup hub in downtown Boston serving early-stage business-to-business technology founders.

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    Village Capital

    Early Stage · Partners · Accelerator · Also in New York and York

    Village Capital is a nonprofit that supports early-stage founders building businesses around social, economic and environmental problems.

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    Y Combinator

    Seed Stage · Pre Seed · Partners · Also in Ontario and San Francisco

    Y Combinator is a startup accelerator and early-stage investor.

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