Incubators & Accelerators
We have been busy collating this list as we thought it might serve as a useful resource for our readers. Our aim is to create a comprehensive list of global FinTech Incubators & Accelerators – so if you know of any we have missed, please drop a note to hetty@fintechprofile.com and we’ll add it in.
- 3D FinTech Challenge by Dassault Systems – a 7 week, immersive accelerator program designed to empower and accelerate technological innovation within Financial Services.
- 500 Startups – 4-month accelerator programs in Mountain View and San Francisco for general & FinTech startups.
- Advance Technology Development Center (ATDC) –The ATDC FinTech Program powered by Worldpay US is focused on building and growing companies in the state of Georgia, USA.
- Al Jabr MENA – the Muscat, Oman based startup accelerator and corporate innovation partner
- Antler – the world’s day zero investor
- Anthemis Group – London based leading digital financial services venture investment and advisory firm.
- AWI Ventures – Australian Fintech accelerator AWI is an investment company listed on the ASX and focused on the financial services sector.
- Barclays Accelerator – New York, London, Tel Aviv & Capetown – FinTech focused accelerator powered by Tech Stars.
- Blenheim Chalcot – The UK’s leading venture builder, they have created a unique corporate support eco-system, which allows start-up teams to efficiently and rapidly launch and grow new businesses.
- Citi Accelerator – Citi has a global network of labs located across the U.S., Ireland, Israel and Singapore.
- Coin Apex – NYC based tech incubator.
- Digital Financial Services Innovation Lab – an early-stage accelerator for fintech startups targeting low-income customers in the developing world.
- FinLeap – A FinTech company builder based in Berlin.
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F10 FinTech Incubator & Accelerator – A non-profit organization dedicated to FinTech, RegTech, and InsurTech. F10 offers a fully-fledged Accelerator Program for Startups in cooperation with Swiss companies.
- Fintech 71 – A startup accelerator with access to the top FS companies & mentors
- FinTech Circle – Europe’s first Angel program focusing on FinTech also offering incubation and acceleration.
- FinTech Innovation Labs
- FinTech Sandbox – Boston based incubator that offers startups free access to data feeds and APIs from providers such as Thomson Reuters and Xignite.
- Fusion: The Swiss FinTech Factory ofers a 12 month accelerator programme.
- Grand Central Tech: Predominantly Fintech, New York based, great program!
- Holland FinTech – based in Amsterdam, this FinTech hub provides funding and mentoring for worldwide startups.
- iAccelerate (University of Wollongong).
- Index Ventures – Venture Capitalists founded in Geneva, now with major offices in London and San Francisco.
- J.P. Morgan’s In-Residence program (https://www.jpmorgan.com/
country/US/EN/in-residence) takes a highly collaborative approach to develop solutions that will yield enduring value for the entire financial industry. - Launch Hub – a seed fund for southeastern European digital startups.
- Level 39 – Europe’s largest technology accelerator for finance, retail, cyber-security & future cities companies – based in London’s Canary Wharf.
- Matchi – Connecting FinTech buyers with the world’s best innovations (Hong Kong based).
- New York Angels – Independent consortium of individual accredited angel investors focused on investing in early-stage companies in the New York City area.
- NEXT by Yodlee Interactive – Incubator.
- Nordea – An intensive, 12-week programme designed to grow your FinTech startup. Nordea runs the program together with Nestholma Venture Accelerator. The accelerator takes advantage of Nestholma’s Lean Startup-driven venture accelerator model that has been developed to help startups and large corporations to work together.
- Oxygen Accelerator – one of Europe’s most established accelerators located in Birmingham, UK.
- PlugnPlay Accelerator – Fintech Accelerator & global innovation platform with 22 locations across the world including Silicon Valley, Mexico, China, Singapore, Germany and Spain.
- PolyTech Ventures
- QC FinTech – One of the world’s premiere FinTech Accelerator programmes located in Charlotte, USA.
- Rockstart – An early stage VC firm based in Switzerland & ths Silicone Valley.
- Seedcamp – First Round Funding for companies including FinTech/Tech
- Six FinTech Incubator – f10 (Switzerland)
- SixThirty – FinTech venture fund and accelerator
- Startupbootcamp – 13 accelerator programmes in 10 locations from Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, Istanbul, London, singapore, Miami, Rome and New York.
- SWIFT’s Innotribe Incubator (Worldwide)
- Telenet Idealabs (Belgium)
- UniCredit Start Lab – FinTech Accelerator based in Milan, Italy. The one-year program is divided into two phases: a first four-month phase, focused on Fast Acceleration, and a second eight-month phase, revolving around consolidating activities, where startups test their product/service on the market.
- Value Stream Labs (New York)
- Wayra – Telefónica’s startup accelerator for Latin America and Europe
- Y Combinator – A new model for funding early stage startups – including FinTech companies. Fancy 3 months in Silicon Valley?