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A 12-week immersive accelerator at ERA's NYC office for international startups ready to launch or expand in the US market, covering sales, fundraising, product-market fit, hiring, and incorporation.
A state-funded seed-stage accelerator in Buffalo investing $5M annually (5 companies × $1M each) in exchange for 5% equity. Companies must relocate to Buffalo for one year and receive workspace, mentorship, and investor access.
Learn more →New York State-funded accelerator that invests $5M annually in 5 seed-stage startups, each receiving $1M in exchange for 5% equity. Companies must relocate CEO and 50% of staff to Buffalo for 12 months. Includes free workspace at Seneca One Tower, mentorship, access to 1,000+ investor network, and quality-of-life programming. Founded 2014; 74 portfolio companies; $1B+ raised by alumni; unicorn (ACV Auctions) and publicly traded companies in portfolio.
Learn more →NYC's first AI-focused accelerator at NYU's Data Future Lab, a 4-month program run in partnership with ff Venture Capital that provides AI startups with $100,000 investment, computing resources, curated expert access, and a NYC cohort community.
Learn more →NYC's first AI startup accelerator at NYU Tandon Future Labs. 4-month program with $100,000 investment in exchange for a fixed equity percentage. Accepted startups are automatically added to investor partner's portfolio. Provides computing resources, business connections, and access to NYU Tandon faculty in bioinformatics, electrical engineering, and computer science. Currently not accepting applications; contact for status.
Learn more →Pre-accelerator program at the University of Rochester equipping students with entrepreneurship fundamentals: systems thinking, customer discovery, strategy, and innovation. Uses Blackboard LMS for structured step-by-step guidance. Teams gain mentorship, access to a startup database, and a competition platform. Incorporated teams receive $5K investment.
Learn more →Columbia University's student-run 8-week startup accelerator for Columbia-affiliated founders. No equity, no fees, no IP taken. Weekly 3-hour Friday sessions plus workshops, mentor office hours, and speaker events. Mentors include multi-million dollar founders, VCs, and startup legal/finance experts. 70+ graduated companies raised $19M+; alumni accepted to Y Combinator and Techstars. Access to Columbia's $250K Venture Competition.
Learn more →A NYC-based accelerator founded by Baltic American Chamber of Commerce, Orion Worldwide Innovations, and Cornell Tech, supporting Pre-Seed to Series A+ startups globally with high-touch investor relationships, training, and deal-making.
Learn more →A comprehensive suite of co-curricular entrepreneurship programs at NYU Stern's W.R. Berkley Center, including the NYU Entrepreneurs Challenge ($225K+ in prizes), Stern Venture Fellows (10-week summer accelerator with $10K stipend), Innovation Labs, and startup advising resources.
Learn more →Summer student accelerator (formerly RIT Student Accelerator) for RIT student teams of all majors. Teams receive a $4,000 stipend per member, prototyping funds, mentorship from RIT advisers and industry experts, and culminate in a Demo Night pitch to investors. Founded 2011; rebranded 2025.
Learn more →NYC-based mentorship-driven 3-month health technology accelerator founded in 2011. Supports entrepreneurs building companies at the intersection of health and technology. Provides access to capital, clients, and the largest healthcare-specific mentor community of any accelerator globally. Based in a 12,000 sq ft SoHo loft housing 40+ health tech startups, strategics, and funders. 80+ portfolio companies; 1 unicorn (NexHealth); $1B+ raised.
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