Here are accelerators 21-30:
21. Breakthrough Ventures Accelerator: Two Stanford students -- Roman Scott and Itbaan Nafi -- have raised $2 million for an accelerator program called Breakthrough Ventures, which aims to fund businesses founded by college students and recent graduates nationwide, TechCrunch reported.
22. Brinc Accelerator: Brinc in May 2024 selected nine startups for its Spring 2024 Climate Tech program. The startups focus on carbon dioxide removal (CDR) and agrifood.
23. Build3 Impact: Build3, a community focused on impact startups, is accepting applications for its fourth cohort. The next cohort will begin on February 17, 2025.
24. Caret 360 Accelerator: This accelerator provides capital, customized engagements, subject matter experts, business connections and investor connections. The application process typically opens in May, with the actual accelerator running July through September.
25. Catalyse Accelerator Programme: The program seeks to address to ASEAN’s clean energy and climate ambitions.
26. Challenger Digital and Green Accelerator Programme (Challenger D&G) 2025/2026: The accelerator will "support a new generation of entrepreneurs tackling urgent local and global issues such as climate change, food and water security, ecosystem resilience, clean energy transition, green mobility, and waste management."
27. Challenger Sustainability Accelerator: The program helps Ukrainian startups grow faster, connect with investors, and scale internationally, the organization said.
28. Climate Accelerator: Launching in South Asia and Gulf, the Climate Accelerator will grow across the Global South -- accelerating 1,400 climate tech startups each year by 2025.
29. Climate Bank Accelerator: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) partnered with three Cambodian banks to launch the country’s first Climate Bank Accelerator (CBA) program. The focus: Build a "greener financial sector" that supports Cambodia’s transition to a low-carbon economy," Cambodianess reported.
30. Climate Finance Accelerator South Africa: The Climate Finance Accelerator (CFA) is a global technical assistance programme funded by the UK government to support climate smart projects to access finance. The CFA operates in 10 countries (Nigeria, Colombia, South Africa, Egypt, Uganda, Türkiye, Mexico, Peru, Pakistan and Viet Nam) with the aim of encouraging the flows of finance required to deliver on countries’ ambition to limit global warming to 1.5°C, the organizer said.
See accelerators 31-40 on the next page. Did we fail to mention a sustainability-focused accelerator? If so please email me the details (accelerator name, website, focus, etc.).
