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UBI GLOBAL
world
rankings
19 /20
report
the ubi Global world rankings of
business incubators and Accelerators
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WORLD RANKINGS REPORT 19/20
AUTHORS: HOLGER MEYER, JOSHUA SOWAH
NOVEMBER 2019
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PROGRAM CLASSIFICATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
LANDSCAPE AND METHODOLOGY OVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
BENCHMARK AND RANKING FRAMEWORK .................................................................................7
METHODOLOGICAL PROCEDURE ..........................................................................................7
SCORE CALCULATION ....................................................................................................8
RANKING AND RECOGNITION OVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
RANKINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
WORLD TOP UNIVERSITY BUSINESS INCUBATORS ..........................................................................10
WORLD TOP PUBLIC BUSINESS INCUBATORS ..............................................................................12
WORLD TOP PRIVATE BUSINESS INCUBATORS ............................................................................13
WORLD TOP UNIVERSITY BUSINESS ACCELERATORS .......................................................................14
WORLD TOP PUBLIC BUSINESS ACCELERATORS ...........................................................................14
WORLD TOP PRIVATE BUSINESS ACCELERATORS ..........................................................................15
RECOGNITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
TOP CHALLENGERS ....................................................................................................16
MOST PROMISING ......................................................................................................18
PUBLICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
ABOUT UBI GLOBAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
DIRECTORY: FEATURED PROGRAMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
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INTRODUCTION
Dear Innovator,
Around the world, business incubators and accelerators play a pivotal role in the
development of innovative solutions to the technological, economic, and social
challenges of the 21st century.
Since 2013, UBI Global’s World Benchmark Studies map the proliferation and assess
the impact and performance of these key actors in the global entrepreneurship
ecosystem. Our research empowers participating organizations to benchmark their
capacity to create value for their ecosystems, their client and alumni startups, and for
themselves.
sample size from 259 incubators and accelerators to 364 participants in the World
research beyond university-linked incubators and accelerators to include public,
private, and corporate programs.
The data collected from the participating programs - hailing from 82 countries -
collectively provide fascinating insights into the diversity, agility, and rapid growth
of the industry. From Aalborg, Denmark to Zhongshan, China, incubators and
accelerators continue the development of visions, business models, revenue streams,
and service portfolios that match the requirements of their respective ecosystems.
This report presents the Rankings and Recognitions derived from the World
Benchmark Study 2019-2020, sponsored by Qatar Development Bank. While traditional
incubation and acceleration powerhouses in North America and Western Europe
continue to be strongly represented, programs from around the world have captured
top spots, underscoring the global importance of university, public, private and
corporate incubators and accelerators for successfully nurturing the visionaries and
changemakers of tomorrow.
I invite you to use this report as a starting point to learn more about these programs
and the amazing work being done by business incubators and accelerators in Africa,
Happy reading!
Holger Meyer
Head of Research, UBI Global
Stockholm, Sweden
holger@ubi-global.com
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5 -
PROGRAM CLASSIFICATION
evaluation of their respective impact and performance results. The 364 incubation programs that participated in the World Benchmark
1. BUSINESS INCUBATORS
Programs in this group primarily focus on supporting early-stage client startups in becoming viable and scalable businesses. They
2. BUSINESS ACCELERATORS
Programs in this group share a set of characteristics that distinguish them from business incubators and other forms of capacity
stage client startup growth, they provide intensive mentorship, training, networking, and access to investment. Intake of new client
3. HYBRIDS
A number of programs self-classify as hybrids, combining many of the best aspects of incubators and accelerators in their service
portfolios, however, for the purpose of this study, hybrid programs are categorized as either business incubators or business
accelerators, depending on the primary focus of their service portfolio.
4. INCUBATOR & ACCELERATOR GROUPING
Due to the comparatively small number of corporate business incubators and accelerators in the sample, these programs are
benchmarked in the Private Business Incubator and Private Business Accelerator categories, respectively.
University
Business incubator/
accelerator that derives
its business objectives
primarily from one or
more universities, by
Public
Business incubator/
accelerator that derives
its business objectives
primarily from one or
more public entities by
Private
Business incubator/
accelerator that develops
its business objectives
largely independently,
autonomously and
operations.
$
Corporate
Business incubator/
accelerator that derives
its business objectives
primarily from one
or more for-prot
corporations, by which
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6 - Landscape and Methodology Overview
LANDSCAPE AND METHODOLOGY
OVERVIEW
North America Latin America Europe Africa Middle East & North Africa Asia-Pacific
509
LOCATIONS
364
PROGRAMS
6
REGIONS
82
COUNTRIES
VALUE FOR ECOSYSTEM
This category assesses the economic impact and performance of the programs and their client and alumni startups as well as the
programs’ success in retaining human capital and startups in the ecosystem. The subcategories Economy Enhancement and Talent
VALUE FOR CLIENT STARTUPS
and quality of services provided is a crucial indicator of long-term startup success. Of equal importance for individual startups – as well as
the ecosystem in general – is the programs’ function as facilitators of community and network building. The subcategories Competence
VALUE FOR PROGRAM
assessing a total of 1580 programs; 364 of these programs, located in 82 countries,
main categories used to calculate the individual Program Impact and Performance Scores (PIPS) for all benchmarked incubators and
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7 - Landscape and Methodology Overview
BENCHMARK AND RANKING FRAMEWORK
*All scal information is converted to and represented in 2018 US dollars
KPI Weight
High Medium Low
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METHODOLOGICAL PROCEDURE
Aer steps 2 and 3: Automatic agging of unusual or suspicious data: desk research; request for supporting
documentation; input from research advisory board members, innovation ambassadors and other industry
experts; qualitative interviews with randomly selected incubators and accelerators. Aer step 4: Qualitative
interviews with all top-performing incubators and accelerators.
Validation
Benchmark level
calculation, including global
top, average, and regional
levels
Benchmarking of all
programs within their peer
groups and against multiple
benchmark levels
5
Program
Benchmarking
Preliminary score
calculation by summing
scores
Impact evaluation of
program type, age, size,
ecosystem and other
variables
3
Performance
Assessment
Data cleaning and
validation, detection of
input errors, outliers and
anomalies
Impact and performance
data normalization and
weighing
dimension’s relative
importance
2
Data Treatment
Assessment and grouping
of all applying incubators
and accelerators
Collection of impact,
performance, and
descriptive data from all
accepted programs
1
Data Collection
Relative ranking of
impact and performance
data
performers in multiple
global, regional and
national categories
4
Program Ranking
Value for
Ecosystem
Economy Enhancement
1.1 Jobs created & sustained (#)
1.2 Sales revenue ($*)
1.3 Graduates (#)
1.4 Self-generated revenue ($*)
Talent Retention
1.5 Client startups accepted (#)
1.6 Graduate retention (#, %)
Value for
Client Startups
Competence Development
2.1
2.2 Coaching & mentoring hours (#)
Access to Funds
2.3 Total investment attracted ($*)
2.4 Average investment attracted ($*)
2.5 Seed funding attraction (#, %)
Access to Network
2.6 Partners (#)
2.7 Events (#)
2.8 Alumni engagement (#, %)
Value for
Program
Program Attractiveness
3.1 In-state applications (#, #/spot)
3.2 Out-of-state applications (#, #/spot)
3.3 Sponsorship attraction ($*)
Post-Graduation Performance
3.4 1-year survival rate (%)
3.5 5-year survival rate (%)
3.6 High-growth enterprises (%)
3.7
21 KPIs measured
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SCORE CALCULATION
Each assessed program receives a Program Impact and Performance Score (PIPS) based on its achievements relative to the sample.
the subcategory score. Second, the average of the respective weighted subcategory scores generates the category scores. Finally, the
average of the three category scores equals the PIPS.
The programs with the highest PIPS relative to their global, regional or socio-economic peers, are the the ones that are being recognised
as top performing programs within their respective categories.
21 KPIS (DIMENSIONS) PERIOD UNIT WEIGHT 7 SUBCATEGORIES 3 CATEGORIES 1 PIPS
1. Jobs created & sustained (Workforce) 1 yr # 6.7%
1. Economy
Enhancement
(22.2%) 1. Value for
Ecosystem
(33.3%)
Program Impact and Performance Score (100%)
2. Sales revenue (Economic output) 1 yr $ 6.7%
3. Graduates (Economic development) 5 yrs # 4.4%
4. Self-generated revenue (Sustainability) 1 yr $ 4.4%
5. Client startups accepted
(Human capital - short term) 1 yr # 6.7% 2. Talent Retention
(11.1%)
6. Graduate retention
(Human capital - long term) 5 yrs #, % 4.4%
1 yr # 4.4% 3. Competence
Development (8.9%)
2. Value for
Client Startups
(33.3%)
8. Coaching and mentoring hours (Guidance) 1 yr # 4.4%
9. Total investment attracted (Funding - total) 5 yrs $ 6.7%
4. Access to Funds
(11.1%)
10. Average investment attracted
(Funding - average) 5 yrs $ 2.2%
11. Seed funding attraction
(Funding - probability) 1 yr #, % 2.2%
12. Partners (Business development) 1 yr # 6.7%
5. Access to Network
(13.3%)
13. Events (Stakeholder engagement) 1 yr # 4.4%
14. Alumni engagement (Peer support) 1 yr #, % 2.2%
15. In-state applications (Reputation - local/
regional) 1 yr #, #/
spot 6.7%
6. Program
Attractiveness
(15.5%)
3. Value for
Program
(33.3%)
16. Out-of-state applications
(Reputation - national/global) 1 yr #, #/
spot 4.4%
17. Sponsorship attraction (Brand) 1 yr $ 4.4%
18. 1-year survival rate (Success - potential) 10 yrs % 4.4%
7. Post-Graduation
performance
(17.8%)
19. 5-year survival rate (Success - promise) 10 yrs % 4.4%
20. High growth enterprises
(Success - evidence) 10 yrs % 4.4%
10 yrs # 4.4%
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9 - Ranking and Recognition Overview
1. PROGRAM TYPE
Incubator Accelerator
Of the 1580 incubators and accelerators that were initially assessed, 364 programs were retained for the benchmarking process which
resulted i Due to the comparatively small number of corporate incubators and accelerators in the sample,
corporate incubators and accelerators and private incubators and accelerators are ranked together.
economic categories.
RANKING AND
RECOGNITION OVERVIEW
2. INCUBATOR & ACCELERATOR GROUPING
University Public Private Corporate
$
RANKING GROUPS
WORLD TOP PROGRAM - A business incubator or accelerator that achieves outstanding impact and performance relative to its global
peers. The program outperforms its global peers with regard to the value it provides to its innovation ecosystem and its client startups,
as well as the attractiveness of the program itself.
RECOGNITION GROUPS
TOP CHALLENGER - A business incubator or accelerator that stands out due to its impressive overall impact and performance
achievements relative to its respective regional peers.
MOST PROMISING - A business incubator or accelerator that stands out due to its impressive overall achievements relative to its young
age or with regard to a particularly relevant socio-economic impact metric.
41% of the sample 20% of the sample
7% of the sample
12% of the sample
10% of the sample
10% of the sample
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RANKINGS
WORLD TOP UNIVERSITY BUSINESS INCUBATORS
Business incubators that derive their business objectives primarily from one or more universities,
which achieve outstanding impact and performance relative to their global peers. These programs outperform
their global peers with regard to the value they provide to their innovation ecosystems and client startups, as
well as the attractiveness of the programs themselves.
In contrast to previous years’ rankings, the ranked university business incubators are listed alphabetically
instead of in number order. The number one program appears in a gold row, with trophy graphic.
PROGRAM PARTNER UNIVERSITIES COUNTRY
The DMZ at Ryerson University Ryerson University Canada
İTÜ Çekirdek Istanbul Technical University Turkey
PoliHub - Innovation District & Startup
Accelerator Politecnico di Milano Italy
The SETsquared Partnership
University of Southampton, University of Surrey
YES!Del Del University of Technology, The Hague University of Applied
Sciences Netherlands
PROGRAM PARTNER UNIVERSITIES COUNTRY
Chalmers Ventures Chalmers University of Technology Sweden
The DMZ at Ryerson University Ryerson University Canada
IPN Incubadora University of Coimbra, Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra Portugal
İTÜ Çekirdek Istanbul Technical University Turkey
PoliHub - Innovation District & Startup
Accelerator Politecnico di Milano Italy
Red de Incubadoras de la Universidad del
Valle de Mexico Laureate International Universities Mexico
The SETsquared Partnership
University of Southampton, University of Surrey
University of Toronto Entrepreneurship University of Toronto Canada
UtrechtInc Utrecht University, University Medical Center Utrecht, University of
Applied Sciences Utrecht Netherlands
YES!Del Del University of Technology, The Hague University of Applied
Sciences Netherlands
WORLD TOP 5 UNIVERSITY BUSINESS INCUBATORS
WORLD TOP 10 UNIVERSITY BUSINESS INCUBATORS
*Listed alphabetically
*Listed alphabetically
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PROGRAM PARTNER UNIVERSITIES COUNTRY
Auge UCR Universidad de Costa Rica Costa Rica
Centech École de technologie supérieure Canada
Chalmers Ventures Chalmers University of Technology Sweden
The DMZ at Ryerson University Ryerson University Canada
GU Ventures University of Gothenburg Sweden
Incuba UdeC Universidad de Concepción Chile
Universidad Javeriana Cali Colombia
INITS Universitäres Gründerservice Wien
GmbH
Vienna University of Technology, University of Vienna, Medical
University of Vienna, University of Natural Resources and Life
Sciences, Vienna, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, FH
Campus Wien, University of Applied Sciences, FH Technikum Wien,
University of Applied Sciences
Austria
IPN Incubadora University of Coimbra, Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra Portugal
İTÜ Çekirdek Istanbul Technical University Turkey
McGill Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship McGill University Canada
PoliHub - Innovation District & Startup
Accelerator Politecnico di Milano Italy
Red de Incubadoras de la Universidad del
Valle de Mexico Laureate International Universities Mexico
The SETsquared Partnership
University of Bath, University of Bristol, University of Exeter,
University of Southampton, University of Surrey United Kingdom
Studio G at Arrowhead Center
New Mexico State University, New Mexico State University
Alamogordo, New Mexico State University Carlsbad, New Mexico
State University Grants, Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine,
Doña Ana Community College, Eastern New Mexico University,
Navajo Technical University, New Mexico Institute of Mining and
Technology, San Juan College, Santa Fe Community College,
University of New Mexico, Western New Mexico University
United States
SUPERA Parque de Inovação e Tecnologia Universidade de São Paulo Brazil
TEC Edmonton University of Alberta Canada
University of Toronto Entrepreneurship University of Toronto Canada
UtrechtInc Utrecht University, University Medical Center Utrecht, University of
Applied Sciences Utrecht Netherlands
Sciences Netherlands
WORLD TOP 20 UNIVERSITY BUSINESS INCUBATORS
*Listed alphabetically
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PROGRAM COUNTRY
Beijing Beihangtianhui Technology Incubator Co., Ltd. China
China
ETC Baltimore United States
HCDC Business Center United States
I3P - Incubatore delle Imprese Innovative del Politecnico di Torino
Italy
Ingria Residentship Program Russia
Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator United States
Montpellier BIC France
Uppsala Innovation Centre Sweden
WSL Belgium
WORLD TOP PUBLIC BUSINESS INCUBATORS
Business incubators that derive their business objectives primarily from one or more public entities
(and/or non-governmental organizations and/or foundations), which achieve outstanding impact and
performance relative to their global peers. These programs outperform their global peers with regard to the
value they provide to their innovation ecosystems and client startups, as well as the attractiveness of the
programs themselves.
In contrast to previous years’ rankings, the ranked public business incubators are listed alphabetically
instead of in number order. The number one program appears in a gold row, with trophy graphic.
PROGRAM COUNTRY
China
ETC Baltimore United States
I3P - Incubatore delle Imprese Innovative del Politecnico di Torino
Italy
Montpellier BIC France
Uppsala Innovation Centre Sweden
WORLD TOP 5 PUBLIC BUSINESS INCUBATORS
WORLD TOP 10 PUBLIC BUSINESS INCUBATORS
*Listed alphabetically
*Listed alphabetically
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PROGRAM COUNTRY
1871
United States
Guinness Enterprise Centre Ireland
IE Orchard National Incubator China
MIDITEC Brazil
Royal Scientic Society - iPARK Jordan
WORLD TOP PRIVATE BUSINESS INCUBATORS
Business incubators that develop their business objectives largely independently, which achieve
outstanding impact and performance relative to their global peers. These programs outperform their global
peers with regard to the value they provide to their innovation ecosystems and client startups, as well as the
attractiveness of the programs themselves.
In contrast to previous years’ rankings, the ranked private business incubators are listed alphabetically
instead of in number order. The number one program appears in a gold row, with trophy graphic.
WORLD TOP 5 PRIVATE BUSINESS INCUBATORS
*Listed alphabetically
Home countries of programs represented in the three World Top Business Incubator categories
$
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WORLD TOP UNIVERSITY BUSINESS ACCELERATORS
WORLD TOP PUBLIC BUSINESS ACCELERATORS
Business accelerators that derive their business objectives primarily from one or more universities,
which achieve outstanding impact and performance relative to their global peers. These programs outperform
their global peers with regard to the value they provide to their innovation ecosystems and client startups, as
well as the attractiveness of the programs themselves.
In contrast to previous years’ rankings, the ranked university business accelerators are listed alphabetically
instead of in number order. The number one program appears in a gold row, with trophy graphic.
Business accelerators that derive their business objectives primarily from one or more public entities
(and/or non-governmental organizations and/or foundations), which achieve outstanding impact and
performance relative to their global peers. These programs outperform their global peers with regard to the
value they provide to their innovation ecosystems and client startups, as well as the attractiveness of the
programs themselves.
In contrast to previous years’ rankings, the ranked public business accelerators are listed alphabetically
instead of in number order. The number one program appears in a gold row, with trophy graphic.
PROGRAM PARTNER UNIVERSITIES COUNTRY
Aalto Startup Center’s Business Generator Aalto University Finland
HSE Business Incubator
National Research University - Higher School of Economics Russia
imec Ghent University, University of Antwerp, KU Leuven, Vrije
Universiteit Amsterdam, Hasselt University Belgium
Startup Aggieland Texas A&M University, Blinn College District United States
York Entrepreneurship Development
Institute (YEDI) York University, Plekhanov Russian University of Economics Canada
PROGRAM COUNTRY
EIT Digital Accelerator Europe
GenerationS Corporate Accelerator by RVC JSC Russia
ISDI Accelerator (formerly IMPACT Accelerator) Spain
Kerala Startup Mission India
NDRC Ireland
WORLD TOP 5 UNIVERSITY BUSINESS ACCELERATORS
WORLD TOP 5 PUBLIC BUSINESS ACCELERATORS
*Listed alphabetically
*Listed alphabetically
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WORLD TOP PRIVATE BUSINESS ACCELERATORS
Business accelerators that develop their business objectives largely independently, which achieve
outstanding impact and performance relative to their global peers. These programs outperform their global
peers with regard to the value they provide to their innovation ecosystems and client startups, as well as the
attractiveness of the programs themselves.
in contrast to previous years’ rankings, the ranked private business accelerators are listed alphabetically
instead of in number order. The number one program appears in a gold row, with trophy graphic.
Home countries of programs represented in the three World Top Business Accelerator categories
PROGRAM COUNTRY
365x Israel
The Accelerator Centre Canada
Chinaccelerator China
GVA Accelerator Program
Russia
SEED SPOT United States
Shell Iniciativa Jovem
Brazil
WORLD TOP 5 PRIVATE BUSINESS ACCELERATORS
*Listed alphabetically
$
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RECOGNITIONS
TOP CHALLENGERS
Incubation or acceleration programs that stand out due to their impressive overall impact and performance achievements
relative to their respective regional peers.
Note: Only the partner universities of university business incubators and accelerators are listed.
In alphabetical order:
PROGRAM PARTNER UNIVERSITIES COUNTRY
CURAD Agribusiness Incubator
Makerere University Uganda
Excel Hort Consult Agribusiness Incubator
Ltd (EHCAI)
–Uganda
LaunchLab Stellenbosch University South Africa
TOP CHALLENGERS - AFRICA
PROGRAM PARTNER UNIVERSITIES COUNTRY
01Booster
– Japan
CYCU Industry Accelerator Incubation
Center Chung Yuan Christian University Taiwan
New Venture Institute Flinders University Australia
TOP CHALLENGERS - ASIA-PACIFIC
PROGRAM PARTNER UNIVERSITIES COUNTRY
Bilkent CYBERPARK Incubation Center
–Turkey
NAStartUp – Italy
Technopark Winterthur –Switzerland
TOP CHALLENGERS - EUROPE
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PROGRAM PARTNER UNIVERSITIES COUNTRY
Chrysalis Incubadora PUCV
Ponticia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso Chile
MacondoLab Universidad Simon Bolivar Colombia
Programa EAN Impacta - Instituto para el
Emprendimiento Sostenible Universidad EAN Colombia
TOP CHALLENGERS - LATIN AMERICA
PROGRAM PARTNER UNIVERSITIES COUNTRY
AUC Venture Lab
American University in Cairo Egypt
Cubical Services Business Incubator –Kuwait
Syrian Enterprise & Business Centre –
Business Incubator – Syria
TOP CHALLENGERS - MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA
PROGRAM PARTNER UNIVERSITIES COUNTRY
Echoing Green
– United States
Entrepreneuriat Laval inc. Université Laval Canada
Genesis Memorial University of Newfoundland Canada
TOP CHALLENGERS - NORTH AMERICA
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MOST PROMISING
Business incubators or accelerators that stand out from their peers due to impressive overall achievements relative to their
young age or in regard to a particularly relevant socio-economic impact metric.
Note: Only the partner universities of university business incubators and accelerators are listed.
In alphabetical order:
RECOGNITIONS
PROGRAM PARTNER UNIVERSITIES COUNTRY
Bilgiyi Ticarileştirme Merkezi (CCI) – Turkey
EIT Health Accelerator
–Europe
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center (IEC),
Mehran UET, JamshoroMehran University of Engineering & Technology Pakistan
MOST PROMISING - YOUNG PROGRAM
stand out from their peers due to impressive overall achievements relative to their age.
PROGRAM PARTNER UNIVERSITIES COUNTRY
COLABORATIVOx – Mexico
Echoing Green – United States
SEED SPOT
–United States
MOST PROMISING - SOCIAL INNOVATION PROGRAM
Programs that achieve high impact and performance results while predominantly serving social ventures.
PROGRAM PARTNER UNIVERSITIES COUNTRY
1871
–United States
Chalmers Ventures Chalmers University of Technology Sweden
Red de Incubadoras de la Universidad del
Valle de Mexico Laureate International Universities Mexico
MOST PROMISING - WOMEN FOUNDERS
Programs that achieve high impact and performance results while predominantly serving women founders.
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PUBLICATIONS
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Trending sectors, industries and technologies
Number of employees
Number of client startups
Available funding from all sources
Number of events (co-)organized
Number of partners and sponsors
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ABOUT UBI GLOBAL
WE ENABLE INNOVATION THROUGH IMPACTFUL COLLABORATIONS WORLDWIDE
business incubation and acceleration. Through a community of more than 1200 member organizations globally,
we provide matchmaking, ranking, benchmarking, and research services to corporations, business incubators and
accelerators, and other innovation ecosystem stakeholders.
UBI Global measures the impact and performance of business incubation and acceleration programs with a
proprietary evaluation model. As part of its biennial world benchmark study, the company releases the world
rankings of business incubators and accelerators, in which more than 900 organizations from over 90 countries have
participated to date.
The research results from UBI Global’s studies have been featured on BBC Radio, The Chicago Tribune, Le Figaro, Der
Standard, The Hungton Post, The Irish Times, France 3, and other media.
1200+
INCUBATOR AND ACCELERATOR
MEMBERS ACCEPTED
7,000+
INDIVIDUAL PROFESSIONALS
INVOLVED
90+
COUNTRIES
REPRESENTED
1000+
UNIVERSITIES
ENGAGED
60+
INDUSTRIES
COVERED
32,000+
STARTUPS
MAPPED
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PROGRAM PARTNER UNIVERSITIES COUNTRY RANKING
1871
–
United
States
World Top Private Business Incubator,
Most Promising - Women Founders
01Booster – Japan
365x – Israel World Top Private Business Accelerator
Aalto Startup Center's Business Generator Aalto University Finland World Top University Business
Accelerator
The Accelerator Centre – Canada World Top Private Business Accelerator
AUC Venture Lab American University in Cairo Egypt Top Challenger - Middle-East & North
Africa
Auge UCR Universidad de Costa Rica Costa Rica World Top University Business
Incubator
Beijing Beihangtianhui Technology Incubator
Co., Ltd. – China World Top Public Business Incubator
Incubation Service Co., Ltd. – China World Top Public Business Incubator
Bilgiyi Ticarileştirme Merkezi (CCI) – Turkey Most Promising - Young Program
Bilkent CYBERPARK Incubation Center – Turkey Top Challenger - Europe
Centech École de technologie supérieure Canada World Top University Business
Incubator
Chalmers Ventures Chalmers University of Technology Sweden World Top University Business
Incubator
Chinaccelerator – China World Top Private Business Accelerator
Chrysalis Incubadora PUCV Chile Top Challenger - Latin America
COLABORATIVOx – Mexico Most Promising - Social Innovation
Cubical Services Business Incubator – Kuwait Top Challenger - Middle-East & North
Africa
CURAD Agribusiness Incubator Makerere University Uganda Top Challenger - Africa
CYCU Industry Accelerator Incubation Center Chung Yuan Christian University Taiwan
The DMZ at Ryerson University Ryerson University Canada World Top University Business
Incubator
Echoing Green –United
States
Top Challenger - North America, Most
Promising - Social Innovation
EIT Digital Accelerator – Europe World Top Public Business Accelerator
DIRECTORY: FEATURED PROGRAMS
Ranked and recognized businss incubation and acceleration programs in alphabetical order.
Note: Only the partner universities of university business incubators and accelerators are listed.
World Rankings Report 19/2022 - Directory
UBI GLOBAL
PROGRAM PARTNER UNIVERSITIES COUNTRY RANKING
EIT Health Accelerator – Europe Most Promising - Young Program
Entrepreneuriat Laval inc. Université Laval Canada Top Challenger - North America
ETC Baltimore –United
States World Top Public Business Incubator
Excel Hort Consult Agribusiness Incubator Ltd
(EHCAI) – Uganda Top Challenger - Africa
GenerationS Corporate Accelerator by RVC JSC – Russia World Top Public Business Accelerator
Genesis Memorial University of Newfoundland Canada Top Challenger - North America
GU Ventures University of Gothenburg Sweden World Top University Business
Incubator
Guinness Enterprise Centre – Ireland World Top Private Business Incubator
GVA Accelerator Program – Russia World Top Private Business Accelerator
HCDC Business Center –United
States World Top Public Business Incubator
HSE Business Incubator National Research University - Higher
School of Economics Russia World Top University Business
Accelerator
I3P - Incubatore delle Imprese Innovative del
Politecnico di Torino – Italy World Top Public Business Incubator,
Most Promising - Women Founders
IE Orchard National Incubator – China World Top Private Business Incubator
imec
Ghent University, University of Antwerp,
KU Leuven, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam,
Hasselt University
Belgium World Top University Business
Accelerator
Javeriana Cali Colombia World Top University Business
Incubator
Incuba UdeC Universidad de Concepción Chile World Top University Business
Incubator
Ingria Residentship Program – Russia World Top Public Business Incubator
INITS Universitäres Gründerservice Wien GmbH
Vienna University of Technology, University
of Vienna, Medical University of Vienna,
University of Natural Resources and
Life Sciences, Vienna, University of
Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, FH Campus
Wien, University of Applied Sciences, FH
Technikum Wien, University of Applied
Sciences
Austria World Top University Business
Incubator
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center (IEC),
Mehran UET, Jamshoro
Mehran University of Engineering &
Technology Pakistan Most Promising - Young Program
IPN Incubadora University of Coimbra, Polytechnic Institute
of Coimbra Portugal World Top University Business
Incubator
ISDI Accelerator (formerly IMPACT Accelerator) – Spain World Top Public Business Accelerator
World Rankings Report 19/2023 - Directory
UBI GLOBAL
PROGRAM PARTNER UNIVERSITIES COUNTRY RANKING
İTÜ Çekirdek Istanbul Technical University Turkey World Top University Business
Incubator
Kerala Startup Mission – India World Top Public Business Accelerator
LaunchLab Stellenbosch University South Africa Top Challenger - Africa
Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator –United
States World Top Public Business Incubator
MacondoLab Universidad Simon Bolivar Colombia Top Challenger - Latin America
McGill Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship McGill University Canada World Top University Business
Incubator
MIDITEC –Brazil World Top Private Business Incubator
Montpellier BIC –France World Top Public Business Incubator
NAStartUp – Italy Top Challenger - Europe
NDRC – Ireland World Top Public Business Accelerator
New Venture Institute Flinders University Australia Top Challenger - Asia-Pacic
PoliHub - Innovation District & Startup
Accelerator Politecnico di Milano Italy World Top University Business
Incubator
Programa EAN Impacta - Instituto para el
Emprendimiento Sostenible Universidad EAN Colombia Top Challenger - Latin America
Red de Incubadoras de la Universidad del Valle
de Mexico Laureate International Universities Mexico
World Top University Business
Incubator, Most Promising - Women
Founders
Royal Scientic Society - iPARK – Jordan World Top Private Business Incubator
SEED SPOT –United
States
World Top Private Business Accelerator,
Most Promising - Social Innovation
The SETsquared Partnership
University of Bath, University of Bristol,
University of Exeter, University of
Southampton, University of Surrey
United
Kingdom
World Top University Business
Incubator
Shell Iniciativa Jovem –Brazil World Top Private Business Accelerator
Startup Aggieland Texas A&M University, Blinn College District United
States
World Top University Business
Accelerator
Studio G at Arrowhead Center
New Mexico State University, New Mexico State
University Alamogordo, New Mexico State University
Carlsbad, New Mexico State University Grants,
Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine, Doña Ana
Community College, Eastern New Mexico University,
Navajo Technical University, New Mexico Institute
of Mining and Technology, San Juan College, Santa
Fe Community College, University of New Mexico,
Western New Mexico University
United
States
World Top University Business
Incubator
World Rankings Report 19/2024 - Directory
UBI GLOBAL
PROGRAM PARTNER UNIVERSITIES COUNTRY RANKING
SUPERA Parque de Inovação e Tecnologia Universidade de São Paulo Brazil World Top University Business
Incubator
Syrian Enterprise & Business Centre – Business
Incubator – Syria Top Challenger - Middle-East & North
Africa
TEC Edmonton University of Alberta Canada World Top University Business
Incubator
Technopark Winterthur –Switzerland Top Challenger - Europe
University of Toronto Entrepreneurship University of Toronto Canada World Top University Business
Incubator
Uppsala Innovation Centre – Sweden World Top Public Business Incubator
UtrechtInc
Utrecht University, University Medical
Center Utrecht, University of Applied
Sciences Utrecht
Netherlands World Top University Business
Incubator
WSL –Belgium World Top Public Business Incubator
York Entrepreneurship
Development Institute (YEDI)
York University, Plekhanov Russian
University of Economics Canada World Top University Business
Accelerator
YES!Del Del University of Technology, The Hague
University of Applied Sciences Netherlands World Top University Business
Incubator
UBI GLOBAL
world rankings 19/20 report
the ubi Global world rankings of
business incubators and Accelerators
