Incubators & Accelerators
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Incubators & Accelerators in Colorado
77 resources · 13 open statewide · in 9 of Colorado's 14 regions
Programs that help startups and small businesses move faster with mentorship, training, workspace and sometimes funding. Incubators tend to support earlier ideas over a longer period; accelerators run fixed-length cohorts, often 8 to 16 weeks, ending in a demo day, and some invest in exchange for equity. Colorado has programs for every stage and many industries, from tech and aerospace to food, agriculture and rural businesses. Before applying, compare cost, equity taken, time commitment and alumni results.
Resources
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Incubators & Accelerators
500 Startups Flagship Accelerator
Back in 2010, 500 Global (formerly 500 Startups) pioneered an accelerator program and shaped how venture capital fostered early-stage startups. Today, 500…
National · 500.co
Incubators & Accelerators
Access Mode
Access Mode is a non-profit organization designed with underrepresented Black, Latino, Asian American and Pacific Islander tech Founders in mind. Our mission…
Denver County · accessmode.org
Incubators & Accelerators
Advanced Industries Accelerator Programs
Grants and investment tax credits make up the Advanced Industries Accelerator programs which are designed to promote growth and sustainability in these…
Statewide · choosecolorado.com
Incubators & Accelerators
AI4ALL Ignite
AI4ALL is an award-winning national nonprofit that elevates promising undergraduate talent into impactful AI roles. Graduates of our Ignite Accelerator gain…
National · ai-4-all.org
Incubators & Accelerators
AlchemistX
AlchemistX is the corporate innovation and government services division of Alchemist Accelerator. We partner with industry leaders and forward-thinking…
National · alchemistaccelerator.com
Incubators & Accelerators
Antler
Antler is one of the most active early-stage investors globally. The firm leads in ‘Day Zero’ investing, an approach to venture capital focused on partnering…
Boulder County · antler.co
Incubators & Accelerators
Ascent Deep Tech Accelerator
Deep tech startups, or new companies based on technological innovation in science or engineering, face unique challenges because of their disruptive nature…
Boulder County · colorado.edu
Incubators & Accelerators
Berkeley SkyDeck
The SkyDeck Berkeley Acceleration Method is a 6-month acceleration process for promising startups in any vertical. Between 20 and 25 selected Cohort teams…
National · skydeck.berkeley.edu
Bootcamps
Breakthrough
Breakthrough Alliance of Colorado is a 501c3 non-profit organization that transforms the lives of people with criminal histories and the community’s perception…
Denver County · timetobreakthrough.org
Angel Networks
Bridge Entrepreneurs Network (BEN Colorado)
Bridge Entrepreneurs Network (BEN Colorado) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering entrepreneurs across Colorado. Renowned for our robust network…
Denver County · bencolorado.org
Fellowships
Camelback Ventures
Camelback Ventures aims to diversify social innovation, by giving early-stage entrepreneurs from underinvested communities access to the tools they need to be…
National · camelbackventures.org
Incubators & Accelerators
Catalyst Accelerator
The Catalyst Accelerator empowers nontraditional technology companies to accelerate their involvement in the national security ecosystem by providing…
El Paso County · catalystaccelerator.space
Incubators & Accelerators
Catalyze CU
Catalyze CU is a summer-long startup accelerator program designed for CU Boulder ventures created by students, faculty and staff.
Boulder County · colorado.edu
Communities & Spaces
Central Mountain Ascent
Central Mountain Entrepreneurs is a startup community committed to building equitable, sustainable economic development through collaboration and continuous…
Chaffee County · drivenbynature.co
Incubators & Accelerators
Cleantech Open (CTO)
Since 2005 Cleantech Open (CTO) has trained over 4,000 entrepreneurs from 2,100+ early-stage clean technology startups through its annual business accelerator.…
National · cleantechopen.org
Incubators & Accelerators
Colorado APEX Accelerator
Colorado APEX Accelerator is dedicated to showing your company how to find, bid and win government contracts. Our team of specialists help make the contracting…
El Paso County · coloradoapex.org
Incubators & Accelerators
Colorado Challenge Accelerator Program
The Colorado Challenge Accelerator Program is a unique technical assistance program with a proven track record over eight years to transform community…
Statewide · downtowncoloradoinc.org
Incubators & Accelerators
Colorado Quantum Incubator (COQI)
The Colorado Quantum Incubator (COQI): Accelerating the deployment of transformative quantum technologies by providing the specialized infrastructure, expert…
Boulder County · quantumincubator.org
Communities & Spaces
Colorado Springs Venture Attractor
The world's first Venture Attractor is an ecosystem focused on attracting people, resources, and startup ventures to Colorado Springs, CO. We support…
El Paso County · ventureattractor.org
Incubators & Accelerators
CTL Innovation Incubator
With a goal to infuse our educational efforts with technology to achieve an active, experiential, and research-based approach to learning, the CTL Innovation…
Boulder County · colorado.edu
Communities & Spaces
DivInc
On a mission to cultivate economic momentum through community. By staying laser-focused on building programs and infrastructure that remove barriers to…
National · divinc.org
Incubators & Accelerators
EforAll Business Accelerator
EforAll is an innovative nonprofit that partners with communities nationwide to help under-represented individuals successfully start and grow their businesses…
Boulder County · eforall.org
Communities & Spaces
Endeavor Colorado
We support high-impact entrepreneurs who are building high-growth companies from all industries through the support of our unrivaled global network of seasoned…
Boulder County · endeavorcolorado.org
Incubators & Accelerators
Energia Ventures
Energia Ventures is a three-month intensive accelerator for entrepreneurs with an innovative business in the energy, smart grid, artificial intelligence…
Statewide · energiaventures.com
Incubators & Accelerators
Exponential Impact (XI)
Exponential Impact is a mentor-driven startup accelerator, focused on cybersecurity, AI and blockchain technology. Participants in our program receive seed…
El Paso County · exponentialimpact.com
Foundations & Impact Funds
Extreme Tech Challenge (XTC)
Extreme Tech Challenge (XTC) is the world's leading startup competition and ecosystem for showcasing the most innovative tech founders addressing the UN SDGs.…
National · extremetechchallenge.org
Communities & Spaces
Female Founders Alliance (FFA)
The Female Founders Alliance started in 2017 as a small group of female founders with a shared commitment to supporting one another. Today, more than five…
National · femalefounders.org
Incubators & Accelerators
Formation Ventures
We accelerate emerging Black entrepreneurs as they explore, connect, launch, and grow their visions into wealth-building ventures.
National · formation.ventures
Incubators & Accelerators
Forum Ventures
Forum Ventures is the leading early-stage fund, accelerator and venture studio for B2B tech startups. Founded in 2014 and based in New York, San Francisco, and…
Statewide · forumvc.com
Bootcamps
Founder Institute (FI)
The Founder Institute is the world’s most proven network to turn ideas into fundable startups, and startups into global businesses. Since 2009, our AI-native…
National · fi.co
Incubators & Accelerators
FourthWave
FourthWave, Inc. is a leading accelerator for female tech entrepreneurs. We are committed to changing the narrative around gender equity, and a core part of…
Statewide · fourthwave.io
Incubators & Accelerators
gBETA Greeley
gBETA runs multiple times every year in cities across the United States. Up to five companies from a range of verticals are selected from a competitive…
Weld County · gener8tor.com
Incubators & Accelerators
Google for Startups Accelerators
Google for Startups Accelerators serve top growth-stage startups with tailored technical, product, and leadership training from Google experts. So whether…
National · startup.google.com
Communities & Spaces
Grand Junction Business Incubator Center
The Grand Junction Business Incubator Center supports the launch, growth, stabilization and long-term success of business enterprises in Mesa County and the…
Mesa County · gjincubator.org
Incubators & Accelerators
Hello Accelerator
Launched in 2024, the Hello Accelerator is a global platform where changeleaders from social entrepreneurs, businesses, policymakers, academia, and media come…
Statewide · helloworld.ashoka.org
Incubators & Accelerators
High Country Accelerator
The High Country Accelerator will help you refine your business idea and quickly grow your new startup. We offer mentorship, resources, funding, and…
Routt County · rcedp.org
Incubators & Accelerators
Hivers & Strivers Capital
Entrepreneurs with military experience possess highly developed leadership skills capable of building strong, successful companies. However, these skills are…
National · hiversandstrivers.com
Economic Development
Homegrown Pathways
Homegrown Pathways is a rural Colorado-based nonprofit that aims to drive economic mobility by connecting rural youth and young adults to quality career and…
Delta County · homegrownpathways.org
Incubators & Accelerators
Innosphere Ventures Fund
Innosphere Ventures Fund is a venture capital fund leading early-stage investments for companies who are driving innovation in the B2B SaaS Software, Cleantech…
Larimer County · innospherefund.com
Incubators & Accelerators
Launchpad Youth Business Incubator
Launchpad is doing far more than teaching students how to write business plans. Students develop original business ideas, earn college credit, work alongside…
Alamosa County · fswcf.org
Incubators & Accelerators
madelife Creative Accelerator
The Creative Accelerator Program at madelife is a dynamic launchpad for creative careers. Join our exciting Gap Year Program and become part of an incredible…
Boulder County · madelife.com
Incubators & Accelerators
Moosejaw Outdoor Accelerator
The Moosejaw Outdoor Accelerator is a competitive business accelerator program aimed at boosting startup companies and increasing diversity in the outdoor…
Gunnison County · gunnisoncrestedbutte.com
Incubators & Accelerators
Morgan Stanley Inclusive & Sustainable Ventures
We provide early-stage innovators with access to capital and resources to help them develop and scale. Our mission is to catalyze innovation and impact by…
Statewide · morganstanley.com
Incubators & Accelerators
Plug and Play
Plug and Play is a global innovation platform founded in Silicon Valley in 2006. We connect the people and organizations that drive technology forward, and…
Denver County · plugandplaytechcenter.com
Incubators & Accelerators
Plug In Ventures
Plug In Ventures is a tech-enabled ecosystem built to empower early-stage Founders, startup operators, and diverse entrepreneurs. We provide access to curated…
National · pluginventures.co
Incubators & Accelerators
REI Co-op's Path Ahead Ventures
REI Co-op's Path Ahead Ventures offers full-spectrum support to startups owned and led by Black, Indigenous, Latina/o/x and Asian American and Pacific Islander…
Statewide · rei.com
Incubators & Accelerators
Rocky Mountain MicroFinance Institute (RMMFI)
Rocky Mountain MicroFinance Institute creates the space for communities and people of all backgrounds to realize their unique potential through the power of…
Statewide · rmmfi.org
Angel Networks
RVC HyperAccelerator
The Rockies Venture Institute’s HyperAccelerator is an innovative immersion program to develop emerging startup companies for investment and fast growth.…
Denver County · rockiesventureclub.org
Angel Networks
SCAPE
SCAPE’s mission is to scale high growth, job-creating companies in Southwest Colorado by providing resources, mentoring, and access to funding.
La Plata County · goscape.org
Incubators & Accelerators
SEA Change
SEA Change cares about the well being of our communities. We help social entrepreneurs reach more people in a meaningful way. We support entrepreneurs in…
Statewide · seachng.org
Incubators & Accelerators
Shell GameChanger Accelerator (GCxN)
The Shell GameChanger Accelerator Powered by the National Laboratory of the Rockies (GCxN) is focused on discovering and advancing emerging and innovative…
Jefferson County · gcxnlr.com
Communities & Spaces
Sistahbiz Global Network
Sistahbiz Global Network is nonprofit, tax exempt, business accelerator for Black women entrepreneurs. We provide training and coaching, technical assistance…
Denver County · sistah.biz
Incubators & Accelerators
Smart Futures Lab
Smart Futures Lab’s Incubator and Accelerator programs are currently on pause as the Lab transitions following the conclusion of its EDA funding. As we explore…
Denver County · smartfutureslab.com
Incubators & Accelerators
Social and Advisory Group for Entrepreneurs (SAGE) Program
Social and Advisory Group for Entrepreneurs (SAGE) program provides early stage startups with advisory and mentoring assistance as they prepare themselves to…
Larimer County · innosphere.org
Incubators & Accelerators
SPARK Centennial
SPARK Centennial is the City of Centennial's six-month business accelerator program that provides local Centennial small businesses a platform to share their…
Arapahoe County · centennialco.gov
Incubators & Accelerators
StartOut
At StartOut, our mission is to increase opportunity and success for LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs. Our core programs are focused on LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs and allies…
National · startout.org
Communities & Spaces
Startup Colorado
Startup Colorado is a 501c3 nonprofit organization that supports rural entrepreneurs and ecosystem builders in 53 rural counties across Colorado. We believe…
La Plata County · startupcolorado.org
Communities & Spaces
Startup Support Center (SSC)
At Startup Support Center, we’re dedicated to empowering entrepreneurs and fostering local economic growth. Founded by Certified Economic Developer (CEcD)…
El Paso County · startsupported.com
Communities & Spaces
TechConnect
We represent the nation’s largest innovation ecosystem, coupled with the nation’s largest innovation funder. TechConnect supports technology commercialization…
National · techconnectworld.com
Incubators & Accelerators
Techstars
Founded in 2006, Techstars is on a mission to invest in startups to enable more capital to flow to more entrepreneurs around the world in order to deliver…
Boulder County · techstars.com
Incubators & Accelerators
Techstars Boulder
Founded in 2007, Techstars Boulder is the original Techstars accelerator and the program that helped spark a global network of founders, mentors, and…
Boulder County · techstars.com
Incubators & Accelerators
TechUp Incubator
Welcome to the TechUp Incubator, a hybrid summer program for early-stage business ventures and nonprofits offered by CU Denver’s Jake Jabs Center for…
Denver County · jakejabscenter.org
Communities & Spaces
The Business Cultivator
Located in Olathe (between Delta and Montrose), The Business Cultivator is a newly renovated building expressly for entrepreneurship and kitchen incubation.…
Montrose County · region10.net
Incubators & Accelerators
The Center for Space Entrepreneurship
The Center for Space Entrepreneurship is an unique collaboration of industry, government, and academia accelerating the formation of entrepreneurial space…
Boulder County · espacecenter.org
Incubators & Accelerators
The Dames
The Dames is the world's only business accelerator for the professional and personal growth of women running and leading 6, 7, and 8 figure businesses.
Arapahoe County · thedames.co
Incubators & Accelerators
The Inclusive Impact Catalyst Program
The Inclusive Impact Catalyst Program offers tailored support for tech-industry small businesses, specifically for underrepresented tech businesses who have…
Denver County · bencolorado.org
Incubators & Accelerators
The Wheelhouse Incubator
The Wheelhouse Retail Business Incubator and Community Makerspace is a community economic development initiative led by Huerfano Economic Development Inc.…
Huerfano County · wheelhouseincubator.org
Incubators & Accelerators
UBS Project Female Founder
Project Female Founder is our global accelerator program, unlocking opportunities for female entrepreneurs to scale their ventures across all sectors. It's…
Statewide · ubs.com
Government
USDA BioPreferred Program
The USDA BioPreferred Program is the federal government's official market accelerator for biobased products. Managed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture…
National · biopreferred.gov
Incubators & Accelerators
Venture Validator Program
The Venture Validator (VV) is free, open to all, and designed to help aspiring entrepreneurs test new business ideas over five weekly sessions. Offered each…
Larimer County · biz.colostate.edu
Incubators & Accelerators
Warehouse Business Accelerator
Building prosperity for Northern Colorado by bringing together the community's best knowledge and resources to accelerate the success of innovative businesses…
Larimer County · warehouseinnovation.com
Incubators & Accelerators
Watson Institute
Watson Institute is a place where rising entrepreneurs and leaders can find their community, discover their calling, and accelerate their careers.
Boulder County · watson.is
Incubators & Accelerators
Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator (IN2)
The Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator (IN2) is a $55-million energy technology program funded by Wells Fargo & Company and coadministered by the U.S. Department…
Statewide · in2ecosystem.com
Incubators & Accelerators
Women’s Startup Lab (WSLab)
Women’s Startup Lab (WSLab) is a premier Silicon Valley startup and leadership accelerator for women entrepreneurs around the world. By focusing on “people…
Statewide · womenstartuplab.com
Incubators & Accelerators
XI Survive and Thrive
Survive & Thrive, powered by Exponential Impact, is a proven small-business lifeline built in Colorado Springs. Launched in the early days of the pandemic, the…
El Paso County · xisurviveandthrive.com
Funding
Y Combinator
Y Combinator is the leading startup accelerator for entrepreneurs. Since 2005, YC has invested in over 4,500 companies, including Airbnb, Dropbox, Stripe…
National · ycombinator.com
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Common questions
How many Incubators & Accelerators resources are there in Colorado?
Colorado Startup Resources lists 77 Incubators & Accelerators resources, including 13 that serve the whole state. The most are in the Denver Region (24), Pikes Peak Region (6) and Northern Colorado Region (5).
Which Incubators & Accelerators resources serve all of Colorado?
FourthWave, SEA Change, Forum Ventures, Energia Ventures and Hello Accelerator, and 8 more. Filter the list above by "Statewide" to see them all.
What's the difference between an incubator and an accelerator?
Incubators usually support earlier ideas over a longer period, often with workspace. Accelerators run fixed-length cohorts, often 8 to 16 weeks, ending in a demo day, and some invest in exchange for equity.
Do accelerators take equity?
Some do, typically in exchange for an investment. Many Colorado programs, especially those run by universities, nonprofits and economic development groups, are free and take no equity.
How do I choose an accelerator?
Compare who it's for (stage, industry, location), the cost or equity taken, the time commitment, and what past participants went on to do. Talking to alumni is the best check.