Accelerators, Hubs, Shared Spaces, Nurseries - Engines for Innovation pt.1
summary
Top accelerators report concrete results: 2% exit rate from top US programs, 59% follow-on funding and roughly $1–$1.7M raised a year after graduation; corporate labs (Nielsen’s Caesarea equity program, Orange Fab, Microsoft Ventures) invest early, run 10–15 month programs and already show half their portfolio doing cross-border deals. H-Farm hosts 450 entrepreneurs and blends accelerator, VC and education. Recent moves—YC ending automatic VC participation and Techstars offering equity refunds—claim to reshape VC incentives even as critics warn 90% of accelerators will fail.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Accelerators and incubators
- 4:18Top accelerator stats
- 7:04Corporate accelerators business sense
- 9:32Innovation economy strategies
- 12:23Corporate accelerators market access
- 14:52Business vs accelerator models
- 16:58Education and VC disruption
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