# Accelerators & Incubators

Meet 11 early-stage founders currently scaling their innovations
Analysis
September 19, 2024
Meet 11 early-stage founders currently scaling their innovations
From fertility products to the world’s first eTrailer, learn what the founders in the latest cohort from Morgan Stanley’s EMEA Inclusive Ventures Lab are working on
Sponsored by: Morgan Stanley
The European startups that made it to Y Combinator S24
Analysis
August 28, 2024
The European startups that made it to Y Combinator S24
Just 11 of the 223 companies accepted in the batch are from Europe
Tom Matsuda, Freya Pratty and Miriam Partington
Lost millions, a luxury cottage under threat and Oussama Ammar’s new startup accelerator: What’s going on with the dispute at The Family?
Analysis
August 23, 2024
Lost millions, a luxury cottage under threat and Oussama Ammar’s new startup accelerator: What’s going on with the dispute at The Family?
Ammar has been taken to courts in three different countries over claims he diverted millions from startup incubator The Family — which he denies
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Is a government body really France’s ‘top incubator’?
Analysis
April 18, 2024
Is a government body really France’s ‘top incubator’?
Government body France Travail offers financial backing for job seekers who start a company
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Top 10 startup hubs in Europe
Analysis
March 18, 2024
Top 10 startup hubs in Europe
The UK is home to half of the top 10
Sadia Nowshin
How not to get burned by an accelerator programme
Analysis
December 20, 2023
How not to get burned by an accelerator programme
Four tips that founders wished they knew before applying to an accelerator programme
Sadia Nowshin
Six myths on corporate partnerships — debunked
Analysis
December 1, 2023
Six myths on corporate partnerships — debunked
Startups can be wary of corporate partnerships due to the many myths surrounding the topic. So we got an industry expert to debunk them for you
Sponsored by: Founders Intelligence
How to build (and spot) a great corporate accelerator
How To
October 11, 2023
How to build (and spot) a great corporate accelerator
From focusing on the end goal to over-delivering on promises, here are five top tips for building accelerators beneficial to both founders and the corporates who create them
Sponsored by: Founders Intelligence
The university incubator with Klarna, Voi and Instabee as alumni
Analysis
September 4, 2023
The university incubator with Klarna, Voi and Instabee as alumni
SSE Business Lab in Stockholm has become a hotbed for aspiring founders over the past decade, with more than 250 startups passing through
Mimi Billing
The European startups in Y Combinator’s S23 cohort
Analysis
August 25, 2023
The European startups in Y Combinator’s S23 cohort
The US accelerator has taken on 108 founders from Europe
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
How founders and investors can work together to build a more inclusive ecosystem
Analysis
June 21, 2023
How founders and investors can work together to build a more inclusive ecosystem
We asked founders and investors how diversity and inclusion can be taken beyond ESG checklists
Sponsored by: Morgan Stanley
Exclusive: Entrepreneur First launches in the US
News
May 2, 2023
Exclusive: Entrepreneur First launches in the US
The company builder will also pull out of Canada, Germany and Singapore
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Techstars will continue current Swedish cohort before closing Stockholm completely
News
March 29, 2023
Techstars will continue current Swedish cohort before closing Stockholm completely
The global accelerator changed its mind to pull out immediately mid-programme
Mimi Billing
Techstars unexpectedly pulls out of Sweden mid-programme
News
March 23, 2023
Techstars unexpectedly pulls out of Sweden mid-programme
Startups were offered their equity back or the option to continue the programme remotely
Mimi Billing
The European startups in Y Combinator’s W23 cohort
News
March 6, 2023
The European startups in Y Combinator’s W23 cohort
The US accelerator has taken on 79 founders from Europe
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
What does a startup accelerator actually do?
Analysis
December 28, 2022
What does a startup accelerator actually do?
Half of UK unicorns attended an accelerator, should you?
Steph Bailey
400+ startup accelerators in Europe: listed
Analysis
December 16, 2022
400+ startup accelerators in Europe: listed
Opinions on accelerator programmes may be split, but one thing is true: there sure are a lot of them
Sadia Nowshin
‘It’s like networking on steroids’: Sifted readers share their experiences of startup accelerators
Analysis
December 5, 2022
‘It’s like networking on steroids’: Sifted readers share their experiences of startup accelerators
We find out whether accelerators make it easier to fundraise and how much equity startups give away
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Starlab: the 'Noah’s Ark' of scientific research that launched 1,000 startup ideas
Analysis
August 8, 2022
Starlab: the 'Noah’s Ark' of scientific research that launched 1,000 startup ideas
Lab-concocted vodka, time travel and epilepsy treatments: welcome to the moonshot factory
Tim Smith
The Family feud: cofounder of iconic French incubator accused of embezzlement
Analysis
March 29, 2022
The Family feud: cofounder of iconic French incubator accused of embezzlement
Alice Zagury and Nicolas Colin have launched a legal campaign against their cofounder Oussama Ammar, claiming he refuses to account for €3m.
Chris O’Brien
Meet the startups in Y Combinator's latest intake
News
March 7, 2022
Meet the startups in Y Combinator's latest intake
From carbon capture at sea to livestream auctions, meet the European startups heading to Y Combinator this time round
Connor Bilboe
The UK's most active accelerators, ranked
Analysis
January 17, 2022
The UK's most active accelerators, ranked
We analysed the portfolios of the UK's 9 most active accelerators to find out who's backing the most winners
Isabel Woodford
As impact tech booms, the United Nations says it wants in on the action
Interview
January 13, 2022
As impact tech booms, the United Nations says it wants in on the action
UNDP is sending experts to work directly with startup founders accepted into the Norrsken Impact Accelerator
Mimi Billing
What do YC’s new terms mean for European investors?
Analysis
January 12, 2022
What do YC’s new terms mean for European investors?
YC's new terms might help separate the wheat from the chaff among pre-seed investors
Amy O'Brien

# Accelerators & Incubators

Meet 11 early-stage founders currently scaling their innovations

The European startups that made it to Y Combinator S24

Lost millions, a luxury cottage under threat and Oussama Ammar’s new startup accelerator: What’s going on with the dispute at The Family?

Is a government body really France’s ‘top incubator’?

Top 10 startup hubs in Europe

How not to get burned by an accelerator programme

Six myths on corporate partnerships — debunked

How to build (and spot) a great corporate accelerator

The university incubator with Klarna, Voi and Instabee as alumni

The European startups in Y Combinator’s S23 cohort

How founders and investors can work together to build a more inclusive ecosystem

Exclusive: Entrepreneur First launches in the US

Techstars will continue current Swedish cohort before closing Stockholm completely

Techstars unexpectedly pulls out of Sweden mid-programme

The European startups in Y Combinator’s W23 cohort

What does a startup accelerator actually do?

400+ startup accelerators in Europe: listed

‘It’s like networking on steroids’: Sifted readers share their experiences of startup accelerators

Starlab: the 'Noah’s Ark' of scientific research that launched 1,000 startup ideas

The Family feud: cofounder of iconic French incubator accused of embezzlement

Meet the startups in Y Combinator's latest intake

The UK's most active accelerators, ranked

As impact tech booms, the United Nations says it wants in on the action

What do YC’s new terms mean for European investors?