# Accelerators and incubators

The European startups that made it to Y Combinator’s spring batch
List
June 23, 2025
The European startups that made it to Y Combinator’s spring batch
Just nine of the 143 companies are European
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Head of NATO tech accelerator departs amid broader tech turnover
News
June 11, 2025
Head of NATO tech accelerator departs amid broader tech turnover
The managing director of NATO Diana quietly left the role this month, amid high turnover at fellow NATO VC investment arm
Anne Sraders
German accelerator EWOR raises €60m to challenge YC and find the next $1bn founders
News
April 29, 2025
German accelerator EWOR raises €60m to challenge YC and find the next $1bn founders
“I believe there's not enough DeepMinds out there, and there's not enough DeepSeeks,” says cofounder Daniel Dippold
Anne Sraders
Exclusive: Coinbase and Founders Factory to launch UK crypto and AI accelerator
News
April 28, 2025
Exclusive: Coinbase and Founders Factory to launch UK crypto and AI accelerator
Organisers aim to revive interest in the sector after a number of industry leaders withdrew from the country
Tom Matsuda
Exclusive: The Family cofounder Oussama Ammar ordered to pay £6.5m in damages
News
April 19, 2025
Exclusive: The Family cofounder Oussama Ammar ordered to pay £6.5m in damages
A ruling by a UK court found Ammar liable for fraud and breach of fiduciary duty
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
'Project Europe' has VCs talking. Not everyone's optimistic
Analysis
March 14, 2025
'Project Europe' has VCs talking. Not everyone's optimistic
The 100+ founder-led fund has drawn criticism in startup and VC circles
Anne Sraders
Mistral, Klarna join 100+ founder initiative to supercharge next generation of young European startups
News
March 12, 2025
Mistral, Klarna join 100+ founder initiative to supercharge next generation of young European startups
The collective of top European founders and VCs including Point Nine will back young European talent with a €10m fund
Anne Sraders
Eight years, 100+ startups scaled: What Morgan Stanley’s startup accelerator has learned
Analysis
March 7, 2025
Eight years, 100+ startups scaled: What Morgan Stanley’s startup accelerator has learned
In a challenging economic climate, mentorship can make the difference between failing or scaling
Paid for and produced by: Morgan Stanley Inclusive & Sustainable Ventures (MSISV)
Top 10 startup hubs in Europe
Analysis
February 27, 2025
Top 10 startup hubs in Europe
Munich’s UnternehemerTUM remains on top while Parisian hubs dominate
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
The deeptech company builder with a ‘flavour of YC’ coming to the UK
Interview
February 5, 2025
The deeptech company builder with a ‘flavour of YC’ coming to the UK
US VC Fifty Years is bringing its company builder to the UK with funding from innovation agency ARIA — and it wants hundreds of scientists through its doors
Tom Nugent
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 Inclusive & Sustainable Ventures (MSISV)
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 in 2024
Analysis
March 18, 2024
Top 10 startup hubs in Europe in 2024
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 Inclusive & Sustainable Ventures (MSISV)
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

# Accelerators and incubators

The European startups that made it to Y Combinator’s spring batch

Head of NATO tech accelerator departs amid broader tech turnover

German accelerator EWOR raises €60m to challenge YC and find the next $1bn founders

Exclusive: Coinbase and Founders Factory to launch UK crypto and AI accelerator

Exclusive: The Family cofounder Oussama Ammar ordered to pay £6.5m in damages

'Project Europe' has VCs talking. Not everyone's optimistic

Mistral, Klarna join 100+ founder initiative to supercharge next generation of young European startups

Eight years, 100+ startups scaled: What Morgan Stanley’s startup accelerator has learned

Top 10 startup hubs in Europe

The deeptech company builder with a ‘flavour of YC’ coming to the UK

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 in 2024

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