The document summarizes a study that ranked over 200 seed accelerators and incubators in the US and Europe based on metrics like the percentage of portfolio companies receiving qualified financing, exits, venture capital perception, stipend values, and equity stakes. The top programs in the US were found to be TechStars Boulder, Y Combinator, and Excelerate Labs based on these metrics. In Europe, SeedCamp was found to be the top program, while StartupBootcamp followed the Techstars model. The study aimed to provide entrepreneurs guidance on accelerator selection and understand the scalability and profitability of the accelerator model.

1. Incubators in US and Europe Speed and scale in capital formation @ Kauffman Fellow Program Aziz Gilani, DFJ Mercury Gianluca Dettori, dpixel

7. U.S. Results Rank Program 1 TechStars Boulder 2 Y Combinator 3 Excelerate Labs 4 LaunchBox Digital 5 TechStars Boston 6 KickLabs 7 TechStars Seattle 8 Tech Wildcatters 9 DreamIt Ventures 10 The Brandery 11 Capital Factory 12 NYC Seedstart 13 Betaspring 14 BoomStartup 15 AlphaLab

8. Two different models that work in the US

11. EU Results *Currently Not Active Rank Program 1 SeedCamp (UK/Europe) 2 Startupbootcamp / Tetuan Valley (Spain) 3 Startupbootcamp (Denmark) 4 Springboard (Cambridge, UK)* 5 Openfund (Greece) 6 NDCR LaunchPad (Ireland) 7 Propeller Venture (Ireland) 8 Startupbootcamp (Ireland)*

15. Zoom forward 5 years… where is this going?

18. Annexes

19. Project Approach

20. Methodology Qualitative Analysis Evaluation Factor Weight Mentorship Quality 12.5% Participant Quality 12.5% Demo Day Quality 25% VC Awareness 50% Overall Ranking Evaluation Factor Weight Stipend Value 5% Equity Stake Taken By Program 10% Size of Alumni Network 10% Qualified Financing Events ($350,000 within 1 year of program completion) 25% Exits 25% Qualitative Evaluation 25%

24. Accelerator Rankings (US, Spring 2011) Rank Overall Program 1 TechStars Boulder 2 Y Combinator 3 Excelerate Labs 4 LaunchBox Digital 5 TechStars Boston 6 KickLabs 7 TechStars Seattle 8 Tech Wildcatters 9 DreamIt Ventures 10 The Brandery 11 Capital Factory 12 NYC SeedStart 13 Betaspring 14 BoomStartup 15 AlphaLab Rank QFE 1 Excelerate Labs 70% 2 KickLabs 50% 3 Tech Wildcatters 40% 4 TechStars Boulder 37% 5 LaunchBox Digital 23% 6 The Brandery 17% 7 Y Combinator 15% 8 TechStars Boston 15% 9 DreamIt Ventures 11% 10 Capital Factory 10% Rank Exits 1 TechStars Boulder 15% 2 LaunchBox Digital 14% 3 Y Combinator 13% Rank VC Perception 1 TechStars Boulder 2 TechStars NYC 3 TechStars Boston 4 TechStars Seattle 5 Y Combinator 6 Excelerate Labs 7 NYC SeedStart 8 LaunchBox Digital 9 DreamIt Ventures 10 Capital Factory Rank Alumni Companies 1 Y Combinator 209 2 TechStars Boulder 41 3 DreamIt Ventures 35 5 LaunchBox Digital 22 6 AlphaLab 21 7 TechStars Boston 20 8 Betaspring 15 9 KickLabs 12 10 LaunchHouse 12