In most cases, accelerators take between 2% and 8% of the company equity in exchange for a small amount of funding (typically less than $250,000). In returns, the startups get expertise, a strong network, and media launchpad. But is it really worthwhile to give up that much equity?
To answer that question, we looked at funding data from Seed-DB, which maintains a database of 220 accelerators and their funding statistics. (Caveat Emptor: the exit valuation estimates are purely estimates, as acquisitions prices are rarely disclosed). We used our visualization tools to do a quick analysis of the comparative and overall value of accelerators.
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Y Dominator: Distribution of Funding to Seed Companies by Incubators*
*We only included incubators that had at least a single company in or graduated from their program.
Average Exit Valuations of Incubator Companies
Accelerators and Startup Exits:
A Strong Power Law Curve
Only Five Accelerators Average Greater Than $1 Million Per Company Exit
Y Combinator is Strongest In Funding, Not The Strongest In Average Exit Valuation:
A Comparison Of The Top 10 Accelerators
Accelerators Are A Truly Global Phenomenon But....
U.S. Dominates: Of The 50 Top Accelerators In Terms Of Average Funding Per Company, Only 4 Outside the U.S.
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This site was created with Silk, a platform for collections of information by Alex Salkever. The data comes from Seed-DB.