5 accelerator programs in Europe. What each invests, the equity it takes, and the sectors it backs.
Europe · $20k for 5% + $200k MFN
The ABN AMRO + Techstars Future of Finance Accelerator is the fintech program Techstars runs in Amsterdam, in partnership with Dutch bank ABN AMRO.
Europe · €500k Traction, or €300k Ideation + 3% fee
EWOR is a European accelerator and fellowship founded in 2021, run full-time by six entrepreneurs who have collectively built companies worth over €12 billion — including SumUp…
Europe · $350k-$1.25M first cheque, rolling
Seedcamp has not been an accelerator since 2017, though it is still widely listed as one. Reshma Sohoni and Saul Klein founded it in London in 2007, and it now runs…
Europe · up to €100k for negotiated equity + €35k program fee
Startup Wise Guys is one of the most active early-stage investors and accelerators in Europe, founded in 2012 in Estonia by Herty Tammo.
Europe · up to €300k for equity
Tenity is a fintech-only accelerator and early-stage fund, founded in 2015 as an open innovation initiative inside SIX, the Swiss stock exchange.