Startup accelerators can play a crucial role in helping early-stage startups succeed. They are structured, time-limited programmes that typically last a few weeks or months. Accelerator programmes provide startups with mentorship, initial funding, office space and/or access to valuable investor and industry networks. Their goal is to help founders refine their business models, achieve product–market fit, and prepare for growth.
Over the past decade, accelerators in Europe have not just grown in numbers, but the type of available programmes out there, and their focus, is more diversified than ever before. Some are broad in scope, while others specialise in sectors such as fintech, healthtech, sustainability, or Web3. Together, they have become engines of innovation, producing success stories like Klarna, supported early by Sting in Stockholm, or Bolt, which was backed by Startup Wise Guys in Estonia, while strengthening Europe’s position as a global hub for startups.
Full story: From seed to success: 35+ accelerator programmes transforming Europe’s startups | EU-Startups
