Copenhagen, Denmark · AcceleratorAccelerace is Denmark's longest running accelerator and pre seed investor, founded in 2008 to help early stage teams validate products, refine go to market strategy, and access investors. The program runs multiple tracks across general tech, life science, and sustainability, and pairs founders with a large mentor network. Accelerace also invests small tickets in selected teams and helps them prepare for follow on funding. It has supported hundreds of Nordic startups and remains a core launchpad in the Danish ecosystem.
AcceleratorPre-Seed to SeedGeneral TechLife ScienceSustainability
County Offaly, Ireland · AcceleratorIreland's first sustainability accelerator backed by Bord na Mona. Supports renewable energy, waste upcycling, and sustainable products with mentorship, field trials, and stipends. Scope: National.
AcceleratorClimateSustainabilityCircular Economy
Vienna, Austria · AcceleratorCreated 2016 by Raiffeisen Ware Austria and BayWa. Agritech accelerator offering mentoring, pilot opportunities on farms, industry networking, and hackathons for sustainable farming solutions. Scope: International (Europe).
AcceleratorAgriTechSustainabilityFoodTech
Copenhagen, Denmark · IncubatorBioInnovation Institute is a life science incubator backed by the Novo Nordisk Foundation that helps researchers and founders turn biotech and health innovations into venture ready companies. Based in Copenhagen, BII provides lab space, grant funding, expert business support, and access to investors for projects in therapeutics, diagnostics, and industrial biotech. It runs programs for both idea stage research and early startups, de risking science heavy ventures before they seek larger capital. BII is a central node in the Danish life science startup pipeline.
IncubatorBiotechHealthtechLife Science
Lisbon, Portugal · IncubatorImpact venture initiative backed by the Gulbenkian Foundation, supporting social and environmental startups.
IncubatorSeedImpactSocialSustainability
Gothenburg, Sweden · AcceleratorVenture builder and fund founded in 2015 (building on earlier programs) that co-creates tech startups from Chalmers University research using its Encubation model. Support: incubation, seed investment, business coaches, and access to labs. Scope: Regional (West Sweden).
AcceleratorDeep TechIndustrialSustainability