Startup-Verband Competitors

Founded in 2016, Next Big Thing AG (NBT) is the leading venture studio and early-stage investment company in the Machine Economy. We combine technical understanding, innovative leadership, and determination to reimagine the future in ways that empower a more prosperous, sustainable, and democratized world. By combining the collective experience of forward-thinkers and technology experts, we drive sustainable change and provide long-term support to aspiring founders, businesses, and investors through a technical co-founding approach. With our diverse portfolio of IoT, AI, and DLT ventures, we have developed a unique way to build industry-leading, venture-funded companies that provide impactful solutions to address current and future challenges. We strive to democratize investments and data and want to use technology to put power and ownership back into the hands of the people. We aim to leverage the potential of emerging technologies to accelerate autonomous machine commerce, unlock new types of value exchange, and gain greater access to innovation, development, and financial services. With the help of our diverse network of entrepreneurs, investors, corporates, startups, thought-leaders, and enthusiasts, NBT prioritizes digitalization and technology as a solution to step into the future with optimism and creativity. Portfolio Companies: https://nextbigthing.ag/portfolio Imprint: https://nextbigthing.ag/imprint

Techstars helps founders scale their startups into world-changing businesses. Founded in 2006, Techstars is on a mission to invest in startups to enable more capital to flow to more entrepreneurs around the world in order to deliver exceptional returns to our investors. We do this by operating accelerator programs and venture capital funds, as well as by connecting startups, investors, corporations, and cities to help build thriving startup communities. Our results show why Techstars is Better for Founders than any other global accelerator: On average, 74.5% of Techstars companies will raise money within 3 years of their program; 18.5% of Techstars portfolio companies have exited 5 years after their program and 31.1% after eight years. (PitchBook June 2023)

Plug and Play is the world's leading accelerator/venture capital. Plug and Play is founded in 2006 in Silicon Valley, our mission is to globally accelerate innovation by connecting startups, corporate partners, investors and governments. As a global innovation platform, our programs have expanded worldwide in over 50 locations. We have 1,700+ cases of startup investment and have worked with over 2,000 startups through accelerator programs, corporate innovation services. Plug and Play Japan was founded in 2017 as a subsidiary of Plug and Play and 45+ leading companies participating in our programs as official corporate partners. Plug and Play's major expertises are "support corporate partners creating innovation", "cross-industrial accelerator programs" and "startup investment", making best use of our extensive global network. Plug and Play Japan supports the co-creation and collaboration between Japanese/international startups with cutting-edge technologies and industry-leading corporations to generate innovation.