UCL Entrepreneurs Competitors

Y Combinator is the leading startup accelerator for entrepreneurs. Since 2005, YC has invested in over 5,400 companies, including Airbnb, Dropbox, Stripe, Reddit, Instacart, DoorDash, and Coinbase. Today, YC has built the most powerful startup community in the world alongside the products and programs to support founders for the life of their company.

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)

Startup Grind is the largest independent startup community, actively educating, inspiring, and connecting 1 million entrepreneurs in over 400 cities. In Shanghai, we've been trying to build up a community for entrepreneurs since 2013. Startup Grind是全球最大的独立创业社区，在600多个城市中积极地启蒙、激励和连接着约200万名创业者。自2013年来，我们一直努力着在上海为创业者建立起一个社区。