Texas's 31 Best Startup Accelerators & Incubators [2024]

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Updated: January 20th, 2022

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Best Startup Accelerators & Incubators In Texas

#	Accelerator/Incubator	Funding	Location	Apply
1	WT Enterprise Center	$25K	Amarillo, TX	Apply
2	Tech Wildcatters	$130,000	Dallas, TX	Apply
3	AccelerateDFW Foundation	N/A	Houston, TX	Apply
4	RevTech Ventures	$100K First Check, $200K-$2M after	Dallas, TX	Apply
5	Health Wildcatters	Between $30,000 - $380,000	Dallas, F...	Apply
6	SKU Dallas	Not Disclosed	Austin, F...	Apply
7	Innov8te Incubator	Not Disclosed	Dallas, TX	Apply
8	Collide Village	None	Addison, TX	Apply
9	The United Way Social Innovation Accelerator	Not Disclosed	Dallas, TX	Apply
10	Alliance for Higher Education	None	North Texas	Apply
11	Inclusive Innovation Accelerator	Not Disclosed	Dallas, TX	Apply
12	The Business Factory	Not Disclosed	San Angel...	Apply
13	NTEC	Not Disclosed	Frisco, TX	Apply
14	Tech FW	Varies	Fort Wort...	Apply
15	The Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Center (ECC)	Not Disclosed	Brownsvil...	Apply
16	EDEN Business Incubator	Not Disclosed	Eden, TX	Apply
17	The Cedars Union	Not Disclosed	Dallas, TX	Apply
18	Texas Convergent	Not Disclosed	Austin, TX	Apply
19	The DEC	Not Disclosed	Dallas, TX	Apply
20	Resilience Innovation Hub	Not Disclosed	Houston, TX	Apply
21	UT Dallas	Not Disclosed	Dallas, TX	Apply
22	LaunchPad City	Not Disclosed	Frisco, TX	Apply
23	DFW Excellerator	Not Disclosed	Dallas, T...	Apply
24	Code Launch	None	Dallas/Fr...	Apply
25	Velocis	Not Disclosed	Dallas, TX	Apply
26	Austin Community College Bioscience Incubator	None	Austin, TX	Apply
27	EGBI	Not Disclosed	Austin, TX	Apply
28	Startup Waco	Not Disclosed	Waco, TX	Apply
29	The Incubator @ SMU	Not Disclosed	Dallas, TX	Apply
30	Idea Works FW	Not Disclosed	Fort Wort...	Apply
31	Launch Bio	Not Disclosed	Dallas, T...	Apply

1. WT Enterprise Center

Location: Amarillo, TX
Industry: All Industries
Investment Size: $25K
Program Length: 13 Weeks
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

WT Enterprise Center operates a business program to help entrepreneurs build thriving businesses in the industry. This program provides participants with a roadmap that will take their business to the path of success. They also offer strategic business planning, coaching, business support, business clarity, hands-on business experience, mentorship, solutions to business problems, fundraising opportunities, various business perks, and networking opportunities with peers. WT Enterprise Center also hosts a 13-week Wire Accelerator Program that provides participants with seed funding of $25K & resources to take technology companies to new business heights.

Apply to WT Enterprise Center, or learn more ➜

2. Tech Wildcatters

Location: Dallas, TX
Industry: All Industries
Investment Size: $130,000
Program: 3 months
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

Tech Wildcatters runs a major accelerator program in order to support startups local startups in Dallas. They provide companies up to $130,000 in seed funding, intensive top-notch mentorship, and the opportunity to pitch to angel investors, venture capitalists, and corporate development.

Apply to Tech Wildcatters, or learn more ➜

3. AccelerateDFW Foundation

Location: Houston, TX
Industry: All Industries
Investment Size: N/A
Program: 1-2 years
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

AccelerateDFW Foundation provides valuable mentorship along with funding support. They allow up to five selected companies to participate in an intensive, 12-week mentoring program designed to provide access to resources normally beyond the reach of start-up or early-stage companies.

Apply to AccelerateDFW Foundation, or learn more ➜

4. RevTech Ventures

Location: Dallas, TX
Industry: Retail
Investment Size: $100K First Check, $200K-$2M after
Program: Not disclosed
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

Formerly named RevTech Accelerator, RevTech now operates as a venture capital firm and invests in the concepts and technologies transforming the future of retail. They select talented entrepreneurs and couple them with their management teams to help retail-focused startups grow.

Although no longer a startup accelerator, they provide the support of an accelerator with the business model of a VC and give founders the same support while giving up less equity.

Apply to RevTech Ventures, or learn more ➜

5. Health Wildcatters

Location: Dallas, Fort Worth
Industry: Healthcare
Investment Size: Between $30,000 - $380,000
Program: 6 months
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

An offshoot of the Tech Wildcatters, Health Wildcatters invests in startups in the health space in the DFW area.

They offer $30,000 for 8% equity and opportunities for follow-on and convertible note investments, up to a maximum potential investment of $380,000.

Apply to Health Wildcatters, or learn more ➜

6. SKU Dallas

Location: Austin, Fort Worth
Industry: Consumer Products
Investment Size: Not Disclosed
Program: 14 Weeks
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

SKU is the first accelerator program that helps consumer products startup firms. They accelerate emerging consumer packaged goods brands through mentorship and guidance from leading entrepreneurs and business experts. This 14-week program provides entrepreneurs access to key retailers, industry leaders, and tools necessary for the faster growth of startup businesses.

Apply to SKU Dallas, or learn more ➜

7. Innov8te Incubator

Location: Dallas, TX
Industry: Urban & Civic Innovation
Investment Size: Not Disclosed
Program Length: 6 Months
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

Innov8te Incubator operates a 6-month business incubator program that helps tech-enabled products and services businesses who want to apply technologies for the improvement of various social and civic areas. These technologies include; AR/VR, artificial intelligence, blockchain, machine learning, IoT, visualization, data analytics, and machine learning. This program provides participants with business education & knowledge on various topics, mentorship, networking opportunities, expert advice, and many other resources to drive success.

Apply to Innov8te Incubator, or learn more ➜

8. Collide Village

Location: Addison, TX
Industry: All Industries
Investment Size: None
Program Length: 6 Months
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

The Collide Village Incubator Program (CVIP) for technology startups requires team members to commit full time to the program. They educate, build, and invest in people to create companies that provide real-time solutions to modern business problems and tries to create maximum value for their investors.

Apply to Collide Village, or learn more ➜

Location: Dallas, TX
Industry: Social Innovation Businesses
Investment Size: Not Disclosed
Program Length: 5 Months
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

The United Way Social Innovation Accelerator offers a business program that encourages startups to build new and viable business solutions for social issues related to income, education, and health. This program provides entrepreneurs and participants with resources such as mentorship, funding opportunities, connection building & peer-to-peer learning opportunity, teaching opportunities, and access to boot camp programs to accelerate the growth of innovative business ventures make them successful in the industry.

Apply to The United Way Social Innovation Accelerator, or learn more ➜

10. Alliance for Higher Education

Location: North Texas
Industry: Government
Investment Size: None
Program: 2.5 months
Equity Taken: None

Formerly named the North Texas Regional Center of Innovation, the Alliance For Higher Education does not invest nor take any equity. Their focus is on connecting companies and entrepreneurs with valuable resources in order to build scalable businesses that will become competitive companies in their respective sectors in the future. Since 2005, they have created a strong network of academic, industry, government, and volunteer partners to help businesses realize their true potential.

Apply to Alliance for Higher Education, or learn more ➜

11. Inclusive Innovation Accelerator

Location: Dallas, TX
Industry: Technology Industry
Investment Size: Not Disclosed
Program Length: 10-weeks
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

Inclusive Innovation Accelerator runs a 10-week accelerator program that assists pre-stage and early-stage technology-enabled startups owned by women and BIPOC entrepreneurs. This program drives innovations and provides creative solutions to complex business challenges & problems to the participants. They also provide technology entrepreneurs with business structure, education & knowledge on various business topics, community building opportunities, mentorship, networking opportunities with professionals & peers, access to capital, business coaching, growth-enabled business services, fundraising opportunities, and tailored business curriculum essential to scale their startups.

Apply to Inclusive Innovation Accelerator, or learn more ➜

12. The Business Factory

Location: San Angelo, TX
Industry: All Industries
Investment Size: Not Disclosed
Program Length: Not Disclosed
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

The Business Factory operates an incubator program to assist and empower small businesses and entrepreneurs of the industry. The mission of this program is to provide participants with growth enabled collaborative business environment to successfully operate businesses in the industry. This program also provides participants with business & administrative assistance, networking opportunities, business development resources, working space, and various perks & services. Some of its portfolio companies are; The Earth Partners, West Texas Beacon, Angelo Solutions, and many more.

Apply to The Business Factory, or learn more ➜

13. NTEC

Location: Frisco, TX
Industry: All Industries
Investment Size: Not Disclosed
Program Length: Not Disclosed
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

NTEC or the North Texas Enterprise Center helps and assists growing startups in Allen, Frisco, Plano, and Mc. Kinney and provide them with the resources essential to move forward in the industry. This accelerator program provides promising business ventures with access to enterprise-class infrastructure, networking opportunities with professionals, expert guidance, growth-enabled business tools, structured business support, working space, meeting rooms, various perks, and incubation services.

Apply to NTEC, or learn more ➜

14. Tech FW

Location: Fort Worth, TX
Industry: Technology Industry
Investment Size: Varies
Program Length: Varies
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

Tech FW hosts a business program that helps entrepreneurs to commercialize their innovative technology businesses. This nonprofit organization helps entrepreneurs and high potential startups to launch and grow successful technology companies. They have a team of experienced mentors and industry experts who provide participants with business coaching and push them towards success. This program works with businesses of different developmental stages belonging to different industry verticals and offers them business idea validation, successful business strategies, the path to market acceleration services, funding opportunities, various resources, and programs to help them grow and reach the next level of the industry.

Apply to Tech FW, or learn more ➜

15. The Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Center (ECC)

Location: Brownsville, TX
Industry: All Industries
Investment Size: Not Disclosed
Program Length: Not Disclosed
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

The Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Center (ECC) hosts a business program that assists entrepreneurs to develop profitable and successful business ventures by providing them business education, hands-on entrepreneurship training, collaborative business opportunities, incubation services, and networking & funding opportunities. This business program also provides participants with working space, growth-enabled business tools & resources, and incubation services essential to start and grow new business ventures in the industry.

Apply to The Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Center (ECC), or learn more ➜

16. EDEN Business Incubator

Location: Eden, TX
Industry: All Industries
Investment Size: Not Disclosed
Program Length: Not Disclosed
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

EDEN Business Incubator program connects entrepreneurs and early & growth stage startup businesses with the right business tools and resources, essential to nurture the business and take the same to new business heights. This program also provides participants with business management counseling, assistance, resources, office space, training, and access to conference rooms & furnished offices. They help aspiring entrepreneurs to turn their business ideas into successful business ventures of the industry.

Apply to EDEN Business Incubator, or learn more ➜

17. The Cedars Union

Location: Dallas, TX
Industry: Art Entrepreneurs
Investment Size: Not Disclosed
Program Length: Not Disclosed
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

The Cedars Union runs a non-profit incubator program focusing on helping the community of entrepreneurs and artists. This program focuses on nurturing artists by providing them business & creative skills and a platform to cultivate and integrate their talent & proliferate their work. They also offer various tools for woodworking, fabrication, printmaking, media & textiles, features such as art studio, tech labs & meeting space, resources such as workshops, legal assistance, counseling, networking, mentorship, and various other programs that help them to become successful in the industry.

Apply to The Cedars Union, or learn more ➜

18. Texas Convergent

Location: Austin, TX
Industry: Technology Industry
Investment Size: Not Disclosed
Program Length: Not Disclosed
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

Texas Convergent organizes a business incubator program that helps student entrepreneurs successfully launch business startups in the industry. They connect participants and founders with top-notch business analysts & experts, designers, and engineers, and they provide them with assistance essential to take business ventures to the next level. Some of their portfolio companies are InStok, Explorasty, Review, Tuk Tuk, V2 Admissions, and many more.

Apply to Texas Convergent, or learn more ➜

19. The DEC

Location: Dallas, TX
Industry: All Industries
Investment Size: Not Disclosed
Program Length: Not Disclosed
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

The DEC runs a business program that helps startups and entrepreneurs to start and grow their businesses in the industry by driving innovation and creating an economic impact. This program provides participants with acceleration services, mentorship, networking opportunities with founders, collaborators, investors & like-minded entrepreneurs, educational programs, assistance to run small businesses, and entrepreneurship advocacy. They also offer entrepreneurs access to coworking space, events, Q & A sessions, resources, growth-enabled business platforms, exclusive business perks, and membership opportunities essential to scale business.

Apply to The DEC, or learn more ➜

20. Resilience Innovation Hub

Location: Houston, TX
Industry: All Industries
Investment Size: Not Disclosed
Program Length: Not Disclosed
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

Resilience Innovation Hub offers a business acceleration program that provides entrepreneurs with connections, top-notch business solutions, technical assistance, and resources to achieve market goals and investment returns. This program majorly helps entrepreneurs and businesses in the verticals of innovative technology, integrated bioscience, and advanced business equipments. They provide early and growth-stage companies with professional assistance, business services, four-stage business programs, pathways to develop successful products and services, strategic partnerships, and investment opportunities to build, grow, and complete in the industry.

Apply to Resilience Innovation Hub, or learn more ➜

21. UT Dallas

Location: Dallas, TX
Industry: All Industries
Investment Size: Not Disclosed
Program Length: Not Disclosed
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

UT Dallas operates a business program that provides entrepreneurs and the UT Dallas community with business education, mentorship, empowerment, and access to business faculty & staff. They also offer incubation services, experimental training opportunities, business education, mentorship, venture development skills, advisory support, access to pitching events, and resources to support and launch new businesses.

Apply to UT Dallas, or learn more ➜

22. LaunchPad City

Location: Frisco, TX
Industry: All Industries
Investment Size: Not Disclosed
Program Length: Not Disclosed
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

LaunchPad City hosts a business program that provides a platform for collaboration with the business corporations, communities, investors, and entrepreneurs and nurtures innovation to build successful startups and small businesses in the industrial ecosystem. This program also provides entrepreneurs with working space, various business services, networking & investment opportunities, management & programming skills, and vision to accomplish pre-decided business goals necessary to develop a successful business company.

Apply to LaunchPad City, or learn more ➜

23. DFW Excellerator

Location: Dallas, TX and Beijing, China
Industry: Consumer Goods, Retail Technology, and Sports
Investment Size: Not Disclosed
Program Length: Not Disclosed
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

DFW Accelerator runs a global venture program for high-growth business companies. This program provides their clients with advantages such as access to capital, assistance in import and export, business education on various topics such as marketing, sales, legal, real estate, intellectual property & government regulations, strategic business resources, tools to target industrial markets, investment tips, and connecting businesses with the right resources. This program majorly helps industries in the niche of consumer products, retail technology, and sports management. Some of its portfolio companies are; Foundry Club, Phoenix Green Food, Earth Water Inc, Dor Technology, and many more.

Apply to DFW Excellerator, or learn more ➜

24. Code Launch

Location: Dallas/Frisco, TX
Industry: All Industries
Investment Size: None
Program Length: Not Disclosed
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

CodeLaunch organizes an annual seed accelerator competition between individuals and groups who have software technology startup ideas. From 2012 to 2021 CodeLaunch has successfully hosted numerous accelerator events in North Texas and is now expanding its capacity of hosting events per year.

Apply to Code Launch, or learn more ➜

25. Velocis

Location: Dallas, TX
Industry: Internet based Businesses
Investment Size: Not Disclosed
Program Length: Not Disclosed
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

Velocis runs a business program that supports entrepreneurs and business enterprises to build products and services powered by the internet to bring change around the world. This program acts as a development studio for web and mobile applications and works with early-stage startups and assists them in capturing the internet for their business. They understand the participants' business and help them in constructing the best possible software with a functional user interface.

Apply to Velocis, or learn more ➜

26. Austin Community College Bioscience Incubator

Location: Austin, TX
Industry: Bioscience Industry
Investment Size: None
Program Length: 6 - 24 months
Equity Taken: None

ACC Bioscience Incubator is an initiative of Austin Community College. They provide participants with leasable wet lab space, technology equipment,, business mentorship, workshops, networking opportunities with investors, industry partners & consultants, workforce education, partnership-building opportunities, business expertise and operational support, and collaborative working space. This program benefits biotech students and startups to grow and move forward in the economic ecosystem of Austin. Some of its member companies are; Catalyst Education, Bio BQ, Environmental Quality Operations, Nano Medical Systems, and a few more.

Apply to Austin Community College Bioscience Incubator, or learn more ➜

27. EGBI

Location: Austin, TX
Industry: All Industries
Investment Size: Not Disclosed
Program Length: Not Disclosed
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

EGBI or the Economic Growth Business Incubator program trains, supports, and coaches small businesses and provides them with business solutions to overcome various barriers of the industry. They provide participants with the assistance to manage and build businesses & marketing plans by developing strategies essential for launching a successful business venture in the industry. This program also connects participants to different business tools, resources, management skills, and industry experts.

Apply to EGBI, or learn more ➜

28. Startup Waco

Location: Waco, TX
Industry: All Industries
Investment Size: Not Disclosed
Program Length: Not Disclosed
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

Startup Waco hosts a business program that creates a striving entrepreneurship culture by providing people with an inclusive mindset and solutions to break down barriers and opportunities to collaborate with peers and industry experts. This program also runs dynamic and impactful business programs to assist entrepreneurs to reach their pre-decided business goals. These programs are; Incubatex 254 and Business Blueprint. Incubatex 254 is a 6 -week that program that majorly serves minority and women entrepreneurs of the industry, whereas Business Blueprint is a 3-week business program that provides participants with a business tool kit, and access to workshops, one-on-one coaching, and insightful business education.

Apply to Startup Waco, or learn more ➜

29. The Incubator @ SMU

Location: Dallas, TX
Industry: All Industries
Investment Size: Not Disclosed
Program Length: Not Disclosed
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

The Incubator @ SMU hosts a business program that encourages SMU student entrepreneurs and facilitates the growth and formation of new business organizations in the industry. This program has a collaborative business environment that assists entrepreneurs of all business verticals and provides them with working space, exclusive business services, guidance from mentors, workshops, pitching events, 1:1 business consultation, educational resources, networking & training sessions, and business perks.

Apply to The Incubator @ SMU, or learn more ➜

30. Idea Works FW

Location: Fort Worth, TX
Industry: All Industries
Investment Size: Not Disclosed
Program Length: Not Disclosed
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

Idea Works FW offers a business program to help startups grow their businesses and be at the top of the industry. This program helps startups at a very early age by providing them with factors to critical success, business implementation strategies, management skills, tools to identify key growth areas, knowledge to satisfy customer needs, mentorship, access to coworking space, networking opportunities with subject matter experts, access to attend community events, and connection building opportunities.

Apply to Idea Works FW, or learn more ➜

31. Launch Bio

Location: Dallas, TX, Cambridge, MA, Durham, NC, Los Angeles, CA, New York, Philadelphia, PA, San Diego, CA, and San Francisco, CA
Industry: Biotech Industry
Investment Size: Not Disclosed
Program Length: Not Disclosed
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

Launch Bio operates a non-profit business program that supports the high potential and impactful biotechnology, healthcare, and science-enabled business companies that want to build a better ecosystem for the well-being and health of humans. They provide early-stage life science startups with curated business tools, resources, products, counseling, mentorship, working space, acceleration services, customer support, developmental goals, assistance in research knowledge, and talent to build leading science hubs in the industry.

Apply to Launch Bio, or learn more ➜

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