Starta Accelerator is an Accelerator specializing in technology startups with European R&D roots

Starta Accelerator

Communitas America is an accelerator investment firm. The company is building an entrepreneurial ecosystem, primarily made up of BIPOC and women changemakers, who are creating inclusive and equitable local economies in historically under-resourced communities in the U.S.

Communitas America

Based in New York City, ICONYC labs is an accelerator program customized for early-stage Israeli tech startups looking to build iconic global companies

ICONYC labs

United States

North America

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New York

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2024 National Rank	City	Global Rank	Total Score
1st⁰	San Francisco Bay, United States	1st⁰	710.966
2nd⁰	New York, United States	2nd⁰	251.377
3rd⁰	Los Angeles Area, United States	4th⁰	121.937
4th⁰	Boston Area, United States	5th⁰	109.679

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Top Cities for Startups in United States - Ranked by StartupBlink