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24 Best & Most Active Michigan Accelerators

Accelerators play an important role in the startup ecosystem. We have curated a list of the top Michigan Accelerators. We have tried to select a variety of different types of investors across a variety of niches.

This list is designed to show off the investors with exceptional track records, industry experience and a unique understanding of the ecosystem.

Top Michigan Accelerators

Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.


Ann Arbor SPARK

Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter

Investor Type: Accelerator

Investment Stage: Debt, Early Stage Venture, Seed

Ann Arbor SPARK is Ann Arbor’s engine for economic development.


Techstars Mobility Accelerator

Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter

Investor Type: Accelerator

Investment Stage: Seed

Techstars Mobility invests in startups building technologies and innovative business models.


Coolhouse Labs

Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter

Investor Type: Accelerator

Investment Stage: Seed

Early stage venture fund + accelerator. We work with and invest in technology startups who are building awesome products.


Techstars Detroit Accelerator

Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter

Investor Type: Accelerator

Investment Stage: Early Stage Venture, Seed

Since 2015, Techstars Detroit has helped founders around the world succeed in building transformational businesses.


Michigan Accelerator Fund I

Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter

Investor Type: Accelerator, Venture Capital

Investment Stage: Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture

Michigan Accelerator Fund I is an investment partnership headquartered in Grand Rapids,Michigan.


Start Garden

Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter

Investor Type: Accelerator, Co-Working Space, Incubator

Investment Stage: Early Stage Venture, Seed

Start Garden provides investment and space to work and connect, creating an ecosystem that helps ideas become businesses.


Conquer Accelerator

Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter

Investor Type: Accelerator

Investment Stage: Early Stage Venture, Seed

Conquer gives startups a head start: $20k in investment capital, ten weeks of hands-on mentoring, & access to a network of business leaders.


Proto Accelerator

Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter

Investor Type: Accelerator

Investment Stage:

Proto Accelerator is a startup accelerator.


Seamless Accelerator

Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter

Investor Type: Accelerator

Investment Stage: Seed

Seamless is a coalition of world class enterprises seeking IoT startups.


Automation Alley

Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter

Investor Type: Accelerator

Investment Stage:

Automation Alley is a technology business association and business accelerator.


Lean Rocket Lab

Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter

Investor Type: Accelerator, Incubator

Investment Stage:

Lean Rocket Lab serves as a hub for innovation, entrepreneurship and economic development.


NextEnergy

Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter

Investor Type: Accelerator

Investment Stage:

NextEnergy is a nonprofit organization


Centrepolis Accelerator

Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter

Investor Type: Accelerator

Investment Stage:

Centrepolis Accelerator is accelerating the growth of Michigan’s advanced manufacturing, innovative hardware entrepreneurs.


100K Ventures

Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter

Investor Type: Accelerator

Investment Stage: Seed

100K Ventures is a Flint, Michigan accelerator founded by leaders in business, sports and entertainment.


Desai Accelerator

Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter

Investor Type: Accelerator

Investment Stage: Seed

Accelerating Scalable, Sustainable Companies


Build Institute

Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter

Investor Type: Accelerator

Investment Stage:

Build Institute is an idea activator and small business accelerator focused on access and equity.


Omega Accelerator

Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter

Investor Type: Accelerator

Investment Stage:

Omega Accelerator provides seed funding or early-stage funding for female-led Startups.


Emerge Xcelerate

Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter

Investor Type: Accelerator

Investment Stage:

West Michigan’s Premier Business Xcelerator.


I4.0 Accelerator

Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter

Investor Type: Accelerator

Investment Stage: Seed

I4.0 Accelerator is an accelerator program that focuses on early-stage or established firms with a unique Industry 4.0 technology.


MSU Hatch

Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter

Investor Type: Accelerator, Co-Working Space

Investment Stage: Early Stage Venture

MSU Hatch is a co-working space for area college students, prospective, and innovative entrepreneurs ready to develop their business ideas.


Rebrand Detroit

Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter

Investor Type: Accelerator

Investment Stage:

Rebrand Detroit is a project brainchild of Hajj Flemings, Founder of Brand Camp University, and is funded by the Knight Foundation.


FREC City Accelerator

Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter

Investor Type: Accelerator

Investment Stage:

Accelerating Solutions to Economic Prosperity in Detroit.


Lump Capital

Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter

Investor Type: Accelerator

Investment Stage: Seed

Lump Capital offers seed money to startups in Metro Detroit area.


MacBeedon Partners

Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter

Investor Type: Accelerator

Investment Stage:

MacBeedon Group utilizes this experience to inspire individuals, communites and corporations through motivational speaking and special event

Written by Mark Kendall

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