What Accelerators Look Like in 2021

Each year, GAN asks the accelerators in our community hundreds of questions about their programs with one goal in mind-to gather concrete insights on the current state of the accelerator industry. Responses from our annual survey culminate in a giant data report that we make available to any accelerator within the community that provided us with their data.

Even though accelerators are the primary audience of this report, our findings are still incredibly relevant for several other audiences:

• Startups want to know not only what to expect when getting into an accelerator program, but also what results they’re likely to see once they’ve graduated.
• Investors want to understand how accelerators support startups worldwide, learn whether accelerated startups represent attractive investment opportunities, and identify where those opportunities may exist.
• Mentors want to know how other mentors are involved in programs, what type of help they can offer, and how accelerators are utilizing mentor support.
• And, corporate partners want to know whether startups coming out of accelerators are prepared to work with corporate innovation teams-especially in verticals related to their work.

And though we produce a portion of the report- the year’s most interesting insights…