Top 10 Technology Incubators
If you are starting your own business, you may be looking for a business or technology incubator that can help support your specific business needs while you are growing your company. While many incubators are multi-faceted and may appeal to a broad spectrum of industries, I have found that some incubators tend to specialize in specific industries. You may want to start by checking out the recent article posted by Forbes online, which ranked the top 10 Incubators. The original article, “In Depth: 10 Technology Incubators That Are Changing The World”, was published online at Forbes.com and can be accessed by clicking, here. To provide further information, I have listed the top 10 incubators with a brief description of each incubator’s resources and noted any specialty areas. I have also provided each incubator’s contact information. If you find an incubator that peaks your interest and seems like a good fit for your company but, they are not local to your area, you may still want to contact them. Many incubators have both in-house and “virtual tenants”, providing access to the incubator’s resources both locally and to off-property tenants. Certain restrictions or rules may apply and you would need to contact each incubator for details. You may also want to check-out our complete list of technology and business incubators by clicking, Technology and Business Incubators.
1. The Environmental Business Cluster , San Jose, CA. The Environmental Business Cluster (EBC) is a cleantech incubator that provides business support and facilities for emerging clean energy and environmental technology companies.
Contact:
10 South 3rd Street 5th Floor San Jose, CA 95113 (Tel): (408) 790-2000 (Fax): (408) 790-2038 (Eml): erika@prescienceintl.com
2. Houston Technology Center, Houston, TX. HTC assists companies within several key sectors: Energy, Technology, Life Sciences, Nanotechnology, and NASA/Aerospace technologies.
Contact:
Houston, TX 77002 (Voice): (713) 658-1750 (Fax): (713) 658-1744
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3. The IceHouse, Auckland, New Zealand. The ICEHOUSE is a business growth centre that includes: business growth programmes for SMEs; a business incubator for start-ups; and New Zealand’s largest group of Angel Investors. It is a collaborative partnership between The University of Auckland Business School, The Boston Consulting Group, Telecom and Gen-i, BNZ, Ernst & Young, HP, and Microsoft.
Contact:
For all general inquiries, please contact:
Mariko King (Tel): +64 9 308 6200
For all start-up incubator inquiries, please contact:
Mariko King (Tel): +64 9 308 6200 (Eml): startup@theicehouse.co.nz
For all established business programmes enquiries, please contact:
Mike Stokes (Tel): +64 9 308 6221 (Eml): m.stokes@theicehouse.co.nz
4. Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives, Worcester, MA. Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives (MBI) is a private non-profit corporation which provides life science incubator labs thereby supporting the growth and expansion of biotechnology and medical device companies.
Example of Services Provided Include:
- Laboratory set-up , including chemical storage cabinets, signs, labels, emergency equipment and information, and an initial supply of personal protective equipment
- Maintenance of MBI’s shared equipment
- Use of existing permits
- Compliance and permitting assistance
- Development and implementation of health and safety plans and employee training to comply with health and safety regulations
- Business consulting with experienced technology managers
- Informatics Center and Computing Resources
- Furnished offices with access to conference rooms
- Use of office equipment , such as photocopiers, fax machines, and A/V equipment.
Contact:
60 Prescott St. Worcester, MA 01605 (Tel): (508) 797-4200
5. Palo Alto Research Center, Palo Alto, CA. Entrepreneurs, investors, and venture-backed startups come to PARC for access to technical expertise and world-class R&D facilities, and to license technology patents.Focus areas include business services, electronic materials, device systems, information communication technologies, biomedical systems, and cleantech.
Contact:
3333 Coyote Hill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304-1314
(Tel): (650) 812-4000
6. The Research Park at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Champaign, IL. Publically traded firms in the Research Park include: ADM, Abbott Laboratories, Caterpillar, Deere & Company, QUALCOMM, Littelfuse, Riverbed, SAIC, Sony, State Farm, and Yahoo. The Research Park is also home to 30 startup companies that are commercializing technology. Tenants can lease offices and labs of all sizes to meet their needs. Build-to-suit is available
Contact:
60 Hazelwood Drive
Champaign, IL 61820 (Tel): (217) 333-8324
7. The Technology Innovation Center, Evanston, IL. The Technology Innovation Center is a non-for profit business incubator that provides start-ups with access to business support services such as an attorney, the Kellogg Incubator Support Team, faculty and students at Northwestern University, educational seminars, and on-site small business development center, which provides counseling in finance, grants, and other business support services.
Contact:
820 Davis St. Evanston, IL 60201 Tim Lavengood, Incubator Director. (Tel): 847-866-1879
8. University Research Park & MGE Innovation Center at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI. In addition to providing land and infrastructure, University Research Park offers opportunities and incentives for start-up companies through specialized growth environments in the Park’s technology incubator, the Madison Gas & Electric (MGE) Innovation Center.
Contact:
University Research Park
510 Charmany Drive, Suite 250
Madison, WI 53719
(Tel): 608.441.8040
(Fax): 608.441.8010
(E-mail): promeo@wisc.edu
9. Y Combinator, Mountain View, CA. The Y Combinator does seed funding for startups. Seed funding is the earliest stage of venture funding. For example, they can make small investments (~ $20,000 or less) in return for stakes in the companies that they fund (i.e., 2-10%).
Contact:
320 Pioneer Way
Mountain View, CA 94041 (E-mail): info@ycombinator.com
10. Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC). ATDC has opened its membership to all technology entrepreneurs in Georgia, from those at the earliest conception stage to the well-established, venture-fundable companies.ATDC currently has three facilities; two at Georgia Tech’s main campus in Atlanta, and one at Georgia Tech’s satellite campus in Savannah.
Contact:
75 5th Street, NW
Suite 202
Atlanta, GA 30308
(Tel:) (404) 894-3575
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