Startup accelerators in Colorado
3 verified startup accelerators on Accelerator Atlas are based in Colorado. They span Climate & Energy and Defense & Space. Programs here include Catalyst Accelerator (Catalyst Space Accelerator), Third Derivative (D3), and Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator (IN2). Each listing shows its source and the date we last checked it.
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| Check size | Equity | Terms | Format | Next window | Signal | |||
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| Catalyst Accelerator (Catalyst Space Accelerator)space and national-security tech for U.S. Space Force | Not publishedDefense customer-discovery accelerator connecting startups with DoD/Space Force stakeholders (Space Delta 7 AI/ML 'CAAMO' cohort and BMC3I TAP Lab Cohort 4 running Spring 2026); 6-week Stage 1 cohort experience. The site does not publish stipend/investment figures or equity terms, so those are null; historically cohorts have been non-dilutive with no equity taken. No next application deadline was posted as of 2026-07-21. | Not publishedDefense customer-discovery accelerator connecting startups with DoD/Space Force stakeholders (Space Delta 7 AI/ML 'CAAMO' cohort and BMC3I TAP Lab Cohort 4 running Spring 2026); 6-week Stage 1 cohort experience. The site does not publish stipend/investment figures or equity terms, so those are null; historically cohorts have been non-dilutive with no equity taken. No next application deadline was posted as of 2026-07-21. | Non-dilutive | CO | Hybrid | None confirmed | Jul 22, 2026 | Verified |
| Third Derivative (D3)climate tech across all emissions sectors; industrial, cooling, batteries | Not publishedVirtual 18-month accelerator; admissions are rolling with multiple intakes per year and about a three-month application-to-decision process. Eligibility: minimum two full-time employees, working prototype (TRL 4+), for-profit, no basic science risk, global applicants welcome. Investment amounts and equity terms are not published and vary by cohort initiative, so amounts left null. Future Industries Partnership open call active as of July 2026 (Southeast Asia, India, Middle East focus); no deadline posted. | Not publishedVirtual 18-month accelerator; admissions are rolling with multiple intakes per year and about a three-month application-to-decision process. Eligibility: minimum two full-time employees, working prototype (TRL 4+), for-profit, no basic science risk, global applicants welcome. Investment amounts and equity terms are not published and vary by cohort initiative, so amounts left null. Future Industries Partnership open call active as of July 2026 (Southeast Asia, India, Middle East focus); no deadline posted. | Mixed | CO | Remote | None confirmed | Jul 22, 2026 | Verified |
| Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator (IN2)clean energy for built environment, housing, food-energy-water | $250,000 non-dilutive per startup (September 2025 resiliency cohort) | Not publishedFully non-dilutive; no equity. Startups enter by nomination from NREL's channel partner network (about 60 incubators, accelerators, and universities); no open application. September 2025 resiliency cohort startups each received $250,000 in non-dilutive funding plus NREL researcher collaboration. Correction to prior note: the $100K-$200K 2025 Strategic Awards went to channel partner organizations, not startups. $55M total program size confirmed. Scalable Tech Track (second cohort announced Dec 9, 2025) funds corporate and asset-owner pilot projects up to $250,000, a separate track from the startup cohorts. | Non-dilutive | CO | Hybrid | None confirmed | Jul 22, 2026 | Verified |
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