Entrepreneurial support organizations (ESOs), such as incubators and accelerators, are now
ubiquitous. Despite this proliferation, their impact on entrepreneurs, ventures, and …

Over the past 15 years, accelerators emerged as a popular and distinct new form of
intermediary organization, playing a key role in supporting entrepreneurial and innovation …

Prior research hints at the accelerator as a new generation incubation model. Accelerators
have become an umbrella term for any program providing a service structure of mentorship …

When they lack resources to commercialize science, entrepreneurs rely on intermediary
organizations often within their local ecosystems. This paper seeks to improve our …

Recent years have seen the emergence of a new institutional form in the entrepreneurial
ecosystem: the seed accelerator. These fixed-term, cohort-based “boot camps” for start-ups …

Do business accelerators affect new venture performance? We investigate this question in
the context of Start-Up Chile, an ecosystem accelerator. We focus on two treatment …

Startup accelerators are a highly useful part of the entrepreneurial ecosystem. They are
responsible for supporting young innovative enterprises with innovative ideas at the early …

In this study, we use the open innovation paradigm to analyze the development of an
entrepreneurial support ecosystem. We argue that business accelerators play a critical role …

Accelerators are a recent yet rapidly growing phenomenon within entrepreneurial
ecosystems. The distinctive characteristics exhibited by accelerators, relative to previous …

This research explores whether relationships between young firms and certain early–stage
seed funders portray certification effects that influence venture capitalist (VC) screening …