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Media accelerators and startup programs

Compare the 5 accelerators, incubators, and founder programs that back media startups, before you apply.

  • See the terms. What each program invests, for how much equity, and for how long.
  • Check that you fit. Stages, sectors, eligibility, and format, each with its source.
  • Compare the perks. Cloud credits and discounts: the most each one offers across its tiers.

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5 programs back media startups

Media programs by kind
Media programs by kindMedia programs by kind. Accelerator: 2; Incubator: 1; Venture studio: 1; Fellowship: 1.AcceleratorAccelerator: 22IncubatorIncubator: 11Venture studioVenture studio: 11FellowshipFellowship: 11

1 of them publish a standard investment and 0 offer credits or perks.

Media accelerators and startup programs
ProgramTypeHeadquartersInvestmentCredits and perksFounded
CultTech AcceleratorCultTech, CultTech AssociationAcceleratorCultTech AssociationViennaAustriaEquity-free26 weeks—2022
Founders FactoryVenture studioLondonUnited Kingdom—17 weeks——
in5In5 Tech, in5 DubaiIncubatorTECOM GroupDubaiUnited Arab Emirates——2013
Media Lab BayernMedia Lab, Media Startup FellowshipFellowshipMedien.Bayern GmbHMunichGermany$46K39 weeks——
The Yoonmin FoundationYoonmin, Yoonmin Creative Investment Foundation, 윤민창의투자재단, Good StarterAcceleratorSeoulSouth Korea——2016

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About the data

A program is listed here when it names Media among the sectors it takes. Investment is its standard cash investment per company and the equity it takes, where it publishes one; credits and perks are the most a company can receive. Terms change from cohort to cohort, so check the program’s own site before applying. Compiled from program websites, announcements, and press reports as of October 9, 2026; every profile links its sources.