UBI Global Reveals the World’s Top Business Incubators and Accelerators

11/7/19

The Best Programs in the World have Been Announced at the World Incubation Summit in Doha, Qatar

UBI Global, the Stockholm-based intelligence company and community, known for high-quality intelligence, assessment, and mapping of business incubation, released the top lists of business incubators and accelerators as assessed in the World Benchmark Study 2019 -2020. The recognitions and announcements took place at the World Incubation Summit 2019 in Doha, Qatar on November 6. This year’s event was hosted by Qatar Development Bank.

ETC (Emerging Technology Centers) was honored to be recognized as a world top Public Business Incubator. This means that, as assessed by UBI Global, ETC has demonstrated exceptional achievement in value for client startups, value for the local ecosystem, and overall attractiveness as a program as a whole

“Following a rigorous data-driven approach, we assessed and benchmarked incubation programs across the world,” says Holger Meyer, Director of Research at UBI Global. ”Our World Benchmark Study 2019 - 2020 is in tune with the multiple facets of the international incubation ecosystem and illustrates key challenges and opportunities faced by the participating programs.”

As noted by ETC’s Assistant Director Ron Stubblefield, “This award is a testament to the commitment of ETC’s Management, Staff, C-Level Advisors, Board, Companies, Graduates, and countless ecosystem partners in advancing Baltimore City one entrepreneur at a time. It is an honor to receive this award as a validation of ETC’s thesis-which is to be everything an entrepreneur needs, and more! ”

This year, 364 programs located in 78 countries were selected after assessing and validating the data received from programs seeking knowledge about themselves through the study. One of the outcomes of the benchmark study is identifying the world’s top incubator and accelerator programs, which include the following categories:

  • World Top University Business Incubators
  • World Top Public Business Incubators
  • World Top Private Business Incubators
  • World Top University Business Accelerators
  • World Top Public Business Accelerators
  • World Top Private Business Accelerators


The UBI Awards & Recognition Gala took place at the Museum of Islamic Art, an amazing facility with art on display from three continents spanning 1,400 years worth of history. The world top lists of programs were each recognized for outstanding performance in nurturing entrepreneurship and innovation.

For full rankings please visit: ubi-global.com/rankings

About the ETC

The ETC (Emerging Technology Centers), a venture of the Baltimore Development Corporation (BDC), is a 501(c)(3) technology and innovation center focused on growing early-stage companies. The mission of the ETC is to advance Baltimore City, one entrepreneur at a time by fostering a community of creative technology entrepreneurs, looking for support to grow their businesses and make a transformative impact on the City of Baltimore and the state of Maryland.

The ETC does this by providing four programs for entrepreneurs: a tech-focused incubator, IncubateBaltimore, a seed accelerator program, AccelerateBaltimore, a coworking space open to innovative individuals and teams, BeehiveBaltimore and 10-week idea stage boot camp, PioneerBaltimore. Additionally, the ETC organizes Baltimore Innovation Week to showcase the work of and resources available to Baltimore’s entrepreneurs and innovators.

To learn more about how the ETC’s programs can help you, please visit https://etcbaltimore.com.

About UBI Global

UBI Global is a Swedish-based intelligence company and community specializing in mapping, highlighting, and connecting the world of business incubation. Through a network of more than 1.000 member organizations from over 90 countries worldwide, UBI Global provides matchmaking, ranking, benchmarking, and research services to corporations and business incubation programs. 

Previous results from UBI Global’s studies have been featured on BBC Radio, The Chicago Tribune, Le Figaro, Der Standard, The Huffington Post, The Irish Times, France 3, and many other media outlets around the world.

About QDB

Qatar Development Bank offers financial and advisory services to develop and empower Qatari entrepreneurs and innovators to contribute to the diversification of the Qatari economy, through successful small and medium enterprises that are able to compete in global markets.

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