The Top 7 Accelerators in Shanghai
Discover the top 7 accelerators in Shanghai to supercharge your startup growth.
Overview
Shanghai has a growing base of early-stage founders, and a handful of accelerators have emerged to fund and scale them — offering capital, mentorship, and the networks teams need to build in the region. Here are 7 worth knowing, drawn from the startersss directory of 3,133 programs.
Bits x Bites
China’s pioneer food tech VC, shaping the future of Good Food.
Chinaccelerator
An accelerator focused on helping startups with products in the B2B, SaaS, and healthcare spaces
China Accelerator
The first mentorship-driven, seed-funding accelerator program in China
Feast Creative Foods
Feast Creative Foods is a food company that creates and sells unique, high-quality, and flavorful products.
Founders Space China
Founders Space China is a startup accelerator and innovation center that helps entrepreneurs and companies to launch and scale their ventures in China.
Withinlink
Withinlink is a software development company that specializes in creating customized solutions for businesses.
YEAST.
Yeast is a software company that provides a web platform for creators to build and monetize their own membership sites.
No longer operating
3 programs from earlier versions of this list have since shut down or gone offline (checked Jul 2026): Innoventure · Merck China Accelerator · Start Alliance Shanghai.