Accelerator outcomes data, on tap.
The Cohort Yield Index™ is the most comprehensive public-record-sourced rating of U.S. and global startup accelerators. Now available as a RESTful API and bulk-export feed for LPs evaluating accelerator funds, university entrepreneurship programs, founder communities, and accredited journalists.
Who licenses the Yield Index.
Accelerator fund diligence
Evaluate accelerator funds you're considering as LP investments. Compare cohort outcomes data across vintages and programs. Standardize accelerator-fund due diligence.
Career advisory benchmarking
University entrepreneurship centers use the Index to advise students on accelerator selection. Benchmark your own program's positioning against peer universities.
Founder education tool
Founder community organizations and incubators use the Index as a teaching tool for accelerator-selection coaching.
Ecosystem benchmarking
State and city economic development organizations use the Index to benchmark their local accelerator ecosystem vs. peer regions.
Corporate accelerator strategy
Corporate innovation teams use the Index to benchmark their own corporate accelerator vs. peer programs (Google for Startups, Microsoft for Startups, etc.).
Ecosystem reporting
Citable data for startup-ecosystem journalism and academic research. Discounted access for accredited journalists and researchers.
Three tiers. Annual contracts.
Research
- Full Yield Index access (web + bulk CSV)
- Quarterly refresh — automatic delivery
- 5-year historical archive
- Methodology & subscore breakdowns
- 1 named seat · email support
Institutional
- Everything in Research, plus:
- RESTful API access (15,000 calls/day)
- Grade-change webhooks
- Custom subscore extracts
- Quarterly analyst briefing call
- 5 named seats · 99.9% SLA
Enterprise
- Everything in Institutional, plus:
- Unlimited API access
- Custom cohort-outcomes dashboard
- Embed in advising workflow tools
- Unlimited seats · dedicated CSM
Request institutional access.
Tell us how you'd use the Yield Index. We respond within one business day with tier recommendation, contract terms, and integration timeline.