I'd like to suggest some of Michigan's programs for your review: University of Michigan's "Techarb" Business Accelerator (<a href="http://cfe.engin.umich.edu/businessaccelerator" rel="nofollow">http://cfe.engin.umich.edu/businessaccelerator</a>), Ann Arbor SPARK Business Accelerator (<a href="http://www.annarborusa.org/start-ups/spark-business-accelerator/" rel="nofollow">http://www.annarborusa.org/start-ups/spark-business-accelera...</a>) and Wayne State's SmartStart Business Development Program (<a href="http://techtownwsu.org/business/smartstart.php" rel="nofollow">http://techtownwsu.org/business/smartstart.php</a>)<p>I've interacted with each of these program on some level and can provide more information later if desired.
I would quite enjoy seeing additional data.. founding of new 'accelerators' over time, number of companies funded, companies/year, etc. Primarily when they were founded. Last I checked, I found only 3.<p>Would also be fun to see an evolution tree starting from YC. It's too soon for weak variations to have died off yet, but I reckon we could check back in a decade..
We need a TheFunded for incubators and accelerators. A site that allows founders to rate these programs and their interactions with them similar to what <a href="http://www.thefunded.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.thefunded.com/</a> does for venture capitalists.