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Top 25 Innovation hubs worldwide

Name: Innovation hubs worldwide
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026 20,174 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 20,174 innovation hubs worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 216,391 professional contacts across them, including 35,678 with verified work emails. The United States is the largest market and London the largest hub.

This list covers innovation hubs worldwide, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 20, 2026. Country and city lists for innovation hubs follow the table.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 20, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest innovation hubs worldwide

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 20,174 innovation hubs worldwide, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to innovation hubs: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	PWC Acceleration Centers	Partial evidence	Mexico City, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	10001+	13,881 contacts →
	Partial evidence “PwC Acceleration Centers (ACs), formerly Service Delivery Centers, are diverse, global talent hubs focused on delivering value to our clients – working with global client…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
2	IMEC	Partial evidence	Leuven, BelgiumHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	5,001-10,000	3,748 contacts →
	Partial evidence “At imec, we shape the future by enabling nano- and digital technology innovation that enhances quality of life, together with partners from the industry, government, and academia.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
3	Y Combinator	Indirect evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	n/a	3,283 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Y Combinator is the leading startup accelerator for entrepreneurs.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
4	Daimler Truck Innovation Center India Dtici	Partial evidence	Bangalore, IndiaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,970 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Daimler Truck Innovation Center India (DTICI), headquartered in Bengaluru, came into existence on December 01, 2021.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
5	E-Cell, IIT Bombay	Indirect evidence	Mumbai, IndiaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,843 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Entrepreneurship Cell (E-Cell) is a non-profit organization run by students of IIT Bombay.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
6	Microsoft For Startups	Indirect evidence	Redmond, WA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	10001+	1,533 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Microsoft for Startups is a digital ecosystem removing barriers to building a company with free access to technology, coaching, and support for founders in any stage of…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
7	Startup	Indirect evidence	United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	n/a	1,510 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Building the future, one idea at a time, together.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
8	Company	Indirect evidence	NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	n/a	1,480 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Company is a curated collection of startups, entrepreneurs, and enterprises working towards the realization of impactful ideas, together.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
9	Plug And Play	Partial evidence	Sunnyvale, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	1,240 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Plug and Play is a global innovation platform founded in Silicon Valley in 2006.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
10	RAS AL Khaimah Economic Zone Rakez	Indirect evidence	Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab EmiratesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	1,173 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone (RAKEZ) is a nurturing hub for startups and SMEs operating in commercial, service and consultancy businesses, and home to leading global manufacturers…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
11	Atmira	Indirect evidence	Madrid, SpainHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	750 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “An ecosystem of interaction open to the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
12	Wework India	Indirect evidence	Bengaluru North, IndiaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	687 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “WeWork provides you with the space, community, and services you need to make a life, not just a living.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
13	PARC	Indirect evidence	Palo Alto, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	618 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “PARC is now part of SRI, an independent nonprofit research institute with deep roots in Silicon Valley that's had a profound impact on every one of our lives.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
14	HKSTP	Partial evidence	Shatin, Hong KongHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	616 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Innovation and technology run in our DNA.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
15	REM And Company	Indirect evidence	St. Louis, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	577 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “49% of Businesses fail within their first 5 years.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
16	Startupbootcamp	Indirect evidence	Amsterdam, NetherlandsHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	522 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Startupbootcamp, we supercharge startup growth – providing capital, world-class mentorship, and direct access to investors, corporate partners, and industry experts.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
17	MVP Studio	Indirect evidence	Auckland, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	n/a	505 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “MVP Studio \| Global Award-Winning Incubator for Tech Startups Operating across Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, also with strong customer presence in US, IR & UK, MVP Studio…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
18	Forge Innovation & Ventures	Indirect evidence	Coimbatore, IndiaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	490 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Forge is catalysing national-scale industrial digital transformation by enabling Government and Industry to collaborate with Innovators.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
19	Startup Grind	Indirect evidence	Palo Alto, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	n/a	483 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Startup Grind is the leading global startup community dedicated to fostering the growth of early-stage companies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
20	TIE	Indirect evidence	Santa Clara, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	n/a	480 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “TiE Inc, also known as TiE Global is a non-profit organization with the mission of fostering entrepreneurship, through mentoring, networking and education.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
21	Stadt Bochum	Partial evidence	Bochum, GermanyHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	5,001-10,000	441 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Wir sind Innovationsquartier und Bildungsmetropole – ein Ort, an dem sich Leben und Arbeiten gleichermaßen lohnen.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
22	Bosch Research	Partial evidence	Renningen, GermanyHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	412 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Bosch Research serves as the central hub for innovation within Bosch.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
23	BGE	Indirect evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	394 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Soutien à la création reprise d'entreprise - Accompagnement des porteurs de projets - Formation modulaire, Etude de Marché, Stratégie commerciale, business plan, Comptabilité…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
24	Centro DE Excelência EM Inteligência Artificial Ceia	Indirect evidence	Goiânia, BrazilHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	390 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “O Centro de Excelência em Inteligência Artificial (CEIA) é um hub de inovação no formato tríplice hélice entre Universidades, governo e empresas privadas com atuação em diversos…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
25	Garage	Partial evidence	Lille, FranceHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	n/a	369 contacts →
	Partial evidence “GARAGE est un lieu et un écosystème de Commerce et d’Innovation sur 3500m2 ultra-modulables, situés en plein cœur de Lille.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: innovation hubs. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names innovation hubs.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of innovation hubs, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name innovation hubs. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Innovation hubs worldwide at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026

16.5%Verified-email coverage

10.7Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

1.7%Largest-city concentration · London

Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

12,474

11-50

5,543

51-200

1,301

201-500

395

501-1,000

155

1,001-5,000

150

5,001-10,000

10001+

Email recency is reported on each country list linked below.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among innovation hubs, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
Coverage: Every country. Country and city lists for innovation hubs are linked below.
What qualifies: Companies worldwide whose own description of what they do matches “innovation hubs”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names innovation hubs), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among innovation hubs, and records with no verified work email.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 35,678 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 20, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Innovation hubs by location

94 lists · largest first

Every Innovation hubs list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.

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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names innovation hubs, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many innovation hubs are there worldwide?

RevenueBase identified 20,174 innovation hubs worldwide as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

PWC Acceleration Centers, headquartered in Mexico City, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which country has the most innovation hubs?

The United States leads with 2,554 companies, followed by India (1,954) and Brazil (1,111). Every innovation hubs list by country and city is linked on this page.

Which city has the most innovation hubs?

London leads with 350 headquartered companies, followed by Sao Paulo (219) and Paris (166).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 35,678 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 20,174 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 20, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.