incubator

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Joanna Smith-Griffin founded AllHere while at a startup incubator at Harvard University in 2016, according to the U.S. attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

The British Fashion Council's NewGen initiative provides funding for emerging talent, with several up-and-coming designers finding their stride at LFW through the incubator.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

"It was hard looking at her in the incubator... She was so fragile, small and precious," said Sarah.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

Altman is a longtime venture capitalist who once ran the startup incubator Y Combinator, which invested in Stoke.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

And so did the cells: When the package arrived in Minneapolis about four days later, Scherer put the cells in an incubator and they began to grow.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot