CATALYSTS FOR CHANGE
Albuquerque is full of ingenuity and discovery, where ideas meet action. Here, you’re encouraged to dream, collaborate and thrive.
Innovation Central
The Albuquerque metro area is celebrating a vibrant evolution in economic development. Learn more about the city’s burgeoning entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Business Incubators & Coworking
- FatPipe ABQ
FatPipe ABQ is a coworking facility. Bring your vision to life in this collaborative space, working among like-minded people with whom you can share ideas and resources. - BioScience Center
The BioScience Center is the only incubator/accelerator in New Mexico focused on nurturing bioscience and life-science startups. - SINC
SINC is a nonprofit startup incubator that supports entrepreneurs launching social impact ventures. - WESST
The WESST Enterprise Center helps businesses survive and thrive during the critical start-up phase. This includes workshops, consulting and more. - Keshet Ideas and Innovation Center
This program supports and strengthens arts entrepreneurs on their path for sustainability by championing the value of the artist and the arts economy.
Business Accelerators
- ABQid
ABQid offers a business accelerator program, bootcamps for entrepreneurs and collaborative sessions called “Idea Hacks.” - Creative Startups
Founded in 2007, Creative Startups reaches a global audience with workshops, seminars and the Creative Startups Accelerator to build the creative economy. - Hautecelerator
Hautecelerator helps female entrepreneurs establish the best foundation, revenue models and positioning necessary to accelerate the growth and scale of their business. - IGNITE Community Accelerator
The IGNITE 12-week program provides entrepreneurs with business skills to move their companies forward, faster. - New Mexico Startup Factory
This program helps bridge the gap between the research coming out of our national laboratories and the commercialization of technologies. - Village Capital
Village Capital puts entrepreneurs, investors, policymakers, and stakeholders side-by-side so they can solve problems together.
Community Events
- One Million Cups
Every Wednesday morning at 9 a.m., come meet and hear from local founders of startups, enjoy coffee and connect with resources to help you grow your business. - CreativeMornings
The local chapter hosts interesting and relevant meetups that highlight the rich creative community of New Mexico.
- Impact & Coffee
Join in the first three Tuesdays of each month for an open, welcoming exchange of stories and ideas that help strengthen the nonprofit sector. - Mentorship Mondays
Anyone who needs support and guidance in their business has an opportunity to be heard and given direction every Monday afternoon. - TAZA: Bilingual Entrepreneurial Networking Events
This weekly event at the South Valley Economic Development Center allows local Spanish-speaking business owners to hear from others in the community.
Resources & Spaces
- Built in New Mexico
The grassroots organization showcases the people and companies building great products in New Mexico, and connects local talent with jobs. - CNM STEMulus Center
From Deep Dive Coding Bootcamps to the Brew School, the STEMulus Center offers a variety of training programs to help people build valuable skills. - Innovate ABQ
Nicknamed a “rainforest in the desert,” Innovate ABQ is a physical space where researchers, innovators and entrepreneurs thrive. - The New Mexico Technology Council
NMTC works with businesses, organizations and tech professionals to promote New Mexico’s technology business sector. - Verge Fund
Verge brings together the best entrepreneurs – as investors, founders, managers and advisors – to develop world-class companies in New Mexico. - The Verge Building
The Verge Building offers tenants fast, flexible tech office space in the heart of downtown’s Innovation Central district.
- Rail Yards Market
Built in the old rail yard downtown, the Rail Yards Market is open every Sunday and features New Mexico’s finest food, artisans, healing vendors, musicians and more. - Quelab
Albuquerque’s hackerspace promotes creativity and invention, offering a space to make things at the intersections of science, culture, art and technology.