Top Tech Accelerators

Since I've done some research on tech startup accelerators, I thought I'd put it down on paper.  There are no statistics behind these rankings.  It is just my subjective list based on reputation, hearsay, successful graduates, mentors, and other rankings.  I've excluded accelerators that have a more focused approach (for example they're only interested in companies that deal with music or the cloud), as well as those that were outside the U.S., and those that require companies to be at a more advanced stage.

For the most part these programs provide $10,000 - $25,000 in exchange for their guidance, expertise, office space, and 5-10% stake in the companies they accept.

In order:
1) Y-Combinator - Silicon Valley
2) TechStars NY - New York
3) 500 Startups - Silicon Valley
4) TechStars Boulder - Boulder, CO
5) AngelPad - San Francisco
6) TechStars Boston - Boston
7) Excelerate Labs - Chicago
8) TechStars Seattle - Seattle
9) NYC SeedStart - New York
10) DreamIt Philadelphia - Philadelphia
11) DreamIt NY - New York
12) LaunchPad LA - Los Angeles
13) The Brandery - Cincinnati
14) BetaSpring - Providence, RI
15) i/o Ventures - San Francisco
16) LaunchBox Digital - Durham, NC
17) Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator - New York
18) Tech Wildcatters - Dallas
19) MuckerLab - Los Angeles
20) LaunchPad New Orleans - New Orleans
21) AlphaLab - Pittsburgh
22) Boom Startup - Salt Lake City
23) The Next Big Thing - Greenville, SC
24) Founders Co-op - Seattle
25) Capital Factory - Austin