Accelerativ is one of the world's largest accelerators, with chapters across 35+ cities and Alumni that have built companies and funds ranging from real estate to hedge funds to venture capital that manage assets exceeding $1 trillion+ in estimated value.
We help you get to growth with a support network of subject matter experts that are invested in your success and a marketplace of support at the time you need it. Since 2000, we have helped over 4,500 funds and businesses raise capital and prepare for growth.
Accelerativ can provide you the structure and feedback needed to build an enduring business.
We help
1) Startups
2) Ongoing Ventures
3) Lower Middle Market and Family Owned Businesses
Our approach has assisted ultra successful entrepreneurs and fund managers since 2001.
Each Accelerativ member contributes a percent of their company equity in Warrants to the firm, and when a liquidity event occurs the firm’s financial returns are then distributed:
Accelerativ’s unique Equity Share creates a level of teamwork not seen in other startup programs, and helps entrepreneurs build a business alongside top startup mentors and a support network that is invested in their success.
Accelerativ has mentors and experts worldwide.
Participants in Accelerativ build their business alongside 20-40 startup Mentors that have built, led, or invested in high-growth technology businesses, and the average Mentor:Founder ratio in each program is over 2:1. Our Mentors attend the weekly sessions, share their experiences, and provide critical feedback, evaluation, and guidance throughout the business-building process.
Unlike most programs, Accelerativ Mentors are compensated through an Equity Share buttressed by a Marketplace that supplies task resources to move your business along. They are typically much more knowledgeable than Mentors in other programs. In fact, our Mentors either become formal advisors or investors in Graduates in every cohort.
The Mentors and Experts are incomparable. Many are heads of the largest funds and family offices in the world.
Time is an entrepreneur’s scarcest resource, and navigating uncertainty and deciding where to allocate time is one of a founder’s biggest challenges.
To help our founders build their businesses efficiently, we’ve developed a structured, Core Program that has been proven to help entrepreneurs get to their next steps using business best practices
Each week in the program, participating Founders attend an in-person 3+ hour "Feedback Session" to pitch the Mentors and receive training, evaluation, and feedback. After each session, our Founders then build their businesses for the rest of the week through a series of practical and challenging Business-Building Sprints, Office Hours, and group meetings.
Entrepreneurship is a journey and startup success is measured in years, not months.
As a result, Accelerativ Alumni receive a lifetime of support that far exceeds any comparable program; including access to the #FIWorldwide Network of 4,500+ funds and deal sponsors and 5,000+ family offices, more than 1,500 private equity firms, 300+ lenders and 400+ venture capitalists, investment support, invitations to exclusive FI events ike FounderX, over $2M in partner discounts, and more.
Accelerativ is designed to keep costs low for Founders.
First, there is a small Application Fee to cover the costs of administering the Predictive Admissions Assessment, but anyone who attends a Accelerativ event can apply for free.
Second, Founders accepted to the program are asked to pay a course fee to cover the costs of running the program. This Course Fee is fully refundable before the start of the third program session, so that founders can make an informed decision if Accelerativ is right for them. In addition, if a Founder drops out from the program after the third session, they are invited to put their course fee towards the next semester in their city.
Accelerativ’s scale and number of successful Alumni is truly unprecedented.
Our companies include some of the world's fastest growing startups, having raised over $900M, creating an estimated portfolio value of $20B. In addition, over 40 Accelerativ Graduates have been acquired.
Accelerativ can provide you the structure, feedback, and network to get to traction and funding.
If you have questions, we host several Local Startup Events and weekly Online Information Sessions and Q&A Conference Calls. Many Founders also find answers to their questions in our exhaustive FAQ page, or by contacting our Support Team.
