You know what an accelerator does. It speeds things up. That’s what we do. We help you speed up the growth and success of your business.
Applications will open in the fall.
Our Startups
Startup Accelerator Participants Get
Get: Six months of intense training and support.
Tap: Subject matter experts, investors, and highly engaged and collaborative peers.
Access: Free office space during the accelerator.
Compete: Win cash (equity-free!) to develop your business.
Balance: The “long weekend” structure of our accelerator allows people with day jobs and/or significant family commitments the ability to fully engage.
Inclusion: VVM supports diversity and inclusion in our community and in all of our programs. We are proud that startups of all industries, and founders of all stripes, thrive at VVM.
The Program
Core training, meetings, and events held in long weekend bootcamps, featuring hands-on training, expert-led lectures, peer collaboration, advisor office hours, and practice judging rounds. In addition, workshops cover strategy, innovation, marketing, sales, team-building, operating best practices, and fundraising. Teams then participate in a public showcase and rounds of competition to win equity-free funding.
Applications open in the fall; the program runs January through June 2020.
Global Accelerator Network Benefits
Valley Venture Mentors (VVM) Startup Accelerator is a part of the GAN, which is described as “a highly-curated community of independent accelerators, corporates, and investors.”
The network offers expansive opportunities for VVM’s Accelerator startups and for VVM as a whole including:
- Over $1M in Savings and stuff for free: From Cloud hosting credits to airline tickets to CRMs, you are likely to find what you need.
- GAN Coworking Exchange: Connect with the global community and work for free for up to two weeks at a participating GAN Accelerator almost anywhere in the world.
- GAN Investor Network: Connect with GAN Ventures, the investment arm of GAN creating catalytic capital for seed stage companies coming out of GAN Accelerators.
2019 Startup Accelerator Schedule
Program Dates
February 21-23, 2019
March 21-23, 2019
April 11-13, 2019
May 16-18, 2019
June 13-14, 2019
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