IDEA is entirely student-run! We have about 384 ventures going through the program and about 35 coaches advising these ventures through the process. Their experience is entirely managed by our team of 28 undergraduate students.

The startup with attributes that best fit a particular accelerator’s established criteria and objectives, and best fits the needs of the startup will be the one with the highest probability of being a match and one in which the accelerators will be more likely to accept the startup into the cohort.

The Catalyst Space Accelerator works collaboratively with the Air Force and Colorado SBDC TechSource to provide relevant business development training to accelerator companies. They also connect these entrepreneurs with users, decision makers, and potential new customers in the DoD and commercial realms.

BoomStartup is Utah’s top accelerator program. We offer both a General Technology (GenTech) accelerator as well as an Education Technology (EdTech) accelerator.

Aviatra not only address the challenges women face when it comes to business ownership, but we also recognize and maximize the exceptional strengths that are unique to the female entrepreneur.

We are dedicated to building a startup ecosystem here in “Startup Paradise” that goes well beyond Blue Startups. We collaborate with our colleagues running accelerator programs in energy, life science, media, food and fashion to create a bigger vision for Hawaii to embrace and support innovation and entrepreneurship.

The Cincinnati Music Accelerator serves as an accelerator program for musicians, recording artists, DJ’s, and producers, helping them to develop their unique craft, while simultaneously educating them on how to monetize their talent and create a future with it.

VVM Startup Accerator is unique because we only run 3 days a month, allowing earlier stage companies, parents and others with “typical” 9-5 obligations to participate. We also offer equity-free funding to startups at the end of the program.

The UpRamp Fiterator, backed by CableLabs, was designed to connect radical entrepreneurs to the most powerful network in the world. We look for established, later-stage startups that are changing how the world connects and guide them to finding product-market fit in the cable & broadband industry.

Queen City Fintech provides fintech startups access to world class mentors, capital, and leading financial services organizations; all in the heart of global banking hub Charlotte, NC.

AgLaunch uses a farm-centric model to build and scale Ag-Tech innovations, incorporating the farmer as a partner, mentor, and platform for ground-truthing each technology. AgLaunch offers AgLaunch365, a year-long accelerator matched to the rhythm of the farm season.