Grow your startup with us.

A free accelerator to build your company, meet mentors, and pitch investors.

 

Why should you apply to gBETA?

gBETA runs multiple times every year in cities across the United States. Up to five companies from a range of verticals are selected from a competitive applicant pool to participate in the free seven-week program. Participating companies receive:

  • Individualized coaching and mentorship from the team of nationally ranked accelerator gener8tor on company growth and investor readiness

  • Weekly "Lunch & Learns" and "Mentor Swarms"

  • Investor and accelerator pitches

  • $1M+ in deals and perks from vendors like IBM Cloud, Rackspace, Amazon, Paypal, Zendesk, Hubspot and Microsoft

  • Ongoing post-program support and gener8tor community involvement and offerings

gBETA's goal is that graduates will go on to participate in an investment accelerator or raise a seed round. You can see gBETA's progress against these goals here.

gBETA program alumni have raised $722M+ in capital and created 4,251+ jobs.

See below for all of our current gBETA markets. Do you want to bring a gBETA program to your city? We’d love to chat.

Programs by Region

Industry Specific Programs

Alabama & Delaware

Bronze Valley VentureLab
Supporting Female Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneurs of Color
Prosper Healthtech

Wisconsin

Urban League Madison
Applied AI Lab
Sponsored by WCTC

What’s the gBETA program schedule like?

Team Meetings feature individualized coaching and mentorship from the gBETA team.

Weekly Lunch & Learns featuring topics relevant to startups including understanding market size, choosing a revenue model, and setting financing goals and milestones. Lunches are open to the broader community.

Mentor Swarms are speed-dating-style meetings with five mentors each week. Mentors include serial entrepreneurs, subject matter experts and investors.

Are you a mentor who would like to get involved? Learn more and fill out our mentor interest form here.

Investor Swarm is an opportunity for each company to pitch to 25+ angel investors, VCs and accelerators in their home market locally and nationally.

Program Wrap-Up provides each cohort to celebrate their program completion with one another and program partners. Companies will have the opportunity to showcase their startups.

Software to diagnostics to makeup, oh my!

Check out just a few gener8tor gBETA’s portfolio companies that we’re proud of. Want to see them all? Check out gBETA’s full portfolio.

 
 

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gBETA Accelerator FAQs

Do you still have questions about the gBETA program? Explore some of our frequently asked questions below to find the answer.

 

  • No catch! gBETA is generously paid for by our program partners, which makes it free for you. We don't take any fees or equity.

  • While we don't expect that you are 100% full-time on your business, we do filter for founders who are committed. Between 1-1 meetings, Mentor Swarms and Lunch & Learns, most of the program will be about a five-hour commitment per week. During Investor Swarm, we need a bit more flexibility so you can meet as many investors as possible. We also expect that you are working on your business on your own time outside of programming hours.

  • Participating companies receive:

    • Individualized coaching and mentorship from the team of nationally ranked accelerator gener8tor on company growth and investor readiness

    • Weekly "Lunch & Learns" and "Mentor Swarms"

    • Investor and accelerator pitches

    • $1M+ in deals and perks from vendors like IBM Cloud, Rackspace, Amazon, Paypal, Zendesk, Hubspot and Microsoft

    • Ongoing post-program support and gener8tor community involvement and offerings

  • Our goal is to gather people in-person for as much as possible, but we understand that scheduling conflicts and safety concerns may arise. Thus, we will work with each cohort to determine the appropriate mix of in-person and virtual programming. If you are unable to commit to being in-person for in-person elements of a program, that may affect your ability to participate in the cohort. These expectations will be outlined during the application and interview process, so there is sufficient time to plan.

  • Sign up for Office Hours with a gBETA program Director.

 

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Want to chat with us?

We’ll answer questions, talk more about gBETA or listen to your pitch.

 

Interested in mentoring?

Every week, we invite mentors to “speed network” with our teams. Join us!