IdeaSpace’s flagship Acceleration program is a year-long program for early-stage startup founders, encouraging them to strengthen their team and culture, business idea, product or service, and financial fundamentals; refine their business through learning sessions mentoring; and connect with a community of founders, partners, and potential investors.
Out of hundreds of entries, 30 startups eventually enter into a pre-acceleration program, where they go through a four-day bootcamp and six weeks of working on identified business and technology goals. The top 20 startups then move on to the four-month acceleration program, where they receive more one-on-one mentoring hours, get access to more specialized learning sessions and resources, and work to improve their market and technology readiness levels.
At the end of the program, the top three startups receive an equity investment.