AccelerateHer is an intensive 6-week accelerator program to nurture and empower women founders/co-founders and give access to tools, mentorship, and resources to help overcome the barriers they face and build a successful business in technology.

A cohort of top 20 selected startups will get access to high quality mentorship, curated resources and perks, a community of leading startup founders and an opportunity to pitch to top-tier VC funds, angels, and industry leaders to accelerate their build, growth, and scale-up journey.

We encourage women led early stage startups to apply for the program. While we do not have strict eligibility criteria, we will focus on early-stage startups that have raised less than $3M and are incepted less than 5 years ago. Startups that are looking to help with hand-holding across product, technology, go-to-market, funding and hiring should definitely look to leverage this program.

This is a part-time program. Nonetheless, the founders chosen for the program will need to participate in rigorous mentor masterclasses, and live ask me anything sessions across the program. These sessions require strong levels of commitment to avail maximum benefits from the program. In fact, attendance for sessions will be mandatory and absenteeism beyond a few sessions may lead to disqualification from the shortlisted cohort.

No. The program will be virtual. We would require the chosen founder to be wholly committed to attending the program throughout its course to attain the maximum benefit.

The Launch event is virtual where participants will hear from AWS and Lightspeed leaders, set goals for the accelerator, and understand in detail what they can expect in the upcoming weeks. In the final week, participants will have the opportunity to virtually pitch to VCs, super angels, and industry leaders and onboard potential investors and advisors. During the weeks in between, participants will convene virtually for a variety of curated learning topics, along with weekly check-ins and one-on-one expert guidance discussions.

You can be new to AWS and still enhance your already-built startup in our program. AWS Startup Solutions Architects will teach you everything you need to know about how to leverage cloud-based tools and services. To get the most out of the program, you should have plans to build a product with a cloud-native architecture within a year.

Founders should be prepared to dedicate up to five hours a week participating in accelerator activities and business and technical mentorship.

Founders are asked to share details about your founding team, company and traction, program goals, and technology. In support of this application, you’ll also be asked to submit a link to a pitch deck and a link to a 2-min video about your product. It is optional to submit a 2-min video about your product. Preview the full list of questions here

No. The AccelerateHer program is completely free and will not cost you any equity in your company.

Our ultimate goal is for founders to leave the program ready to pitch, raise funds, or get into a seed-stage tech-focused accelerator program, and fast-track their business. Following the 6-weeks, you’ll continue to have access to tools, resources, go-to-market solutions, AWS and Lightspeed leaders, and program alumni who will help you scale your startup long-term. Additionally, you’ll have credits to further extend your runway.

Got a question about the program and want to talk to one of the team? Email us  at team@accelerateher.in and we’ll get back to you