AcceleratorCamelback Ventures
Empowering diverse founders to create impactful ventures.
- Location
- United States
- Terms
- Mixed Compensation
5 accelerators that say they recruit Black professionals. None is taking applications right now. Most mix more than one kind of pay.
5 programs
AcceleratorCamelback Ventures
Empowering diverse founders to create impactful ventures.
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Empowering diverse founders with capital, mentorship, and community.
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Empowering hardware startups with resources, mentorship, and funding.
AcceleratorNew York City Economic Development Corporation
Empowering underrepresented founders in NYC with capital, mentorship, and networks.
AcceleratorNextCorps
Empowering climate technology innovators through mentorship and funding.
Based on the 5 of 5 programs that say.
Based on the 5 of 5 programs that say.
Based on the 5 of 5 programs that say. A program can list more than one region.
An accelerator invests a set amount in a cohort of startups and supports them intensively for a few months.
Who it is for: early-stage founding teams with a company, often pre-seed or seed.
What you get: capital on standard terms, mentors, a peer cohort, investor introductions, perks, and usually a demo day.
How people get in: an application, interviews, and a selective cohort. Read the equity terms closely; they vary widely between programs.
The programs here state that they recruit Black professionals, either only Black professionals or among other underrepresented groups.
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None of the 5 is taking applications right now. Each program's page shows when it usually opens.
1 of the 5 pay a stipend. The other 4 pay in other ways, such as carry or equity, or do not say.
1 of the 5 run fully remotely, 2 mix remote and in-person time, and 2 run in person.
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