Startup Accelerator Winter 2021

iStart Valley works with Startup Teams for five months to prepare them to be investor ready. Startups will be paired with Investors who have the right portfolio and share common interests from iStart Valley’s network of VC’s, Angels and Super Angels.

While we select the Startups from Hackathons, Pitches, Demo Day’s, Global Startup Battles and Startup Weekend’s we also invite the Startup Teams to apply @ f6s.com/istartvalleyaccelerator21/apply (We are now accepting Applications on F6S. Please use the F6S link to apply)

iStart Valley’s Accelerator Program focuses on Startups in the emerging and bleeding technology areas such as SMAC – (Social, Mobility, Analytics, and Cloud Computing), Internet of Things(IoT), Artificial Intelligence, Block Chain Technologies and Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality.

Prizes and Awards for the Winners:

• 1st Place winner of the Accelerator Cohort will walk away with the $1000 in cash prize and an invitation to pitch at the leading Investors Summit.
• Top 3 Startups will receive $25K in grant money in the form of talented interns for 6 Months plus for accelerating their growth.
• Participating Startups will receive the below prizes.
  • HubSpot for Startups Award Package
  • Amazon Web Services for Startups Award Package
  • F6S resources valued over $1B
  • Free attendance to Networking and Learning Events
  • Introduction to Top Mentors in the Industry on the Need basis

  Accelerator Model:

  iStart Valley’s 16 Weeks Accelerator program is founded on the principles to help Startups and Aspiring Entrepreneurs to pivot quickly and avoid failures with hyper focus on Customer Development. Our Unique and proven program is based on the techniques adopted by the successful Startups and Entrepreneurs shared in the model below.

  

  • Customer Development and Product-Market Fit:  Accelerator program begins with the Foundational concepts in Customer Development and Product-Market Fit based on Startup Guru Steve Blank’s Lean Launchpad Program and leverages Ash Maurya’ s - LEANSTACK Innovation Platform. Each Startups/Small Businesses will interact and interview 100+ Customers and gather insights through Exploratory Data Analysis.
  • Startup Networking and Ecosystem Building Events: iStart Valley partner with Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN) to host events for Startups and Entrepreneurs. Also hosts annually Entrepreneurship Summit and Innovation Summit.
  • Magnetic Client Attraction Formula: After the first 100 Customer Interviews, Top 10 Clients will be chosen for deeper dialogue. A set of tools will be applied such as Scaling Magnetic Customer Acquisition methods and techniques that lead to Magnetic Pipeline and enrollment.
  • Investor and Advisor Networking : Startups and entrepreneurs network with Investors attending virtual and in person Conference such as Venture Summit sponsored by iStart Valley. Startups and Entrepreneurs get introduced to Advisors and mentors are matched based on the needs for purposeful and productive relationships with Startups and Entrepreneurs.
  • Human Accelerator Programs:  iStart Valley’s Human Capital Accelerator Program will offer additional learning opportunities in the area of STEM such as Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Model, Cloud Computing etc., These Award winning courses will be offered free for the participating Startups and Entrepreneurs.