Gener8tor has Opened Applications for their 2022 Reno-Tahoe Accelerator

Gener8tor has announced the opening of their Reno-Tahoe Accelerator Program for 2022. Companies can apply to the investment-for-equity accelerator for a12-week in-person experience. In addition to the benefits of the in-person mentorship program, each startup will receive a cash investment of $100,000 and access to Gener8tor’s global network of mentors and investors.

The cohort will accept 5 high-growth startups from applicants. Since the program is both industry and business-model agnostic, all startups are welcomed to apply so long as they do so before July 10, 2022.

The benefits of the program will include:

  • Twelve weeks of in person individualized coaching and mentorship from the gener8tor team during bi-weekly, one-on-one meetings.
  • Introductions to 100+ mentors including serial entrepreneurs, industry experts and investors.
  • Weekly cohort programming featuring topics including understanding market size, choosing a revenue model, and how to pitch investors. 
  • $100K of guaranteed funding. $20K in exchange for 6% common stock equity plus $80K of guaranteed follow-on capital into your current round (if raising) or via uncapped convertible bridge note to be converted into your next round (if not currently raising).
  • Opportunity to build relationships within the cohort of five companies, and the community of gener8tor alumni.
  • $1M + in deals and perks from vendors like IBM Cloud, Rackspace, Amazon, PayPal, Zendesk, Hubspot and Microsoft.
  • Curated pitches to our network of investors to help you raise follow-on capital.

Are you developing new technology for an existing application? Did you know your development work could be eligible for the R&D Tax Credit and you can receive up to 14% back on your expenses? Even if your development isn’t successful your work may still qualify for R&D credits (i.e. you don’t need to have a patent to qualify). To find out more, please contact a Swanson Reed R&D Specialist today or check out our free online eligibility test.

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