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== Accelerator == === About Backstage Accelerator === After investing in 100 companies led by underrepresented founders, we spent time researching startup ecosystems and listening to our community, and decided to launch an Accelerator. We announced the program in September 2018 at Techcrunch Disrupt, and launched in London, Detroit, Philadelphia, and Los Angeles in March 2019. [[File:Ad492473d00ce1d16712089b60c694b6e8325131.png]] We received nearly 2000 applications for Accelerator Cohort 1, and accepted 24 outstanding companies into the inaugural program. All of the companies are led by underestimated founders. Read more about the Backstage Accelerator Cohort 1 companies and program [https://backstagecapital.com/accelerator/c1/ here]. [[File:75082fc01036c3ec1232ed6a17863767549f56a9.png]] === The Companies === Backstage Accelerator companies represented a diversity of industries, including health, artificial intelligence, beauty, SaaS, and more. [[File:51bc9c000432d95e917cb6080f99c4846f80dfa7.png]] Backstage Accelerator Company Logos === The Program === Backstage Accelerator is a 3-month, hands-on accelerator program designed to help founders achieve milestones. We invested $100K each in a carefully selected batch of global cohort companies. Our program helps founders achieve their next critical milestone through hands-on experiences, where they gain needed skills and education, develop deep mentor relationships, have investor introductions and prep for meeting investors, and grow a life-long network of peers across the world. We built Accelerator with three core values in mind: * '''Diversity is Strength:''' acknowledging that diverse teams outperform and that diversity alone is a strength * '''It Takes a Village:''' using our network to support our founders. Nobody succeeds alone. * '''Success for All:''' recognizing that supporting startups is not a zero-sum game === Founder Feedback === "I truly accelerated my business. What would have taken me a year or more took me 3 months." '''Gwen Jimmere, Naturalicious''' "A year ago I didnβt even know what Detroit Demo Day was. With the help of Backstage Accelerator, a year later I pitched on stage as a top finalist." '''Curtis Mckinnon, Crowd Freak''' "I got support like no other from the Directors of Backstage London. Iβll never forget the love they showed us." '''Darren, CEO of Trim-it'''
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