Kate Brodock, Switch CEO
Accelerator
Our 10-week accelerator focuses on getting early-stage tech startup founders investment-ready and connecting them to the capital that’s best for them, whether it’s venture funding, angel investors, equity crowdfunding or debt-based funding.Â
Next Accelerator
Applications for our next cohort open in early 2025. Interested in joining?
Next program in early 2025
Our Growth Lab
Our accelerator program is designed for founders leading Pre-Seed or early Seed tech startups.
It provides them with opportunities to increase their strategic focus, identify clear paths to capitalization, connect with their peers and the larger innovation and investing community, and engage in core advisor activities.
Engineering Network Effects
What’s Equity Crowdfunding?
Low Code/No Code and Prototyping
Term Sheets and Deal Structures
The programs runs for 12 weeks with 2-3 sessions per week.
- Founders paired with Lead Advisors
- All-hands KPI meetings
- Development of a capitalization plan
- End-of-session Startup Showcase
Cohort I Founders
Adonica Shaw
Founder of Wingwoman
Wingwoman helps women improve their mental health through HIPAA compliant micro-communities focused around self-care topics.
Alexis Brunson
Founder of Dentkwik
Dentkwik is a networking platform that helps dental offices connect with and hire temporary dental staff more quickly.
Bel Hernandez
Founder of Latin Heat Media
Latin Heat Media is a content producer focused on providing the Latinx community with editorial, television/streaming content and events.
Carolyn Pitt
Founder of Productions.com (formerly Film Connx)
Film Connx is the job marketplace for productions that connects studios, music labels and brands to vetted local crew.
Estelle Monroe & Valerie Briggs
Co-Founders of NetHubb
NetHubb provides membership recruitment services for Professional Organizations by connecting them to students through their platform.
Irma Mesa
Founder of Cafecito
We help remote SMBs and communities increase retention and P2P engagement by connecting them virtually through curated 1:1 coffee breaks.
Jasmine Maetta
Founder of round21
round21 is on a mission to unlock self-expression by combining art with lifestyle products for GenZ and Millennials.
Joshe Ordonez
Founder of Airpals
Gig worker-friendly startup, providing modern, same-day B2B courier services using AI-driven technology.
Kiki Sherriff
Founder of Doctors Under the Radar
Doc U R aims to provide mental health services, evidenced-based resources, and support channels for female physicians.
Kimberly Evans
Founder of Just Her Rideshare
Just Her Rideshare is a community of women providing an safe alternative rideshare with women drivers for women riders.
Melissa Mueller-Douglas
Founder of MyRetreat
MYRetreat connects you to your mind, body, and breath, through chocolate meditation and gratitude journaling.
Natasha Green
Founder of WeIntervene
Weintervene is a centralized repository of resources, service providers, and notes that will showcase a school's non-academic data points.
Shelly Wilson
Founder of Sports on the Lips
SOTL is a for-profit with purpose startup that clears hurdles for Black collegiate female athletes through mentorship and opportunities.
Thandi Robins
Co-Founder of Skinterest
Skinterest uses telemedicine to address barriers to dermatological care that are often felt by people of color.
Waikinya Clanton
Akoko
SOTL is a for-profit with purpose startup that clears hurdles for Black collegiate female athletes through mentorship and opportunities.
Cohort II Founders
Adesuwa Okunbo Rhodes
Founder & Managing Partner of Aruwa Capital Management
Investing in early stage West African startups, through a gender lens investing.
Adonica Shaw
Founder of Wingwoman
Wingwoman helps women improve their mental health through HIPAA compliant micro-communities focused around self-care topics.
Aileen Lee
Managing Partner at Cowboy Ventures
Investing in early-stage Pre-Seed, Seed and small Series A US-based startups in the enterprise and consumer technology spaces.
Alexia Bonatsos
General Partner at Dream Machine
Investing in consumer and frontier tech in SF and beyond.
Alexis Brunson
Founder of Dentkwik
Dentkwik is a networking platform that helps dental offices connect with and hire temporary dental staff more quickly.
Ali Rosenthal
Managing Partner at Leadout Capital
Investing in Pre-Seed and Seed stage companies.
Alison Cheung
Partner at Magic Fund & Director of Product Marketing at Oura
Former Director of Allies Programming at Women 2.0, Active early-stage startup operator and investor, Former Googler and Pill Clubber.
Allyson Kapin
Founding Partner at W Fund
Investing in early stage women and underrepresented-led technology startups.
Amber Illig
General Partner at The Council Fund
Investing in Seed stage tech and tech-enabled Product Led Growth (PLD) startups.
Amra Naidoo
Co-Founder & General Partner of Accelerating Asia
Accelerating Asia's early-stage VC fund focuses on pre-Series A startups.
Amy Nauiokas
CEO & Co-Founder of Anthemis Group
Investing in Pre-Seed to Series A FinTech and InsurTech startups in US and Europe.
Amy Salzhauer
Managing Partner of Good Growth Capital
Investing in Seed and Series A startups in deep tech (Healthtech, Greentech and Data Sciences) located in North America.
Andrea Bohmert
Co-Managing Partner at Knife Capital
Investing in innovation-driven, technology-enabled South African startups with proven traction and international expansion potential.
Anna Riptas
Founder & Managing Partner at Amplifica Capital
Investing in Pre-seed and Seed stage startups serving Latin America.
Anne Flannery
President of Out Loud Ventures & Director of the Syracuse University Sport & Human Performance Initiative
Sports entrepreneurs, Founding team of the WNBA, Founding member of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
Ariana Thacker
Founding Partner of Conscience
Investing in pre-seed & seed stage consumer companies embracing deep tech and data in North America.