Accelerators
The answer often comes with no feedback, and it's usually fixable: the wrong programs, a buried pilot, answers that run long. Start with thirty minutes on where to apply and what to fix.
Refundable before the 15-minute mark. Credited toward the Accelerator Sprint or Sprint Lite within 30 days. Remote, any time zone, in English or Mandarin.
60+ rounds supported$100M+ raised in rounds we coached directly20+ clients who got into YC
Companies we've supported have raised from Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) · Y Combinator · Khosla Ventures · Draper Associates · SOSV
Sound familiar?
“We've never applied before. Where do we start?”
What's usually underneathWith which programs actually fit your stage, sector and goals. First-time applicants often pick by brand name and miss the program that fits them best.
“We got rejected without an interview, and no feedback.”
What's usually underneathThe application opened with the architecture. The customer and the pilot came last, if at all.
“Which program fits hardware?”
What's usually underneathApplying to a generalist program when a specialist one is a far better fit is a common and costly mistake.
“We ran out of time in the interview.”
What's usually underneathAnswers run two minutes when they need to run twenty seconds. That's trainable.
“Demo day is in six weeks and we're not ready to raise.”
What's usually underneathThe raise after the program needs to start before the program ends.
“Is it worth applying this cycle at all?”
What's usually underneathSometimes the honest answer is next cycle, with one more proof point. Knowing that saves months.
Start here
Our diagnostic, focused on accelerators, and the starting point for the Accelerator Sprint. You leave knowing where to apply, when, and what to fix first.
Start here
$199
First application or coming back after a rejection: which programs fit, whether to apply this cycle, and how your application reads.
The Accelerator Sprint · about 2 weeks
Customized to your target accelerators. This is the usual shape.
Who you'll talk to
Investment decision-making and diligence at six funds, companies we built ourselves, and hundreds more coached on growth, strategy, governance and execution. We work backwards from what investors fund, and know how to build the business that gets you there.
Managing Partner
Managing Partner
After the strategy session
You're applying this cycle
$1,099About 2 weeks · mock interviews scheduled around your interview dates
Tailored to the programs you're targeting: strategy, program match, narrative, application and interviews, worked through with you.
Credited in full against the Fundraising Partnership if you join within three months of admission.
Student and pre-revenue teams
$599
The parts that matter most, at a student budget.
Upgrade to the full Sprint at any time by paying the difference.
What we promise
Nobody honest can promise a place in YC. What we can do is make sure the people reading your application understand in the first sentence who pays you and why now, and that you've answered the hard questions out loud before they ask them.
Free · deadlines and reminders
We track 28 programs' application windows and check and update them monthly. Open any program to get an email reminder before it closes.
Raising instead of, or as well as, applying? Book the 30-minute fundraising diagnostic, or see how we help with the raise.
Admitted to a top US accelerator
Early-stage AI software team
AI & Software · 0→1
Rejected without an interview, and no feedback: the application read like a technical document. We chose the programs that fit, reworked the story around the customer and the traction, and prepared the team for the interview until the answers landed. Admitted on the next cycle.
How we worked together30-minute diagnostic → Accelerator Sprint
Revenue up 10×
AI software, close to 1,000 sign-ups
AI & Software · Pre-seed
Close to a thousand sign-ups, single-digit paying customers, and a founder about to cut the price. The GTM Strategy went deep on the use cases, the target customer and pricing, reshaped the offer and tested it with design partners. Revenue grew 10× from single-digit paying customers, and a top US accelerator admitted them on the new story.
How we worked togetherGTM Strategy
Anonymized to protect clients. Ask us about relevant cases during or after your diagnostic for a walk-through.
Questions
The whole field, not a shortlist: top accelerators like Y Combinator, a16z Speedrun, Techstars, Antler, PearX, 500 Global, Alchemist and HAX, university and regional programs, and specialist programs in hardware, deep tech, health and climate. We match you to the ones that fit your stage, sector and goals.
No. Anyone who does isn't being straight with you. We guarantee the work: a clear application and practiced answers.
Often, yes. Programs see improvement between cycles as a signal. The strategy session tells you what changed and what still needs to.
Yes, if you say so before the 15-minute mark. And it's credited in full toward the Accelerator Sprint or Sprint Lite within 30 days.
Thirty minutes on which programs to target and how your application reads.
Fully refundable before the 15-minute mark, so there's no risk. Credited in full toward the Accelerator Sprint or Sprint Lite within 30 days.
Got questions? Connect and message either of us on LinkedIn: Alex Chen or Yvonne Wang.
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