Applications are now open for the Cox Enterprises Social Impact Accelerator 2020. Based in Atlanta, the Cox Enterprises Social Impact Accelerator powered by Techstars leverages innovative startups to drive community impact. The program provides mentorship and funding access for new companies focused on environmental sustainability and social entrepreneurship. Further, Cox supports this accelerator as part of its mission to promote the business as a force for good in the world.

Like you, they are also entrepreneurs. They think that the value of the learning, networking, and mentoring by the program is of tremendous value. Further, The Techstars program will provide you with the healthiest possible start and greatly improve your chances for success and sustainability. Once they invest, they are motivated to help you succeed by introducing you to people who can help, assisting you with strategy, finding more investors, and generally helping you win all along your entrepreneurial journey. That’s a good deal for both the entrepreneurs.

Benefit

• Access to Techstars resources for life;
• Acceleration in a 90-day Techstars mentorship-driven accelerator program with personal mentorship and office space;
• Lifetime access to the Techstars worldwide network of entrepreneurs, including more than 10,000 mentors,
• 10,000 investors, 1,600 alumni companies, and over 200 staff members;
• Access to over $400k of cash equivalent hosting, accounting, and legal support—plus other credits and perks worth more than $1M;
• Likewise, Demo Day exposure and other investor connections.
• Historically, on average, Techstars companies go on to raise more than $2M of outside capital after the program. We believe our stats speak for themselves.

Requirements

• Round out your team with business, technical, and other necessary skills;
• Further, Make progress on your prototype or product and reference it in the application;
• Show us you’ve really thought about your business and have gotten out there to do something about it;
• Demonstrate early traction or provide data points to validate your core assumptions.