Michigan Founders Fund Pre-Accelerator

Michigan Founders Fund Pre-Accelerator powered by gener8tor (MFFPA) is a free, seven-week, no-equity accelerator program based in Detroit, MI, that provides startup founders with operating grants as well as personalized coaching and programming alongside access to a robust network of mentors, customers, and investors. The program is designed to set a path for startups to participate in equity-based accelerator programs and investment opportunities.

Michigan Founders Fund and gener8tor will recruit startups in Southeast Michigan for this gBeta-level accelerator that are led by underrepresented founders. This in-person accelerator is industry agnostic and will consider applications across all industries. It will follow the curriculum of gener8tor’s global pre-accelerator gBETA and includes direct funding grants of $15,000 for each founder and a built-in mentor network from Michigan Founders Fund.

Participating companies receive:

• Direct funding grants of $15,000
• Individualized coaching and mentorship from both teams of nationally renowned accelerator gener8tor and locally grounded Michigan Founders Fund on company growth and investor readiness
• Weekly “Lunch & Learns” and “Mentor Swarms”
• Investor and accelerator pitches
• $1M+ in deals and perks from vendors like IBM Cloud, Rackspace, Amazon, Paypal, Zendesk, Hubspot and Microsoft
• Ongoing post-program support, community involvement, and offerings from both gener8tor and Michigan Founders Fund

Apply by January 12th! 

Jose Figueroa

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