FastTrack Accelerator

Are you ready to start building your business?
Once you understand your customer's need, it’s time to start building a business model. Our 10-week FastTrack Accelerator helps you avoid common startup mistakes, build an actionable plan, test the market quickly with “smokescreens,” and launch your business.
PROGRAM DATES:
  • Stay tuned for information on the Spring 2025 cohort

Participants in the program have access to...

  • 1-on-1 expert mentoring
  • Potential for up to $1000 in startup funding
  • Access to funding to test the market via the Market TestFund
  • Access to 100+ advisors and experts
  • Funding for intern for one semester through the School of Engineering Design and Innovation (SEDI) ENtern program
  • 1-year subscription to SOLIDWORKS and POWr.io plug-ins
  • 1 year of 24×7 access to LaunchBox with space in our team room

Build a plan.

Acting on a false assumption can kill your startup. We give you the tools to build a business model by:

  • Diving into the nine critical building blocks of a business model
  • Identifying which building blocks have assumptions that need testing
  • Running tests to validate or invalidate those assumptions

Build a real company, with real value.

There are lots of moving parts in starting a business. At the completion of the Accelerator, you will have:

  • Created a formal business entity and defined a viable business model
  • Crafted a unique value proposition
  • Sketched out a marketing and sales plan

“What I really enjoyed [about FastTrack Accelerator] is that it wasn’t a solo mentorship, you have a group. You have all the advisers who provide guidance, but then you also have the cohort. It feels like a community — we are helping each other; we each have our own unique dreams for a startup. The advisers simplified the process of building a business in a way that I could understand it, but not so simple that it wasn’t useful. It was really eye-opening.”

Zoelie Rivera-Ocasio
Founder, Zoils & Pigments

You retain all rights and equity in your company
Funding for your startup, interns, and market tests.
Expert 1-on-1 coaching
Access to free tools and subscriptions
Meet the LaunchBox Team
Elizabeth Hay

Stop dreaming and start doing

Elizabeth is a firm believer in moving forward with 75% of the information you need to make a good decision. Building the confidence to test ideas and turn them into businesses is Elizabeth's favorite work. She believes there is an entrepreneur in everyone if they are willing to explore and the LaunchBox is the perfect place move good ideas forward fast.

Interested in meeting with someone about your idea? We’d love to hear what you’re working on.