"Startup Next is the Techstars- and Google-backed global pre-accelerator program.

This program has helped graduates get accepted into Techstars, 500 Startups, Imagine K12, AlphaLab and many other top accelerators. Startup Next gets your team focused on the progress needed to stand out from others applying, through a framework of top-quality mentorship, content, and referrals to accelerators or investors.
During Startup Next, teams will:

    • Test their startup idea and team
    • Get weekly hands-on mentorship and pitch coaching
    • Be held accountable and held to focus on important growth metrics
    • Grow their network of startup experts and other founders
Startup Next is an intense mentorship program consisting of one three-hour session per week for five weeks. Teams are expected to hustle outside the sessions and complete a small set of reporting deliverables each week.


Applications are open now. Click here to apply."