START is a three-month, pre-revenue, tech accelerator program, designed to help founders identify their problem/solution fit. Startups in this program are at varying stages of business, from ideation, to pre-revenue, to beta. 

This program runs twice per year, winter and summer, and is delivered virtually on evenings + weekends to accommodate founders not yet working on their startup full-time.

Program Overview

  • Conduct market research and competitive analysis to clearly identify the opportunity
  • Work through your customer discovery – ensure you are solving the problem for the customer
  • Learn the skills needed to be an effective founder
  • Craft your startup’s value proposition and business model
  • Master a compelling elevator pitch with a beautiful slide deck
  • Improve your product no matter the stage (concept, MVP, BETA, V1)
  • Define key startup metrics to measure growth and traction

Program Benefits

  • Access to Cultivator HQ SLACK for the founder(s)
  • Access to Cultivator Community of Founders & Startups
  • Access to experts, mentors, and investors through Cultivator introductions
  • Perks + Discounts
  • Chance to win prizes at the pitch event following the three-month program

April 27

START Cohort 8 Demo Day

Curious about all the exciting things happening in our ecosystem? On April 27, our 10 START companies will each have 3-minutes to pitch their ideas to a panel of expert judges. Join us to see who takes home the $10K prize!

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The latest news from START programming...

April 6, 2023 News, Programming

Meet the START Cohort 8 companies

We recently welcomed 10 new companies into Cultivator's START program! Here is a brief overview of each new innovation!

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November 7, 2022 Event recaps, News, Programming

START Cohort 7 comes to a close with Demo Day

START Cohort 7 founders put their all into Demo Day as they pitch in front a panel of expert judges and over 75 attendees. The stakes could never be higher!

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START COHORT 6 - DEMO DAY

May 9, 2022 Event recaps, News, Programming

Closing out START Cohort 6!

Cultivator powered by Conexus’ START Cohort 6 concluded 12 weeks of programming with an exciting Demo Day event. Learn more here!

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Meet our START Cohort 5

August 10, 2021 Founders, News, Programming

Meet our START Cohort 5

We just welcomed 10 new companies into START Cohort 5 – and we’re so excited! See who they are here.

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