The Accelerator.
Maximize your potential.
Connect.
Founders will have the opportunity to engage with the venture community alongside in-depth sessions learning from corporate, policy, military, academic, and entrepreneurial leaders within the DC ecosystem. These sessions connect Founders to the communities who will be served by their innovation.
Lead.
Our program draws on our global network of proven leaders, thinkers, expert mentors, and venture investors to meet and guide our cohort. With curated classes on leadership development, each Founder will be equipped to handle the challenges of navigating the entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Win.
Our curriculum is focused on advanced elements of business acumen, market awareness, sales and marketing strategy, executive summaries, and pitch decks to quickly scale products to the market. Founders will learn the skills necessary to communicate their product, perfect their pitch, and win business.
Trust results.
90% survival post-program.
40% of Founders are women.
50 startups representing 44 nationalities.
More than 250 jobs created throughout the world.
24% of the companies in our Portfolio are Black-owned businesses.
Get what you need.
We have found that startups join accelerators for one or more of the following 4 reasons: to gain Knowledge, to seek Investment, to drive Business Development focus, or to gain Mentorship.
C5 Accelerate can offer all four advantages, but our strength, depth, and diversity within the Business Development Focus and Mentorship areas are unmatched with leaders coming from business, military, policy, academia, and many with startup experience in their own right.