Jones and Foster Accelerator (Univeristy of WA)

Jones and Foster Accelerator (Univeristy of WA) offers mentoring and funding to early-stage, student-led companies on their first six months. It is one of the top 10 entrepreneurship program in the United States, offering students the best preparation, experiences, and network for their successful careers as entrepreneurs. We reach across campus to engage students in our classes, programs, and activities, and spin out 10 to 20 new student-led companies each year. The program provides workshops on a variety of topics relevant to the companies in the program (raising money, developing customers, strategic thinking/planning, business sustainability, etc.). Also, they offers an access to a new fund to assist with early-stage expenses (up to $1,000 per startup team), connections to the Seattle entrepreneurial community, and up to $25,000 in follow-on funding (if milestones are meet.