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An intensive mentorship and acceleration program run by the UCR Innovation Hub targeting agtech, life sciences, and climate tech startups. Features rolling admissions and an investor-backed team supporting startups in Riverside, San Bernardino, and Imperial counties.
12-week hybrid accelerator in Modesto, CA for circular bioeconomy startups, providing $100K total support including $15K non-dilutive grant, $35K investment, and $50K campus credits.
Learn more →An 11-week, no-cost and no-equity accelerator program for early-stage startups in the western US, run by the UCR Innovation Hub (I-HUB) as part of the Inland SoCal Accelerate Hub initiative funded by CalOSBA.
Learn more →Offers personalized training, global market insights, intensive sales coaching, and legal support to help founders in sectors like clean tech, AI, and advanced manufacturing scale their startups, with opportunities for investor exposure and pitch development in Sacramento.
Learn more →UC Berkeley's Life Sciences Entrepreneurship Center flagship program that provides $100K academic translational grants to Berkeley faculty-led life science startups, paired with $100K investment from the SkyDeck Fund, for a minimum of $200K total per company.
Learn more →A 3-month accelerator in San Jose focused on Latino and emerging entrepreneurs building companies in mobile, SaaS, IoT, cloud, fintech, AR/VR, and AI. Takes 4% equity in exchange for mentorship, investor connections, and program support.
Learn more →World's first accelerator focused exclusively on net-zero built environment technologies. A 6-month program for startups in energy, water, materials, HVAC, waste, and building decarbonization, offered by the U.S. Green Building Council California chapter.
Learn more →Offers advanced-stage startups immersive sales training, pilot demonstrations, mentorship, and investor connections, focusing on agtech innovation through hybrid online and in-person sessions, industry networking, and opportunities to showcase solutions to the Central Valley agricultural community.
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