SoCal B2B Accelerator in Glendale

We find the best founders globally and prepare them for accelerators, investment and revenue.

Waitlist

Applications for Spring 2025 are now closed.
Applicants will receive details on their applications soon.
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GLOBAL INVESTOR SHOWCASE ACCESS
Gain Access to the Global Investor Showcase, July 22nd  - 31st, to see the Spring 2024 startup's pitches & profiles.

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Meet the Fall 2024 Startups

The newest cohort has been announced, yet. We'll update this section when they are!

Meet the Program Team

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Program Leaders

Phillip

Tassi

Director
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Brandon

Gerson

Director
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Arezu

Aghasey

Director
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Gary

Livingston

Program Leader

FoundersBoost’s SoCal B2B Accelerator powered by Glendale is a tailored accelerator program designed to propel select pre-seed stage B2B startups toward Investment and Revenue Generation. Operated in partnership with Alliance for SoCal Innovation, Hacker Fund, and the City of Glendale, this FoundersBoost program leverages local resources and a global network to support scalable startups making an impact in Southern California’s thriving tech ecosystem.

Our six-week program provides unparalleled one-on-one mentorship and access to a global network of founders, investors, and industry experts to help startups refine their business models, develop their go-to-market strategies, and connect with investors. With a focus on putting founders first, the SoCal B2B Accelerator takes no equity and charges no fees, thanks to the support of the City of Glendale, local sponsors, and the dedication of gifted mentors and program leaders.

Post-Program, alumni who are ready for seed funding will join the Alliance for SoCal Innovation’s Venture Pipeline, where they receive personal introductions to VCs with a proven track record of funding similar startups or that match their investment thesis.

Since 2017, FoundersBoost has helped to pre-accelerate 600+ pre-seed startups chosen from over 8000 applicants globally. Our alumni have gone on to the world's top accelerator programs including YC & Techstars and they have raised $350M+ to date.

We are a global tech startup pre-accelerator aimed at working with great early stage entrepreneurs to prepare them for accelerator programs, seed investment, and revenue through a six week part-time program.

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Waitlist

Boosting startup success with no fee charged and no equity taken!

Perks Over $200k
with Partners Including

1Password logoAWS logoBamboo HR logoBrex logoGoogle for Startups logoHubSpot for Startups logoSegment logoStripe logoUnbounce logoZendesk for startups logo

Weekly Focus Sessions

One-on-One Mentorship

Expert Speakers

Pitch Coaching

Week 1: Customer Development & Problem-Solution Fit
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Define your Ideal Customer Profile

Learn the best practices for collecting, analyzing and acting on customer feedback in an objective manner to refine your product offering.
*Refine your customer persona using demographic and psychographic data
*Capture feedback and prioritize feature roadmap without scope creep
*Metrics to assess product value delivery

Week 2: Pitch And Presentation Skills
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Pitch Like a Pro

Get best practice tips on how to ensure your presentation and pitch skills communicate your company effectively and clearly, while also connecting with your audience.

Week 3: Market Sizing
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Size the Market

Understand how to break down markets to see how big your potential customer can be and start working on how to take the right steps in addressing this new business.

Week 4: Building Products that Matter
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Building Products People Love

Hear from industry expert speakers on the factors that go into making products that your users and customers will care about to make your startup a necessary item for their everyday way of doing things. Learn how to find Product-Market Fit.

Week 5: The Fundraising Process & Techniques
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Finetune Your Fundraise

Learn the best practices on preparing for investment and how to appropriately attack your fundraising process.

Week 6: Venture Funding and Accelerators
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Investment and Growth

Get insights into what role accelerators, angels, VC's, and other types of funding may play in the future of your startup; and how best to deal with them at the right time for your business.

Track Record

In 7 years, we've had the following impact on pre-seed founders.

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$350M

Funding Raised
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80%

Startups have an Underrepresented Founder
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20

Programs Globally
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2000+

Founders in our community

Investors and Accelerators for our Alumni

Kleiner Perkins logoPlug And Play logoTechstars logoWavemaker logoWayra logoY Combinator logo
Alchemist Accelerator logoCrane logoMass Challenge logoMucker Lab logoRough Draft VC logo

Program Partners

Global Accelerator Network (GAN) logoF6S logoTechstars logo
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FoundersBoost Ecosystem Partners

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Community

FoundersBoostX helps any early stage founder anywhere take the best next step in building their startup.

Here, you'll find a library of over 35 on-demand workshops to help you bring your startup to the next level.

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