gener8tor HudsonAlpha AgTech Accelerator
Deadline Date: June 16, 2024
Donor Name: gener8tor
Grant Size: Not Available
https://www.gener8tor.com/investment-accelerators/hudsonalpha-agtech
The HudsonAlpha AgTech Accelerator Powered by gener8tor is investing up to $100K in ten high-growth startups working at the forefront of agriculture innovation.
The HudsonAlpha AgTech Powered by gener8tor leverages HudsonAlpha’s deep experience in agriscience; specifically agriculture genomics, plant breeding and crop diversity; with gener8tor’s national network of mentors and investors, and Huntsville’s innate strengths as a technology hub. The program invests in the best and brightest startups tackling the challenges of sustainably feeding and powering a growing planet.
Benefits
- Investment
- Selected teams will receive a $100,000 investment in return for 7.5% equity in your company using a Simple Agreement for Future Equity (SAFE).
- Cohort Programming
- Weekly cohort programming featuring topics including understanding market size, choosing a revenue model, and how to pitch investors.
- $1M+ in Deals & Perks
- Amazing deals and perks from vendors like IBM Cloud, Rackspace, Amazon, PayPal, Zendesk, Hubspot and Microsoft.
- Mentorship, Coaching & One-on-One Meetings
- Twelve weeks of individualized coaching and mentorship from the gener8tor team during bi-weekly, one-on-one meetings. One-on-one meetings with 100+ connections including serial entrepreneurs, industry experts and investors.
- Office Space
- Participants will be a part of the HudsonAlpha ecosystem and have access to the state-of-the-art facilities across the 152-acre biotech campus. Companies will also have the opportunity to connect and collaborate with HudsonAlpha scientists.
Become a Mentor
- Mentors are crucial to the success of HudsonAlpha AgTech. Once per week during the program, they invite a mentors to “speed network” with each of the participating startups over a two-hour session. There will be opportunities to mentor in-person or virtually so the teams can benefit from your expertise regardless of where you are located.
Who can apply?
- Applications are welcome from startups headquartered anywhere in the world and innovating in any area of agriculture.
- You are expected to relocate to Huntsville, AL for the duration of the program, in order to take full advantage of the cohort-based programming and the strength of the local ecosystem.
For more information, visit gener8tor.
