NextFab RAPID Hardware Accelerator Program | 2020 Fall Cohort (Virtual)
Oct 8 - Dec 17 | Philadelphia, PA, USA
https://nextfab.com/grow/accelerator/About this Program
• • The Fall 2020 program is going to be virtual • •
NextFab's RAPID Hardware Accelerator is a ten to twelve-week program focused on helping hardware entrepreneurs jump-start their business by providing them with hands-on technical and business consulting. In addition to access to state‐of‐the‐art equipment, software, and training, NextFab will invest up to $25,000 in each of the four accepted teams.
www.nextfab.com
Access
Membership to NextFab state-of-the-art facilities for you and your team. You’ll gain access to experienced professionals and a community of creative entrepreneurs.
Funding
We invest up to $25k in each venture. In addition, we connect you with our network and share additional funding opportunities. There’s also opportunity for follow-on funding.
Educational Sessions
Workshops on Marketings & Sales, Launching a Crowdfunding Campaign, Product Development, Investment Readiness, IP Protection & Licensing.
NextFab's RAPID hardware accelerator program seeks hardware startups for its Fall 2020 cohort in Philadelphia. The 12-week program provides technical expertise, prototyping facilities, and introductions to resource providers. Unlike other accelerator programs, RAPID invests and supports only pre-seed stage hardware startups getting ready to commercialize their products.
Since the RAPID program’s inception in 2016, NextFab has made 32 investments in early-stage startups. Collectively, after graduating from the accelerator, these teams have raised over $13 million from angel investors, venture capitalists, and government grants.
Product Development
We love helping hardware startups refine initial prototypes and complete product development. NextFab provides hands-on technical and business support to help you achieve product-market fit.
Download the Application One-Pager here: https://nfstud.io/rapid-2020-fall
• Applications Open: Jun 19, 2020
• Application Deadline: Aug 21, 2020
• Phone Interviews: Aug 21 - 28, 2020 (the sooner teams apply, the sooner we will interview them)
• Video conference calls with NextFab's Product Development team: Aug 31 - Sep 9, 2020
• Due Diligence: Sep 14 - 18, 2020
• Investor Presentations: Sep 21 - 25, 2020
• Announce Teams: Sep 29, 2020
• Start of the Program: Oct 8, 2020
• Graduation: Dec 17, 2020
You can learn more about our previous cohorts below:
NextFab’s Hardware Accelerator Goes Digital Due to COVID-19
https://nextfab.com/blog/nextfabs-hardware-accelerator-goes-digital-due-to-covid-19/
NextFab Fall 2019 RAPID Accelerator Sizzles to a Close
https://nextfab.com/blog/nextfab-fall-2019-rapid-accelerator-sizzles-to-a-close/
Introducing the Fall 2019 RAPID Cohort
https://nextfab.com/blog/introducing-the-fall-2019-rapid-cohort/
NextFab is seeing more out-of-state companies apply to its RAPID accelerator
https://technical.ly/philly/2019/01/28/nextfab-accelerator-hardware-funding/
RAPID Looks Forward With Fall 2018 Cohort | September 2018
https://nextfab.com/blog/rapid-fall-2018-cohort/
NextFab RAPID Startup Hexmodal Goes from Concept to Product in 8 Weeks | May 2018
https://nextfab.com/blog/hexmodal/
RAPID Rockstars: Bryanne Leeming of Unruly Studios | December 2017
https://nextfab.com/blog/rapid-rockstars-bryanne-leeming-unruly-studios/
RAPID Rockstars: Alperen Topay of EAOS | December 2017
https://nextfab.com/blog/rapid-rockstars-alperen-topay-eaos/
NextFab Incubates an Unruly Startup! | September 2017
https://nextfab.com/blog/an-unruly-startup/
RAPID Autumn, 2017 Startups | Fall 2017
https://nextfab.com/blog/rapid-autumn-2017/
RAPID Cohort Raises $96,000 in One Week | Spring 2017
https://nextfab.com/blog/rapid-spring-2017/
RAPID Graduates! February 2017
https://nextfab.com/blog/rapid-graduates/
Funding Information
- Funds up to $25k per team
- Takes up to 0.0% equity
- Accepts 4 companies
Industries
Aerospace, Agriculture, Biotechnology, Business Products, Clean Technology , Consumer Products, Education, Electronics / Instrumentation, Gaming, Healthcare Services, Medical Devices and Equipment, Nanotechnology, Other, Robotics, Telecommunications, Transportation - show less +11 more