Accelerator · Atlanta, Georgia, United States

It Takes A Village

Atlanta Tech Village's 12-week pre-accelerator for women, Black, Latinx and other underrepresented tech founders, with weekly mentoring, grants, scheduled venture-firm meetings and village membership.

Closed Run by Atlanta Tech Village

Verified 18 October 2026 · From the programme's own pages

Terms

Funding
not published Grants described as non-dilutive capital; amounts are not published
Instrument
Grant
Equity taken
not published
Programme fee
not published
Duration
12 weeks
Cohort size
not published
Cohorts
not published
Delivery
In person
Stages
Pre-seed
Sectors
Fintech, B2B SaaS, AI, Proptech
Open to founders from
not published
Perks
  • Weekly one-to-one mentoring
  • Advisor office hours
  • Weekly KPI check-ins
  • Pre-scheduled venture-firm meetings
  • Atlanta Tech Village membership

Founders are selected on a rolling basis until the deadline. The Fall 2026 cohort kicked off on 25 September 2026, with weekly programming from 2 October 2026 and graduation on 27 January 2027.

Application dates

ClosedFall 2026

Fall 2026: applications closed 12 August 2026; the programme started 25 September 2026 and demo day is 27 January 2027.

Who can apply

  • Founder is a woman, Black, Latinx or from another marginalised group
  • Product has traction, ideally some revenue, and is past the idea stage
  • Company has raised less than US$300,000
  • Technology-focused business; consumer packaged goods and entertainment are excluded
  • Founders commit to one to two days a week on site at Atlanta Tech Village
  • Stage: pre-seed

What founders should check

  1. The programme does not publish how much equity it takes. Ask before you accept a place.
  2. It does not publish a fee. Ask whether you pay for desks, services or the programme itself.
  3. It runs in person in Atlanta. Plan to be there for the length of the programme.
  4. The last window we track closed on 12 August 2026. Dates for the next cohort are not published yet.

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