Accelerator · United States

Fast Forward

An accelerator for tech nonprofits that have built at least a minimum viable product. Each organisation receives at least US$25k in unrestricted funding, and the programme ends with demo days.

Closed

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

Terms

Funding
not published At least US$25k in unrestricted funding per organisation
Instrument
Grant
Equity taken
not published
Programme fee
not published
Duration
not published
Cohort size
not published
Cohorts
not published
Delivery
Hybrid
Stages
Pre-seed
Sectors
Social impact
Open to founders from
not published
Perks
not published

Demo days are held in person and virtually.

Application dates

Closed2027 Accelerator

2027 Accelerator: applications opened 17 August 2026 and closed 7 September 2026.

Usual timing: Interviews run October to December, with final decisions by the end of 2026. The programme runs from late February to early June 2027, with demo days from late May to early June.

Who can apply

  • Pursuing a nonprofit business model to fund the work
  • At least a minimum viable product built
  • Stage: pre-seed

Companies it names as alumni

CareerVillage.org, Koko, SIRUM, Dollar For, Kinfolk

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 mixes remote and in-person sessions. Ask how much time on site it expects.
  4. The last window we track closed on 7 September 2026. Interviews run October to December, with final decisions by the end of 2026. The programme runs from late February to early June 2027, with demo days from late May to early June.

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