Accelerator · Boca Raton, Florida, United States

The Runway Venture Program

Florida Atlantic University's year-long venture programme in Boca Raton for student, faculty and community startups, with team mentoring, entrepreneurial training, co-working space and introductions to early-stage investors.

Status unknown Run by Florida Atlantic University

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

Terms

Funding
not published The programme says participants can receive more than US$100,000 in resources and services; grants and seed funding are mentioned without amounts
Instrument
not published
Equity taken
not published
Programme fee
not published
Duration
not published
Cohort size
not published
Cohorts
not published
Delivery
In person
Stages
Idea, pre-seed
Sectors
Sector-agnostic
Open to founders from
not published
Perks
  • Team-based mentoring
  • Entrepreneurial education
  • Customer discovery programming
  • Co-working space
  • Introductions to early-stage capital
  • Office hours with attorneys and accountants

Runs for about a year in three parts: Incubate, Validate and Accelerate. Participants report company metrics to the university. Applications are listed as open with no deadline published.

Application dates

Status unknown

Dates not published.

Who can apply

  • Community applicants: at least 51% of founders and executives live in Florida and can take part in person
  • Founders live in the US or hold legal status to run a company in Florida
  • FAU students, faculty and staff must be in good standing
  • Excluded: tax shelters, franchises, retail, lifestyle businesses and spin-outs majority-owned by a parent company
  • Non-profits, B Corporations and social enterprises may apply
  • Stage: idea, 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 Boca Raton. Plan to be there for the length of the programme.
  4. Dates for the next cohort are not published.

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