Accelerator · Los Angeles, California, United States
UCLA Anderson's incubator and co-working space for student, alumni and Los Angeles startups. Its Accelerate cohort runs February to May for teams with a working prototype; the summer Activate programme helps founders build an MVP.
Status unknown Run by UCLA Anderson School of Management, Price Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Verified 18 October 2026 · From the programme's own pages
Accelerate runs from February to May (the programme page describes it as both four and five months). Activate is a two-month summer programme, June to July, after which founders can apply to Accelerate.
Dates not published. Accelerate applications open in November, with decisions in December and the cohort starting in February. Activate applications open in April.
Usual timing: Accelerate applications open in November, with decisions in December and the cohort starting in February. Activate applications open in April.
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