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Our 16-week accelerator program focuses on startups that positively impact disabled people. It equips each company with US$55,000 of seed funding, expert coaches and mentors, access to user feedback, and the necessary skills to become commercially successful businesses to improve society.
CURATED EXPERIENCE – Your weekly support includes one-on-one coaching, masterclasses, peer support, and expert Q&A sessions to support your startup learning journey.
WEEKLY ACCOUNTABILITY – We help your startup progress faster and focus on the most critical things for your business’s growth.
ACCESS TO USER FEEDBACK – We train you to build out your user-testing protocol, and we provide regular opportunities for user feedback. (Note: Remarkable will make every effort to introduce you to people within our network to give relevant feedback about your specific product).
ACCESSIBILITY SUPPORT – We share guidance on ensuring that your website, product, and social media channels are built and implemented in the most accessible and inclusive ways.
PROFESSIONAL CONTENT – Founders will work with an external production company to create a high quality content Demo Day pitch video.
SEED FUNDING – US$55,000 cash investment.
PERKS – Get access to thousands of dollars of free perks through Remarkable’s partners, including cloud storage credits, a package of independent legal support, and more.
SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY – When the program concludes, startups’ pitches will stream virtually to a Demo Day audience of 450+ investors, partners, and industry connections.
ACCESS TO LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL NETWORKS – This includes connections within an array of industries, including the disability, startup, and government sectors, as well as international connections with ecosystems in Australia, Africa, India, the UK, China, Canada, and New Zealand.
MENTOR NETWORK – Access to a community of mentors with diverse expertise, including branding, entering the healthcare market, hardware manufacturing, hiring and human resources, and more.
DEMO SPACE AT ABILITIES EXPO – You’ll have the option to join Remarkable at our Abilities Expo booth, where you’ll showcase your product to over 1500 disabled people.
DISABILITY MARKET ACCESS – Remarkable has deep connections to many disability-focused organizations in the US and Australia. We’ll introduce you, as appropriate, and invite them to events like Demo Day. You’ll also be able to pitch to the network of Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Foundation (funder of Remarkable in the US) — and have access to opportunities shared by each organization.
REMARKABLE COACH – We’ll provide weekly or biweekly one-on-ones to all teams. This ensures accountability and support, and identifies appropriate introductions based on your weekly focus.
MASTERCLASSES – Connections to world-class teachers and trainers.
You should have a demonstrated impact on disabled people — either through targeted design solutions or universally designed products — and address problems arising due to disability, health, and/or aging. Your product will focus on one or more of the following areas:
Remarkable seeks post-product, post-revenue startups that haven’t experienced massive revenue or growth yet.
For med-tech-focused companies, we understand that post-revenue may not be achieved yet. You should still apply.
We like founders with global aspirations, and we seek hardware or software technology that could be scaled.
While we’ll be prioritizing US-based startups for the US cohort, we welcome applications from global companies.
We’re called Remarkable for a reason. We want to push the boundaries of technology — we’re not looking for copies of a technology that’s already in-market. What makes your startup unique? What makes your startup remarkable?
The program will run from June through October 2024.
The total expected commitment during an average week will be around 7 to 10 hours. Group programming will take place from 6:30 – 7:30 PM ET on Tuesdays and 4:00 – 6:00 PM ET on Thursdays. The remainder of the time will be coaching, mentor sessions, applicable masterclasses, or heads-down work on a particular area guided by your coach or mentor.
The program will be mostly virtual, though we will make an effort to bring the group together in-person at some point during the program.
Applications for our next program open April 2024.
We accept applications from individuals and teams. If you’re applying as an individual, please consider how you’ll continue running your business while managing the program deliverables. Consider engaging volunteers or interns to run of parts of your business and help support you.
The application questions for our 2024 program will likely be different, but in case you would like to know the type of questions we have asked in the past, you can download the ones from 2023.
Investment terms are $55,000 for 5% equity. If startups have raised capital, we will match current valuation by adjusting our percentage share. We are committed to providing investment terms that are founder-friendly and are happy to discuss it with you at any point in this process.
Stage 1 – The Application
Stage 2 – Screening
Stage 3 – Notification
Program commences August 2024 and runs until November 2024.
*Please note timing may vary
Any pain point or barrier that someone experiences. You might like to think about areas like Mobility, Communication, Technology for Work, Adaptive Sporting Equipment, Smarter Homes and Communities and Independent Living. If you'd like clarification if the problem you’re solving is relevant, have a conversation with us.
No, we are looking for game changing technologies that have a big impact on all people with disability, including cerebral palsy.
Yes. If you don’t have an MVP yet or are still working on it, then Launcher, our pre-accelerator program, is better suited for you. Learn more about Launcher and submit an expression of interest for our 2024 program here.
Yes, we love the intersection between disability, aging and health. We look for applicability to the disability sector and we often find that there is quite a bit of overlap with the aged care market.
Our accelerator program targets startups from across the globe working in disability and assistive tech. Our networks and experience are strongest in the US and Australian markets, but we work with startups globally. If you are not based in the US or Australia, make sure you take into account time zone differences.
The total expected commitment on an average week will be around 7 – 10 hours, which will be mostly virtual. The weekly agendas will include group programming, coaching, mentor sessions, applicable masterclasses, or heads-down work on a particular area guided by your coach or mentor.
Please note the program will include one or two in-person retreats. The first will occur in mid-April to kick off at the start of the program, in mid-April and the second will take place around the dates of an Abilities Expo.
Our 16 week accelerator program equips startups with seed funding and the knowledge, skills and tools needed to become commercially successful businesses that have a positive social impact. After setting the foundations we will take founders on a journey from product market fit, business models, go to market strategy and finally onto ensuring the startups are sustainable post program and investor ready. After 16 weeks of learning and growth all startups will have the chance to pitch in front of a host of stakeholders and investors during Remarkable Demo Day.
Our program is a safe and innovative space for people across every gender, race, ethnicity, religion, country of origin, sexual orientation and disability.
Please reach out to us if you have any questions or if you require assistance accessing our program or application. You can reach us at hello@remarkable.org.
Yes, we will ensure our program meets the needs of the founders. Prior to kickstart all startups will meet with the Remarkable team to set the foundations for the program and find ways to best serve the accessibility needs of all founders.
Remarkable has a great network of individuals with lived experience of disability who founders will be introduced to during the program.
We also train you to build out your user-testing approach, and we provide regular opportunities for user feedback. (Note: Remarkable will make every effort to introduce you to people within our network to give relevant feedback about your specific product).
Yes, we believe this is one of our super-powers – Remarkable prides itself on being made possible by CPA and CPARF. And we have great partnerships with many other organisations within the Disability and startup sectors.
Remarkable is committed to ensuring digital accessibility for people with disabilities. We are continually improving the user experience for everyone and applying the relevant accessibility standards.
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