Welcome To TheUS Accelerator Program
Welcome to the US Accelerator program page, led by Molly Lazarus. This program runs from September 8, 2025 to January 8, 2026.
To be eligible for the US Accelerator cohort, startups must be incorporated in the US. The program operates on US Eastern Standard Time.
If you'd rather apply for the Australia+ Accelerator program, please click here.
Molly Lazarus
Director Remarkable US
Molly is a marketing executive, teacher, and disability advocate based in Boston. Her first foray into tech was serving as the Founder and CEO of Brig...
Read more/lessMolly is a marketing executive, teacher, and disability advocate based in Boston. Her first foray into tech was serving as the Founder and CEO of BrightLoop, an EdTech platform that helped teachers individualize learning. She took the organization through a number of accelerators including Y Combinator and Mass Challenge. More recently she has served in senior-level marketing roles with one of the largest media organizations in education and for a health and wellness startup. Before she jumped into tech, she was an educator with a focus on supporting students with learning disabilities. In her free time, she has volunteered for 22 years at Camp Jabberwocky, an overnight camp for children and adults with disabilities on Martha’s Vineyard. She holds a Masters in Education from Harvard and a BA from Boston College.
Overview &Key Dates
The US Accelerator program operates in US Eastern Time.
Applications and Judging
April 9, 2025: Applications Open
May 15, 2025: Applications Close
May 19- May 28, 2025: Judging
From June 23-July 23, 2025: Notification of startups
Programming
Attendance at programming (both in person and virtual) is mandatory as part of the program. If attendance becomes an issue, we may withhold investment. Please review the program dates and ensure that at least one team member can be present.
Prework/Deep Dives: August 18-29, 2025
Program Dates: September 8, 2025 - January 8, 2026
In-person Commitments (the other weeks will be virtual):
September 8-12, 2025 (Grotonwood, MA)
October 16-19, 2025 (Abilities Expo, Fort Lauderdale, FL)
January 4-8, 2026 (Demo Day at CES, Las Vegas, NV)
During in-person weeks, you should anticipate being with the cohort the full time, you should not make other meetings or commitments these weeks unless explicitly cleared by Remarkable.
Weekly Virtual Commitments:
Group Programming: Monday & Wednesday 12-1:30pm ET
Coaching: 30 minutes on Monday & Thursday (booked based on your schedule)
Mentoring: 2 additional weekly hours booked between you and the mentor
Estimated weekly virtual commitment: 5-6 hours
Off Weeks:
November 24: Thanksgiving week will have programming on Monday only.
December 22-January 2: No scheduled programming will take place.
Investment
Seed funding and equity is dependent on the cohort your startup is eligible for. The US program offers $50,000 USD as a SAFE.
Eligibility for funds is tied to full program participation.
US Program Partners
Ask Me Anything SessionAccelerator US
To help answer any other questions you’re invited to our US Ask Me Anything (AMA) session that will be hosted by Molly Lazarus to provide clarity on what’s ahead.
- Time: 1pm-2pm EST.
- Date: April 16 2025
- Location: Online
Applications For 2025 US Accelerator Program
Are Open!
To help with your application submission you can access the US application questions by clicking here.
For more information please contact hello@remarkable.org
To find out more, register for the US AMA session on April 16, 1-2pm EST.
Frequently Asked Questions
Startup Criteria
All applications are welcome, but startups that are post-product, post-revenue will be a better fit for the Accelerator program. However, given their longer path to market, earlier stage medtech startups will also be considered.
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 here.
Our accelerator program supports startups from across the world. Our networks and experience are strongest in the Australian and the US markets.
If you are based outside Australia and are applying to the Australia+ program, make sure you take into account time zone differences.
Only US startups will be accepted into the US program.
Australia+ Accelerator Program: is open to startups from any country, excluding the US, and works on Australian Eastern Standard Time.
US Accelerator Program: is just for startups who are incorporated in the US, and works on US Eastern Standard Time.
Remarkable Accelerator works with for-profit, for-purpose businesses.
In the US, you need to be registered as a corporation. If you are currently an LLC, should you be accepted, you will need to change your structure before the program starts.
We do not currently accept not-for-profit businesses for our Accelerator program.
No, we are looking for game-changing technologies that have a big impact on all people with disability, including cerebral palsy.
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.
We will accept applications from individuals and teams. If applying as an individual, please consider how you will continue running your business as well as managing the program commitments.
At least one founder needs to be working full time on the startup.
We ask that startups commit to focusing on participating in the Remarkable Accelerator, and don’t participate in other startup programs at the same time.
Program Offering
The total expected commitment on an average week will be around 7 hours, which will be mostly online. There will be a few in-person events where the required weekly hours will be higher. 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 two to three in-person events. Please refer to the FAQs Key Dates above for program-specific dates.
Seed funding and equity is dependent on the cohort your startup is eligible for.
- The US program offers $50,000 USD as a SAFE.
- The Australia+ program offers $100,000 AUD for 5% equity.
Eligibility for funds is tied to full program participation.
Yes! After feedback from our startups and community, we revised the name of the program to ‘Australia+’ to better represent our expertise and network access, and the location of the program team, in-person events and timezone. However, Australia+ is still open to startups based globally, outside the US, and we are able to connect startups to our global network.
Application Process
Applications for our 2025 Accelerator Australia+ and US programs open 9 April 2025.
Applications for our 2025 Accelerator Australia+ and US programs close 15 May 2025.
Please visit the Australia+ and US program pages for program-specific application questions and investment information.
Please contact a Remarkable team member by emailing hello@remarkable.org
Program Accessibility
We endeavour to provide an accessible and inclusive experience in all of our programs and events.
In the application process, we will request details on how we may enable all participants to participate fully. We will communicate directly with individuals to align on how we can ensure the program experience is accessible and will be transparent in highlighting areas where we are still developing.
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.
Global Cohort: from 21 May
US Cohort: from 23 May
Where possible, we will make adjustments to meet the needs of the founders and others involved in the Accelerator.
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.
Key Dates
- Applications: 2 April - 29 April
- Screening and Selection: from 2 May
- Shortlist Interviews: 9 May - 16 May
- Notification of startups:
Global Cohort: from 21 May
US Cohort: from 23 May
- June 18-23: June 3-7 (online): Onboarding and Deep Dives
- June 17 (online): Accelerator program start
- June 20- 23 (in-person, Schaumburg, IL): The cohort will meet in Schaumburg, Illinois, and join the Remarkable booth at the Chicago Abilities Expo.
- July 15-19 TBC (in person, VT): Kickstart - an immersive in-person event, designed to set objectives, collaborate with your cohort and coach. If possible, each startup’s core team should plan to attend.
- October 4 (online): Accelerator program ends
- October 12-16 TBC (In-person, Washington, DC): End-of-Program Retreat and Demo Day
Please note: these dates are subject to change. Whilst we have designed some programming to be in-person, we can make accommodations depending on accessibility requirements.
Networks & Support
Cerebral Palsy Alliance (CPA) is a ground-breaking, global centre of expertise for cerebral palsy services and support, research, technology and innovation, and advocacy. CPA’s alliance of great minds work together to deliver a world of opportunity for people with cerebral palsy and similar disabilities, and their families.
Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Foundation (CPARF) funds US-based research to change what’s possible for people with cerebral palsy, implements proven science, empowers people through education, and advances technology benefiting all disabled people worldwide.
Remarkable has a great network of individuals with lived experience of disability who founders will be introduced to during the program.
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 institutions globally (with a specific focus in Australia and the US) within the disability, technology, research and startup sectors that we’ll introduce you, as appropriate, and invite them to events like Demo Day.
If you have additional questions not covered in the FAQ section please feel free to submit your question directly to the Remarkable team by emailing hello@remarkable.org.