Launching a startup is hard, but the BAJ Accelerator can help you
Launching a startup is hard: building the right product, recruiting the right team, and also critically, fundraising. Convincing investors is time consuming and often highly frustrating for new founders. Even if you have confidence that your startup has next-generation products and services, if don’t have the right network, no one will write you a check. This is where startup conferences and accelerators come in. At these programs, entrepreneurs are able to connect with investors and pitch them business ideas and views on how the world can be.
The BAJ Accelerator is a leading program that connects startups with influential dealmakers, experienced executives and top investors. But there’s more to it. We’ve created an ecosystem where knowledge is the currency, helping startup founders go through one of the most difficult professional journeys of their lives: growing as leaders and building companies that can reshape entire segments of the global economy. This is why we offer world-class mentorship to accelerate skill acquisition of entrepreneurs, with accelerator experts spanning from leveraging intellectual property to enable market share capture to that of setting an inspiring vision to help acquire new staff and customers.
For startups, expect to make connections key to your venture’s success, gain exposure to the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute and develop a support network with fellow founders. Startups also have access to hands-on and targeted coaching as well as real-time customer interviews. The BAJ Accelerator program is designed to dig deep and help overcome critical obstacles impeding your startup’s growth.
For investors, expect to have access to the most promising and fastest-growing startups from the Baltic, Armenian, Israeli, U.S, and European startup ecosystems. Together with our partners and strategic sponsors, we are helping to find opportunities in a highly differentiated way. Come engage with us at the intersection of industry, academia, and society.
The BAJ Accelerator is now accepting applications for the September 20-25th program. The program will be held online, and we encourage founders building the future to apply.
The BAJ Accelerator was made possible by a collaboration and partnership among three organizations: Baltic American Chamber of Commerce, Orion Worldwide Innovations LLC and Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute at Cornell Tech. Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute was established jointly by Cornell University and the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology.