Frequently Asked Questions

  • If you want to apply, please submit your application here

  • If you want to apply to Wild Beta Season 3 please submit your application here

  • We will select founders based on:

    Attractiveness of the product & market

    • Size of the addressable market (could this be a global phenomenon?)

    • Defensible business with compelling unit economics

    • Cultural moat (the business reimagines its category)

    Demonstrated progress

    • Having an existing U.S.-based corporation that is already up and running

    • Team (on board or in pipeline to hire)

    • Customers, revenue, and other financial metrics

    • Proven engagement: social media followers, etc.

  • Each season of the Wild program will be 14 weeks long.

  • Wild Season 3 will be a hybrid program with both in-person and online components. We do require that you be primarily based on-site during the program. This benefits you because you can take advantage of the numerous learning opportunities, networking, and coaching that we provide. The amount of serendipity, unannounced drop-in mentors, and camaraderie that is developed during the program is staggering.

    • Access to Wild resources for life;

    • Acceleration in a 14-week mentorship-driven accelerator program with personal mentorship, business coaching and office space;

    • Lifetime access to our network of entrepreneurs, mentors, and investors

    • Access to over $50k of cash equivalent hosting, accounting, and legal support

    • Guaranteed access to up to $50k of Optional Investment from our VC partners for participating in the program

    • Demo Day exposure and other investor connections.

  • Wild Beta Season will run Feb 20th- May 26th.

  • It’s your company, so you’ll be hard at work on your product. You may have a full-time gig or a side hustle or choose to work remote entirely. You can choose to work out of the Wild office if you’d like, or you can work anywhere else that you might prefer. About two times a week, we organize formal and informal educational sessions with our mentors and leadership sessions.

    We also expect many of the mentors to drop in at various times throughout the program. In general though, you’ll be working on your product each day, just like all of the other founders in the program. We don’t tell you what to do or when, but we create an environment that is conducive to helping your startup every day. And we’ll make sure you have lots of experienced mentors around to help you.

  • We truly believe in the magic of community, to make it easier on you to participate, for each Wild Beta Cohort session we will provide on-site childcare, food and free transportation for participants. As parents and caregivers, we also know that Sh*t happens, so a recording of each session will be provided for you to access as needed.

    Wild is a major commitment, and we expect you to be around most of the time. However, it’s your company, you call the shots, so traveling as necessary for business or family requirements is okay by us.

  • Nearly everyone does, and we highly encourage it. We provide the space, and our location is fully equipped and has both traditional and lounge-like spaces. We do believe there is a great deal of value in being in the space together because the other companies and mentors interacting there present a great opportunity.

  • We are currently running one season of Wild’s pre-accelerator a year.

  • Yes. We are engaging with:

    • Early stage investors, accelerators, and incubators to identify potential founders that could benefit from our programs

    • Product/service companies that can offer free or discounted software or services (e.g. financial planning, accounting, legal, marketing, etc.) to Wild founders

    • Fortune 500 companies to identify mentors and marketing/sales/partnership opportunities for Wild founders

    • JPMC Foundation, a 501(c)(3) public charity, the founding sponsors for Wild Beta Season 3

    • UofL and Humana Foundation Health Equity Innovation Hub, that sponsors our Student-founder mentorship program

    If you’re interested in partnering with Wild, please email info@wildaccelerator.org

  • Wild is continually building and maintaining a network of mentors, matching them with founders at critical inflection points in the company’s growth. Mentors are seasoned entrepreneurs, operators, and investors with relevant experience building successful businesses and organizations. For each season of Beta, we will determine how we can be most helpful in growing their businesses and match them with mentors based on need and availability.

    As a mentor, you have the opportunity to “pay it forward” by sharing your time, expertise, and perspective with the next generation of talented entrepreneurs. If you would like to volunteer to be a mentor and help #undeniable founders grow their companies, please email us at info@wildaccelerator.org