Telluride Venture Accelerator: Now Accepting Applications

Telluride Venture Accelerator’s Jesse Johnson (left) & Telluride Foundation’s Paul Major (right)

The Telluride Venture Accelerator is now accepting applications!

What is the Telluride Venture Accelerator?

The Telluride Venture Accelerator (TVA) is a mentor-driven accelerator based in Telluride, Colorado.

What We Do:

We accelerate businesses by providing seed funding, co-working space, access to world-class mentors and entrepreneurs in residence, plus a capstone event where each company can pitch for follow-on investment from Telluride’s angel network and dedicated venture capital funds, including the Telluride Venture Fund.

How it Works:

TVA hosts an annual competition seeking applications from entrepreneurs ready to accelerate their businesses. From the candidates, we select up to six companies to attend our five-month, immersive program in Telluride. We invest $25,000 in return for a 4% stake. The entrepreneurs work together at a dedicated co-working space and attend regular workshops. They also benefit from a host of perks including free and discounted products and services, from website development and hosting to legal and accounting. TVA is a partner in the success of each company and ensures that all receive the targeted assistance needed to take their businesses to the next level.

Types of Businesses:

TVA uniquely focuses on areas aligned with the values of the Telluride region. In addition, we prioritize technology solutions in any of these focus areas:

• Outdoor recreation
• Tourism
• Natural, organic products
• Health and healthy living
• Energy, water and education

Ideal Candidate:

• We value and invest in entrepreneurs and their teams. If you have a solid business model, a high- growth business idea, under $1M in revenue, and a desire to work hard and leverage a unique learning opportunity, you could be the perfect candidate for TVA.

Schedule:

• Applications opened: September 2, 2013
• Application deadline: October 23, 2013
• Residential period in Telluride: February – June 2014

Visit TVA’s website, www.tellurideva.com for more information or to apply.