WBENC Collegiate Accelerator 2025

The WBENC Collegiate Accelerator 2025 is a cohort-based entrepreneurial program for collegiate female founders. Accepted participants receive access to a tailored curriculum, mentorship, peer connections, and exposure to a network of women business owners and partner organizations, with participation in the 2025 WBENC National Conference in New Orleans. The program includes a mentorship component and a Collegiate Accelerator Pitch Competition that awards micro seed capital grants and brand exposure at the conference.

Tailored educational curriculum, 2:1 mentorship with seasoned women-owned businesses, participation in the Collegiate Accelerator Pitch Competition with micro seed capital grants, and networking with a large community of women business owners and corporate partners.

Applicants must be enrolled in a college or university (full-time or part-time) or have graduated within the past 12 months, must be an owner/founder/controlling shareholder of the participating venture, and the venture must have been operating for at least six months with at least one female founder per venture.

Apply via the provided form link; visit the WBENC Collegiate Accelerator page for program details.