gener8tor Madison Accelerator

gener8tor Madison invests in six high-growth startups per cohort. This is an industry-agnostic and business model-agnostic program. We accept ALL types of startups across ALL industries and business models. Accepted startups receive $100K and 12 weeks of mentorship-driven programming.

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About the Program

gener8tor is a nationally ranked accelerator that invests in high-growth startups and supports the growth of these startups through its network of experienced mentors, technologists, corporate partners, angel investors and venture capitalists.

gener8tor is a nationally ranked accelerator that invests in high-growth startups and supports the growth of these startups through its network of experienced mentors, technologists, corporate partners, angel investors and venture capitalists. See the latest gener8tor Investment Accelerator statistics here.

$100K into your high growth startup – industry, geography and business model agnostic. Access to gener8tor’s global network of mentors and investors.

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Investment

Selected teams will receive a $100,000 investment in return for 7.5% equity in your company using a Simple Agreement for Future Equity (SAFE).

Strategic Network

We make highly relevant and impactful connections to corporate partners, investors and experienced mentors to help you scale your impact. Build relationships within the cohort of six companies, and the community of gener8tor alumni.

Focused Support

1 of 6…not 10…not 15…not 100. We only invest in six companies per program. We focus all of our time, energy and network on you.

Mentorship, Coaching & One-on-One Meetings

Twelve weeks of individualized coaching and mentorship from the gener8tor team during bi-weekly, one-on-one meetings. One-on-one meetings with 100+ connections including serial entrepreneurs, industry experts and investors.

Deals and Perks

$1M + in deals and perks from vendors like IBM Cloud, Rackspace, Amazon, PayPal, Zendesk, Hubspot and Microsoft.

Showcase

Exclusive reception during which participating companies have the opportunity to pitch to an audience of entrepreneurs, mentors, investors and community members.

Meet the Madison 2024 Cohort

Cubby

Cubby provides busy families with one source of truth to aggregate all of their emails, apps, contacts and calendars. Cubby’s B2C subscription service helps the 33 million families with kids in the U.S. that are juggling numerous activities and sports on top of school.
Healthy Cow

Healthy Cow’s animal health platform develops solutions that improve cow health, productivity, welfare, and the environment. Dairy farmers use Healthy Cow’s products to proactively prevent diseases and reduce their dependence on antibiotics and hormones, increasing their profitability.
Plumb Pharmaceuticals

Plumb Pharmaceuticals’ platform technology delivers drugs for durations previously thought impossible. Plumb’s initial target market is addiction use disorder, which affects over 15M Americans. Its novel formulation and delivery method will lower relapse rates in individuals struggling with addiction.
TechComb

TechComb’s B2B SaaS toolkit enables automation integrators to create on-demand, hardware agnostic machine-vision models. TechComb’s models are helping sales engineers secure contracts and earn additional revenue by enabling their hardware to see and understand the way humans do.
Technova

Technova Industries’ SaaS platform allows security end users to connect old and outdated systems with new technology while analyzing unused data. Clients use Technova to harness aging hardware such as traffic cameras, collecting valuable data that can be used to inform traffic flow management or emergency services.
Transfur

Transfur’s medical record analysis software drastically reduces the cost of onboarding new patients at specialty veterinary hospitals. The web-based referral management solution analyzes hundreds of pages of PDF records and gives critical insights to veterinary specialists while shaving 70% off the review time (typically 90 minutes).

What We’re
Looking For

gener8tor believes that everyone deserves opportunities, regardless of race, place, or gender. And that is what we consider our mission.

gener8tor’s First Program

A decade ago, gener8tor Madison was our inaugural program. We’ve never lost touch with the reason gener8tor was started in the first place: to accelerate the world's best and brightest. Along with gener8tor's presence in Madison, WI, Google, Zendesk and Microsoft all have offices here in one of the fastest growing tech hubs in the U.S.

Scalable Business Model

We focus on startups that have the opportunity for significant and scalable economic impact. If you are generating revenue or have a clear path toward greater adoption, we urge you to apply.

Can We Help?

Based on our expertise in sales, marketing, go-to-market, strategy and fundraising, we select startups that are primed for growth. If you are at a point where our network, resources and expertise can scale your impact, we urge you to apply.

Passionate and Dedicated Founders

Building a venture-backable business is hard. Really really hard. We're here to support you along the way as we look for the founders who are in love with the problem they are solving, especially those that are underrepresented.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you have more questions about our program? Browse our most frequently asked questions and answers here.

Applications are welcome from startups headquartered anywhere in the world and innovating in any vertical or industry.
We've learned from past experience that companies that participate in-person for the duration of the 12 weeks get the most value from our programs. We strongly recommend in-person participation.
Selected teams will receive a $100,000 investment in return for 7.5% equity in your company using a Simple Agreement for Future Equity (SAFE).