The Largest Pre-Accelerator in Silicon Valley
About Program
Beta Pre-Acceleration Program is an 8-week experience designed for early-stage founders. The program provides direct access to Silicon Valley’s leading investors, seasoned entrepreneurs, and innovative peers.
By immersing yourself in this ecosystem, you’ll gain the insights, connections, and confidence to accelerate your startup’s growth and set a strong foundation for future success.
Application
We’re currently accepting applications for Cohort 12 until January 30, 2026, at 11:59 PM PT. The program officially kicks off on Monday, February 16, 2026.
We review applications on a rolling basis, so spots may fill before the deadline. To maximize your chances of admission, we strongly recommend applying as early as possible.
Program Schedule
In 8 weeks, you will learn essential knowledge as a founder, including how to build and continuously iterate an MVP, design business models, find and validate markets, and enhance pitch skills, among other topics.
Research your audience, validate the problem, and define a clear product–market fit hypothesis.
Week 1-2
Test your revenue model, build and launch your MVP, and create a go-to-market strategy to drive early traction.
Week 3-4
Identify and connect with investors, prepare your fundraising strategy, and perfect your pitch for demo day.
Week 7-8
Refine your pitch, craft a compelling deck, and plan your growth roadmap with key legal and strategic foundations.
Week 5-6
Program Schedule
In just 8 weeks, you’ll gain the core skills every founder needs—building and iterating an MVP, designing business models, validating markets, and mastering your pitch. Each week, seasoned entrepreneurs, including YC alumni and top accelerator graduates, investors, industry experts share targeted insights and real-world analysis from both investor and founder perspectives.
Week 1 Validation
Define the core problem
Conduct targeted customer research
Draft your initial solution
Create a problem–solution fit brief
Week 3 Business Model
Test revenue model viability
Build and refine your MVP
Track early traction metrics
Conduct initial revenue testing
Week 5 Scale Up
Define the core problem
Conduct targeted customer research
Draft your initial solution
Create a problem–solution fit brief
Week 7 Investor Relations
Define the core problem
Conduct targeted customer research
Draft your initial solution
Create a problem–solution fit brief
Week 2 PMF
Perform market analysis
Build detailed customer profiles
Map the full customer journey
Develop a product–market fit hypothesis
Week 4 Go-to-Market
Outline your GTM strategy
Identify acquisition channels
Build growth-focused networks
Launch and test your MVP
Week 6 Pitch Deck
Define the core problem
Conduct targeted customer research
Draft your initial solution
Create a problem–solution fit brief
Week 8 Fundraising
Define the core problem
Conduct targeted customer research
Draft your initial solution
Create a problem–solution fit brief
Brandon Farwell
General Partner @ Xfund
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Shyam Mani
Principal @ AIX Ventures
Brooks Hosfield
Partner @ SciFi VC
Kenneth Stanley
Research Science Manager @ OpenAI
Megan Ruan
General Partner @ Gold House Ventures
Brad Schnitzer
Investment Director @ Techstars
Bryan Liu
Investor @ Alumni Ventures
Rajat Suri
Co-founder of Lyft
We are committed to equipping early-stage founders with world-class guidance and resources. Our ecosystem includes a network of 80+ seasoned advisors and industry leaders from diverse sectors—bringing Silicon Valley insights, global perspectives, and real-world experience to every session.
Learn from the Best
Beta Alum
Beta has successfully guided more than 50 teams into premier accelerators such as Y Combinator, Techstars, and 500 Global. Some of the most outstanding projects to emerge from our community include:
Scam.ai
backed by Berkeley Skydeck
InsForge
raised $1.5M
Openmart
backed by Y Combinator
Tutti AI
backed by Berkeley Skydeck
VideoTutor
raised $11M
Yaretea
backed by Berkeley Skydeck
Dream Voyage
backed by A16Z Speedrun
Nexad
backed by A16Z
Safebase
backed by NEA, Y Combinator
acquired by Drata for $250M
AdsGency
backed by HF0, Plug and Play
raised $12M
Sugar.io
backed by Y Combinator
Mathos
backed by Y Combinator
Our Companies Raised from
We regularly host events in collaboration with our partner investors, creating curated opportunities for founders to gain visibility and begin building meaningful relationships within the community.
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