
Walter & Elise Haas Fund
Executive Director
Need to raise money? We’ll teach you how. Want to learn about building a board? Hiring technical talent? We can help you with that too. The Startup Accelerator bridges the tech and nonprofit worlds, providing you the training to push through the challenges only a tech nonprofit entrepreneur knows. You’ll receive funding, mentorship, and connections to people who can help you scale.
Applications for our 2023 Startup Accelerator are now closed. To learn more about the Startup Accelerator, check out our FAQ.
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Walter & Elise Haas Fund
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Lisa Wang quit her job when, as a tutor, she realized her students needed learning materials that worked for them. She founded Almost Fun to unlock student's potential through interactive, digital math content. Three years after going through the Accelerator, Almost Fun has served 1.5M students on its platform with no slowing down in sight.
View PortfolioThe Accelerator is Fast Forward’s flagship program for tech nonprofits. We bridge the tech and nonprofit worlds, providing training and resources applicable to the challenges only a tech nonprofit entrepreneur knows. Through the Accelerator, you’ll receive a $25,000 philanthropic grant, build community among your cohort, meet dozens of mentors from the tech & social sector, and make connections to people who can help you scale. If you’re a nonprofit tech startup, you’re in the right place.
The Accelerator is built exclusively for early-stage tech nonprofits. These are organizations that look like typical tech startups—they build tech products—and have selected a nonprofit structure because they are building for impact instead of profit.
Fast Forward’s program is designed to address the unique needs of tech nonprofits:
Fast Forward’s program is designed to address the unique needs of tech nonprofits:
The Accelerator application will be open from August 2022-October 2022. The program will run from mid-February 2023 to mid-June 2023. Demo Days will happen in early June.
The Accelerator is a hybrid program, with both virtual and in-person elements. We will have an in-person kickoff in late February (location TBD). Demo Days will be in-person in early June, in San Francisco and New York City. All other programming weeks are virtual.
Check out our robust FAQ all about the Accelerator, including insights and answers about the application.