Global Accelerator Network

It’s good to be GAN. 6 continents, 63 cities, 50 accelerators—1 standard for entrepreneurial excellence. At Global Accelerator Network, we set the bar for startup accelerators and founders with our short-term, mentorship-based program and guidelines.

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2,461 jobs generated Smart businesses generate jobs. GAN accelerators are happily putting folks to work all over the world.

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$ 420 M

$420M raised in financing Savvy startups go with GAN. Our accelerators are helping companies make connections and raise a whole lot of money.

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$463k in funding per company Big ideas get bigger shots at success. Founders in GAN accelerators average nearly half a million dollars in funding.

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A Few of Our Members

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The ARK Challenge

Fayetteville, Arkansas (North America)

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6% equity stake for $20k seed capital and the option for a convertible note of over $100k

Jolt | MARS Discovery District

Toronto, Canada (North America)

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9% equity stake for $50k seed capital

SparkLabs

Seoul, South Korea (Asia)

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6% equity stake for $25k seed capital

H-Farm

Venice, Italy (Europe)

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10% equity stake for $20k seed capital

Victory Spark

Milwaukee, Wisconsin (North America)

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6% equity stake for $20k seed capital and the option for a convertible note of up to $50k

TexDrive!

Moscow, Russia (Asia)

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10% equity stake for $26k seed capital and the option for a convertible note of up to $50k

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The Industry:

Steve Blank on accountability, teaching mentors and founder discomfort.

On our last Global Accelerator Network Managing Directors call, we were fortunate to be joined by Steve Blank and the NEXT team at Startup Weekend. Steve was an incredible guest, sharing about entrepreneurship, the lean movement and giving us time to pick his brain about customer development.

Though the call was jam-packed with great information, Steve made three points I can’t get out of my head:

1. Accelerators Should Encourage Founder Accountability

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