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Accelerators & universities

that don’t end at demo day.

Applications, judging, mentors and investor matching in one platform with your name on it, for startups, social enterprises and research projects alike. When the cohort graduates, everyone stays connected.

The problem

Twelve great weeks, then silence.

Most programs run on an application form, a spreadsheet of scores, a mentor WhatsApp group and a demo day deck. It holds together for the cohort. Then everyone graduates, the mentors drift off, and you lose track of the ventures you worked hardest on.

What changes

What you get with Earth Collective.

01Intake and judging

From application to decision in one place.

Your application form and judging on your criteria, with as many reviewers as you need. Everyone sees the same information, and you see every score.

  • Your own application form
  • Judging on your criteria
  • Every score and comment kept
02Mentors

Put your mentor network to work.

Mentors and alumni take on scoped pieces of work: a profile review, a call, a deck teardown. Founders get feedback they can act on, and you can see who helped whom and what changed.

  • Roles for mentors, judges and advisors
  • Scoped engagements with clear deliverables
  • A record of every piece of feedback
03Funding

Demo day is where fundraising starts.

Ventures that are ready get matched with investors who back what they’re building, during the program and long after it. Your investors get a steady flow of prepared companies instead of one crowded evening.

  • Investor matching during and after the program
  • Secure data rooms for serious conversations
  • A pipeline you can show your sponsors
How it runs

Five stages, set up around your program.

How a program runs
  1. 01

    Launch

    Your own galaxy, set up with your criteria and your people.

  2. 02

    Intake

    Applications in, assessed on your criteria, decided by your people.

  3. 03

    Develop

    Applicants improve their case with feedback from your advisors.

  4. 04

    Match

    Applicants that are ready meet investors and funders who back what they do.

  5. 05

    Report

    Your whole pipeline in one view, ready when someone asks.

After graduation

Programs end. Ecosystems don’t.

Ventures keep their profiles, progress and mentor history after the cohort ends. Your alumni stay findable, fundable and connected to you.

Alumni profiles and progress stay live
Mentor history carries into the next cohort
Investor matching continues after graduation
Alumni progress you can keep following
Security and privacy

Your cohort’s plans stay with your cohort.

Applicant data, investor mandates and program records are protected by design, and we work within your procurement requirements.

Security and privacy in detail

Private cohorts

Ventures in a private cohort are not visible outside it, and mentors see only what their role allows.

Founders control their data rooms

Founders choose which mentors and investors see which folders or files, and every access is logged.

A record of every decision

Scores, comments and decisions are kept with the rubric they used, for your sponsors and your own review.

Private by default

Passwordless sign-in, role-based access, and nothing reachable without a valid session.

Isolated by program

Your data is scoped to your organisation, and private cohorts stay private.

Logged and backed up

Data room access and AI calls are logged. Backups run daily and are kept for 30 days.

Your requirements, met

Mutual NDA, a data processing agreement, and your security questionnaire completed.

Questions

Common questions.

Can we use our own application form and judging criteria?

Yes. You set the application questions, the rubric and the stages, and as many reviewers as you need score against the same criteria.

What happens to our ventures after the cohort?

They keep their profiles, progress and mentor history, and investor matching keeps running, so your alumni stay connected to you.

Can every mentor see every venture?

No. Mentors see the ventures their role and your program settings allow, and ventures in a private cohort stay private.

More questions and answers
Request a demo

Run your next cohort on Earth Collective.

We’ll set one up the way an accelerator would run it, and talk through your next intake.