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M ACCELERATOR
824 S. Los Angeles St #400 Los Angeles CA 90014
Growth Stage Startup
Go To Market Strategy and Execution for your Startup Growth Stage
Apply or Join the Founders Meeting to learn more about our approach
This Growth Startup Program is not for everyone. We look for founders with solid startups at the growth stage who need coaching on practical and proven ways to grow their businesses.
This program is for CEOs, founders, CMOs, and sales teams that already have:
- We evaluate Market Fit and revenue.
- The company may have 8-10 members.
- Typically $70-100K MMR.
If your startup doesn't meet the requirements you may apply for the pre-see/seed Startup Program. Give a look at our Virtual Startup Accelerator Program.
Here are some of the partners and their offers:
- Business Law Mentorship
- No-code development platform
- Cloud Service Providers
- Tech Services
- Customer Support
- CRM and Metrics Tracking
- Investment and Grants Tools
- Productivity Tools
- Growth Hacking Tools
- Digital Marketing Tools
- Marketing Automation Tools
- Stock photos/videos providers
- Travel, Immigration / Visa
Some examples:
$120,000 (up to) in credits for IBM Cloud services
$50,000 in credits for Segment (analytics) + other partners
$20,000 transaction-free with Stripe (Sales) + Atlas (corp.)
$5,000 in AWS Cloud Services Credits
$5,000 in AWS Cloud Services Credits (renewable)
$1,000 Miro
$1,000 Digital Ocean
3 Months free MeetAlfred
We have put together a group of proven, highly sought-after consultants and startup growth hacking experts who you will have direct access to throughout the program. In this way, we guarantee that this startup accelerator will be innovative and insightful and teach you the valuable leadership, startup management and communication skills you need for rapid growth.
Our Coaches include:
Professional Scott C. Hindell, business consultant and lead instructor at M-ACCELERATOR, who has over 30 years of experience in planning and teaching entrepreneurship courses at the University of California.
Our pitch coach Lizzy Wallace has worked at Shark Tank with Marc Cuban and Chris Sacca. She is the founder of “PitchPolish” a consulting practice focused on helping people improve their public speaking and communication skills.
Over the last 25 years Alessandro Marianantoni has researched, launched, bootstrapped numerous projects in many fields, raising vast public and private funds. He’s the founder of M Accelerator and MEDIARS LLC (mediars.la)
Mediars (our organization) has over a decade of experience in multi-faceted startup training projects that has resulted in a highly effective, hands-on learning curriculum for all attendees. You will learn how to overcome all of the biggest challenges and obstacles that prevent startup founders from reaching the next level.
STRATEGIC THINKING
Acquire the mindset you need to accelerate your startup’s growth.
MENTORSHIP
Mentorship is a key to your startup’s development and a must – learn from some of the most proven mentors around.
PROVEN METHODS
M-ACCELERATOR has helped many of entrepreneurs to achieve incredible results with their startups.
STARTUP COMMUNITY
With a premier location in downtown LA, there are other startups and networking opportunities everywhere.
Melissa Kariuki
Founder at Whip Music Africa
Product Manager at Google
MA Startup 2019
Product Manager at Google
MA Startup 2019
After this startup program, I have a lot more clarity in which direction we should take, which tools we can use, and how we can go about it. -- Distributing your value proposition in a way that is economical. That was something new for me. So often, we tend to design solutions that outcompete your competitors in all aspects instead of focusing on the factor that has the most impact.
Expanding in the US market for us isn't just localization. It is a second startup stage. M Accelerator Startup program is really good for Global Entrepreneurs.
Shuta Shibuya
Founder at Fuller
Forbes 30u30
MA Startup2019
Forbes 30u30
MA Startup2019
I entered the startup program as a Biologist and I became a startup founder. Now I deal with business and innovation in a Pharmaceutical company.
Andrea Ianneo
Marketing Manager at Novartis
MA Entrepreneurship 2017
MA Entrepreneurship 2017
Abi Hannah
CEO at Fertility Circle
Raised $800k
MA Startup 2021
Raised $800k
MA Startup 2021
Just wanted to say a big thanks again from all of us at the FC team. We've been blown away by the level of support during the MA Startup Program. Your method, style, and advice are really wonderful - thanks for doing what you do! We're super excited to be partnering with you as we move forward with this next phase :)
“I truly believe being a mum makes me a better CEO” – Abi, co-founder of @Fertility Circle and recent graduate of the Collective Impact programme run by @VirginStartUp and @Crowdcube: https://t.co/afcFl7li5v #ThisIsWhatAFounderLooksLike @HollyBranson
— Richard Branson (@richardbranson) June 9, 2021
Ellen Deng
Founder at Vinofy
MA Startup2019
MA Startup2019
M Accelerator is a great starting point for anyone who is considering taking the leap to start a company. It provides mentorship, support from the community, and networking opportunities. And the support doesn't stop when the startup program ends. They are always there to support the founders through their journey.
Jemal Meredova
Co-Founder at PinChef
US Incorporation
MA Startup 2021
US Incorporation
MA Startup 2021
M Accelerator has helped a lot in making a pitch deck from scratch by helping show the problem from various angles. Sessions vary from different topics such as marketing, presentation, speech which syncs into the pitch creation. In addition, one-on-one sessions help to ask any questions or help you need. Thank you.
Chris Bailey
CEO at FanView
MA Startup2021
MA Startup2021
This has been a wonderful course, I really got an amazing value out of it. Now that went through the startup program it's really good to have still 4 months to revise everything in a very cohesive pitch before the pitch day.
Seonggon Kim
Business Director at KLleon
2 Innovation Awards at CES
MA Startup 2021
2 Innovation Awards at CES
MA Startup 2021
Your session was really really helpful for us, especially because we are preparing for CES we need to deploy these strategies. Thank you.
Guanhao Wu
CEO Exovolar
MA Startup 2021
MA Startup 2021
I've learned so much from this startup program, and I had no idea. I knew that coming here, I would have learned a lot, but not so much!
Francesco Simeone
CEO at Tora Tora Travel
MA Startup 2018
MA Startup 2018
During the startup program, I decided to put myself out there and share my ideas with more experienced people. Fast-forward today, I have a business with 12 employees.
$1,000,000 in Credits from our Partners
- Investors/Funding: For startups looking for growth-stage funding.
- Effectively pitch to investors, with a solid pitch deck and presentation.
- Connections to Corporations and Business Partners
- How to venture deal legalities (for, how to structure their equity/incorporate. Startups don’t want to have to leave opportunities on the table.
- Mentorship: Access to real, strong mentors-- entrepreneurs and consultants who have been through similar processes
- Go-To-Market: Expand your startup globally, and build your sales machine, partnerships, or communities.
- Growth/Sales/Business Development: Whatever the startups are producing, they need help going to market and building a sales pipeline. They don't have a good business if they make a good product but not an excellent way to sell it.
- Solutions
- Go to market/ Digital Marketing Strategy
- Customized solutions
- Board of Advisors, using our network.
Last but not least, are you an international participant who wants to attend the program?
This program is catered to your needs. Learn all of the above and even more with special sessions and coaching to help you get up to speed with the startup economy in the U.S.
- Do you want to pitch your business or raise capital in the United States? Then, we’ll show you how.
Scott Hindell is the Lead instructor at M Accelerator, with over three decades of experience in entrepreneurship training at the University of California in Los Angeles and in many other settings. Professor Hindell has held many workshops in the United States and abroad including at several Chinese universities, TEDx-UCLA, and the California Restaurant Industry Conference. See Scott’s Full Bio
Professor Hindell will be training you directly during several of the workshops, where you’ll be able to rely on his extensive expertise in nearly every aspect of startup creation and growth. With an unrivaled ability to facilitate objectivity and recognize bias, he provides a refreshing and illuminating perspective on your startup idea and the ideas you will uncover.
Lizzy Wallace is a highly experienced pitch coach who has worked with the likes of Marc Cuban and Chris Sacca at ABC’s Shark Tank. She is an instructor at General Assembly and the founder of “PitchPolish” a consulting practice that helps startup founders communicate their unique story and business benefits to investors and other key stakeholders. See Lizzy’s Full Bio
Lizzy will be training you on how to effectively communicate your idea to potential investors during the pitch related workshops. You’ll get amazing guidance from someone who is unquestionably one of the world’s leading experts on pitching in the most competitive environments to help guarantee your chances of a successful pitch.
Alessandro Marianantoni has over 20 years of experience researching, launching and bootstrapping projects in many fields, raising both public and private funds. He’s the founder of M-ACCELERATOR and MEDIARS LLC (mediars.la). See Alessandro’s Full Bio.
Along with overseeing and organizing the program, Alessandro will also be participating in several of the workshops as an instructor, helping you learn the power of creative thinking as an approach to your business among other hard and soft skills. Alessandro will work with you directly throughout the entire workshop to ensure your personal growth and that it turns out to be a truly transformative experience.
What is included:
- Pitch opportunities / Investor Introductions
- Partnership / Customer acquisition opportunities
- Start with 3 months, 2 weekly meeting sessions
- Validate your Growth Marketing system with us.
- 1:1 coaching
- Enter our portfolio companies
- Follow up and support on specific issues of your stage
- $1,000,000 Deals through our partners.
- Free legal mentoring by O'Melveny
Submit your application to be considered.
If you need to relocate to Los Angeles, our staff will help you with accommodation and trip. Our network also includes immigration lawyers and experts that will be able to support you.
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FAQ
Yes! This program is tailored for international participants. 60% of our scale up businesses are driven by internationals.
Yes, we do! We can assist you with every step of finding comfortable and reasonably priced accommodations near our studio loft with convenient transportation access to each event. Feel free to apply today and we will meet with you to discuss this and the other logistics of your stay.
We understand that if you prefer to keep your equities, our programs have a fee structure. Send your request, and we'll make an offer.
Only companies in our MA Venture Fund are quested to sign an equity agreement.
RSVP to our Founders Meeting and join the Q&A session to learn more about our approach.
If you prefer a coaching approach to address some aspects of your business, perhaps a fee is the best.
If you're looking for a partner that will work with you along several stages, we'll offer our equity agreement.
If you are at the idea stage, we have other 2 programs for pre-seed / seed stage and pre-mvp programs.
Join our Founders Meeting to lean more about our approach.
Los Angeles is the 3rd largest startup hub in the US, with a thriving entrepreneurial community.
Thanks to the technological convergence created in the entertainment industry, Los Angeles is the most creative city in the United States.
read our blog articles on Los Angeles
These are the key benefits Los Angeles offers:
- LA Managers with extensive experience in entertainment, especially in the audiovisual field.
- Engineers and scientists who are highly-qualified graduates of local universities are always at the top of world rankings.
- The cost of living is lower than that in the Bay Area and Silicon Valley.
- A growing ecosystem of accelerators, incubators, and angel investors defines the LA business landscape.
All these elements make Los Angeles the most interesting environment for innovative startups.
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