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Accelerators and Incubators
Where Ambition Meets Its Rocket Fuel
We empower entrepreneurs with the resources and support they need to turn innovative ideas into successful ventures. Our diverse accelerator and incubator programs are designed to foster growth, encourage collaboration, and drive innovation across multiple industries, including energy, health sciences, and technology.
With a focus on inclusivity, our programs offer specialized support for underrepresented groups, ensuring that all entrepreneurs have the opportunity to thrive.
$50k
2023 Accelerator Program Funding Cherokee Female Founders
$4.9 MM
Total 2023 Financial Commitment to TU
Entrepreneurship Programs & Hurricane
Ventures
Flagship Accelerator
TU Cherokee Women’s AcceleratHER
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Active Programs
2024 Fall Cohort Applications Closed
TU Cherokee Women’s AcceleratHER
Designed to empower and accelerate the growth of venture-scalable businesses led by Cherokee women, the initiative is a transformative 12-week hybrid program tailored to address the unique challenges women face in scaling their business concepts with a particular focus on access to capital and resources.
2024 Fall Cohort
Program In-Progress
W.E. Build
The W.E. Build Accelerator by Build in Tulsa and sponsored by Goldman Sachs will empower innovative and diverse early-stage startups led by women who have been historically denied access to resources and funding. The next program will run July 8 – October 10, 2024.
2024 Sep. Cohort
Accelerator Starts Aug. 26, 2024
Build in Tulsa Techstars Accelerator
This accelerator is an in-person, industry agnostic program focused on underrepresented founders.
Upcoming Cohorts
2025 Mar. Cohort
Applications Open Aug. 26, 2024
Build in Tulsa Techstars Accelerator
This accelerator is an in-person, industry agnostic program focused on underrepresented founders.
Upcoming
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Accelerator
The ACT Accelerator is an immersive experience from the get. In Tulsa, home of “Black Wall Street,” you’ll be surrounded by a flourishing ecosystem of diverse and innovative founders. In the program, you’ll engage in hand-crafted workshops with lifelong toolkits. Do you have what it takes learn and adapt?
Past Cohorts
2023 Cohort
Cohort Graduated
Cherokee Nation Female Accelerator
In partnership with the Cherokee Nation, this program focuses on supporting Native American women entrepreneurs, offering mentorship, resources, and financial support to help them grow their businesses.
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Have an idea?
We are always seeking new ways to support Tulsa’s entrepreneurial community. If you are a founder, funder, mentor, and/or organization with an idea for collaboration, send us an email!
Use the form below or email us directly at jolt@utulsa.edu.