Neo Accelerator 2025
- Deadline
- Mar 14, 2025
- Applications
- Closed
- Location
- Sunriver
- Duration
- 90 days
Applications are closed
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About this program
Program Type: Hybrid (In-person & Online)
Location: Sunriver, Oregon and San Francisco, California
Investment: $600,000
Equity Taken: Up to 7.5%
Program Duration: 12 weeks
Stage: Early Stage, Seed
Industry of Focus: Industry Agnostic, AI/ML
Key Highlights
Program Overview
Neo Accelerator 2025 is a 3-month intensive program designed for technical teams building innovative companies. Sponsored by Neo, the program offers an all-expenses-paid bootcamp in Oregon and optional SF office space. Participants receive $600K in funding, access to world-class mentors, and numerous perks from Microsoft and OpenAI. The program culminates in a Demo Day in Arizona.
Diversity, Inclusion, and Exclusion
Diversity is a core pillar of Neo, with 45% of their capital backing female or underrepresented minority CEOs.
Investment Details
Receive $600K in funding via an uncapped Safe with a $10M floor valuation and 1.5% in common stock. The safe grants pro rata rights to invest more in the next equity round.
Benefits Details and Perks/Credits
- Dedicated mentors and GPUs
- $350K+ in credits from Microsoft and OpenAI
- Access to a recruiting platform
- Discounts on essential tools
- Priority access to high-end GPU virtual machine clusters
- Additional benefits from Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub
Program Format
- All-inclusive month-long bootcamp in Sunriver, Oregon (Jul 13 - Aug 6)
- Optional co-working in SF office space
- All-inclusive trip to Arizona (Oct 1 - 5) for Demo Day
- Weekly meetings with primary mentors
- Workshops and 1:1 office hours with domain experts
Location or Relocation Requirements
Live and work alongside mentors and founders in Sunriver, Oregon for the first month. Optional continuation in SF office space.
Cohort Size and Program Frequency
Join a cohort of 20 technical teams.
Company Types Requirements
Accepts teams and solo technical founders based in North America.
Founding Team Preferences
Accepts both teams and solo technical founders.
Program questionnaire
What NEO asks on its own application. Nothing is answered here, prepare these, then apply on their site.
- 1
Company Name
- 2
Short Description
Please provide a 1-2 sentence description of your product
- 3
Video pitch
Provide a sub-1 minute video of you and/or your co-founder(s) doing a live pitch of your company and long term vision. No need to include the full founding team. We love casual, selfie videos that show your face!
- 4
Pitch deck
Please ensure the link can be accessed by anyone.
- 5
How large is your team?
Input the # of team members including founders.
- 6
List roles of your team members
- 7
What market (country) are you operating in?
- 8
What is your market and how big is it? What is your approach to tackling this market?
Explain your initial market and the path from there to the largest size your business can become.
- 9
Who is your target customer?
Focus on specifics and describe your customer today not your aspirational future customer.
- 10
How will you reach $1M in ARR (or equivalent milestone if your business’s first key metric isn’t revenue)? How will you acquire the customers/ users to get there?