ERA

Program Type: Hybrid (In-person & Online)
Location: New York City
Investment: $150,000
Equity Taken: 6% post-money SAFE
Program Duration: 16 weeks
Stage: Early Stage

Industry of Focus

this is a industry-agnostic program with program with focus on:

• Internet
• Mobile
• FinTech
• Payments
• SaaS
• E-Commerce
• Health Tech
• Climate
• Education
• Real Estate
• Logistics
• IoT
• Fashion Tech
• Ad Tech
• Media
• Marketing
• And many more

Key Highlights

Program Overview

ERA (Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator) is New York City’s largest accelerator program, offering seed capital, hands-on help, and a co-working location. The program runs two four-month cohorts annually, providing startups with $150K investment on a 6% post-money SAFE. ERA has a vast mentor network and has helped alumni companies raise over $2 billion in investor capital, collectively exceeding $10 billion in market capitalization.

Diversity, Inclusion, and Exclusion

ERA hosts various pitch nights for diverse groups including BIPOC, women, LGBTQ+, and climate-focused founders.

Investment Details

ERA invests $150,000 on a 6% post-money SAFE in each company selected for the program, with potential for follow-on funding.

Benefits Details and Perks/Credits

• Up to $100,000 in webhosting credits from Google Cloud
• Up to $150,000 in webhosting credits from Microsoft Azure Credits
• $25,000 in webhosting credits from Amazon Web Services Activate Credits
• Up to $120K in webhosting credits from IBM Cloud
• $70,000 of fee-free payment processing with Stripe
• $50,000 in Segment credits in the first year
• $7,500 in credits from Plaid
• $5,000 in OpenAI API Credits
• $3,600 in credits for MongoDB Atlas
• $2,000 Airtable credit
• $500 in free cloud credits and 70% discounted cloud services for two years
• Preferred pricing from Thoropass, Carta, Justworks, and Deel
• Bank bonuses with Rho, Mercury, and Citizens Bank
• Free and discounted services from Withum, HubSpot, Streak, Dropbox, LangChain, Pilot, Capchase, Apollo, and more

Program Format

ERA runs a four-month intensive program with a structured weekly schedule including founder speaker series, workshop series, fundraising sessions, CTO roundtable, mentor meetings, resident expert office hours, KPI review, pitch practice, and open door to partners and staff. The program concludes with a high-profile Demo Day.

Location or Relocation Requirements

The program is based in New York City and operates in-person with remote-friendly programming. Companies from anywhere in the world can apply.

Cohort Size and Program Frequency

ERA runs two four-month programs per year, starting in January and June.

Post-Program Engagement

ERA remains actively involved with alumni companies, providing ongoing support and opportunities for follow-on investment. Alumni are paired with mentors and become part of an active and engaged community.

Company Types Requirements

ERA looks for technology companies or those with a significant technology component, including Internet, Mobile, FinTech, Payments, SaaS, E-Commerce, Health Tech, Climate, Education, Real Estate, Logistics, IoT, Fashion Tech, Ad Tech, Media, Marketing, and more. Companies must be for-profit and U.S. C Corporations.

Founding Team Preferences

ERA prefers teams of two to four people with at least one technical co-founder. The key leadership team should make a full-time commitment to the startup.