gener8tor North Dakota Accelerator

gener8tor North Dakota Accelerator is a 12-week, cohort-based accelerator program in Fargo, North Dakota that provides coaching, capital, and connections to startups. The program invests in five high-growth startups per cohort and is industry-agnostic and business model-agnostic, accepting startups across all industries and business models. Selected teams receive a $100,000 investment in return for 7.5% equity using a SAFE. The program emphasizes mentorship-driven programming, focused support, and strategic connections to corporate partners, investors, and experienced mentors. Startups are required to participate in-person and selected startups must relocate to Fargo, North Dakota for the duration of the program.

Key Benefits

• $100,000 investment for 7.5% equity using a SAFE
• Twelve weeks of individualized coaching and mentorship with bi-weekly one-on-one meetings
• One-on-one meetings with 100+ connections including serial entrepreneurs, industry experts, and investors
• $1M+ in deals and perks from vendors like IBM Cloud, Rackspace, Amazon, PayPal, Zendesk, Hubspot, and Microsoft
• Annual Showcase reception to pitch to entrepreneurs, mentors, investors, and community members

Eligibility

• Applications are welcome from startups headquartered anywhere in the world
• Startups must be based in North Dakota or relocate to North Dakota for the duration of the program
• To be eligible, the startup must meet at least one: headquartered in North Dakota; willing to relocate headquarters to North Dakota; committed to building a demonstrable employee presence within North Dakota

Program Structure

• 12-week cohort-based accelerator
• Cohort size: five companies
• Bi-weekly, one-on-one coaching and mentorship
• Strategic connections to corporate partners, investors, and experienced mentors
• Once-per-week mentor “speed network” sessions over a two-hour session
• Participation requirement: startups must participate in-person; selected startups must relocate to Fargo, North Dakota for the duration of the program

Dates & Duration

• Program duration: 12 weeks
• Any key milestones: Application deadline: TBD (Rolling Applications); Program Kickoff: TBD; Program End: TBD

The page states the program is not currently accepting applications. An Airtable application link was provided as a resource and is titled for the gener8tor North Dakota Accelerator 2025 program.