FOR ACCELERATORS & INCUBATORS
SEE WHO'S VALIDATING
BEFORE DEMO DAY.
Your cohort's success is decided by selection and execution — and both happen mostly out of sight. The ToolSuite scores every founder so you can fill your cohort on evidence and steer it to traction while there's still time.
The accelerator blind spot
You select on pitch-deck charisma, then find out who was actually validating at demo day — too late to help.
Selection is gut-driven
200 applicants, 20 slots. Mentors can deeply review maybe 30. The rest get evaluated on slide quality and presentation skills — not validation evidence.
Progress is invisible
Between office hours, you have no idea which founders are doing real validation work and which are spinning their wheels. Six minutes a week per founder isn't enough.
Demo day surprises
Some founders present beautifully with zero traction. Others have real validation but can't pitch. You find out too late to course-correct either one.
THE SOLUTION
Score, track, and steer
every founder in your cohort
Evidence-Based Selection
Screen applicants with structured validation assessments before review. See who has real customer evidence vs. who has a polished deck — across your entire applicant pool.
Real-Time Cohort Dashboard
See every founder's validation progress in one view — idea scores, customer discovery completion, business model maturity. Identify who's advancing and who's stalling before it's too late.
24/7 AI Coaching Between Sessions
Office hours give you six minutes per founder per week. The AI mentor fills the gap — helping founders design experiments, prep interviews, and pressure-test assumptions around the clock.
Intervene While It Matters
Early detection of stalling founders means you can course-correct during the program — not discover the problem at demo day when it's too late to help.
Graduate Fundable Companies
Founders graduate with real validation evidence — customer discovery data, scored business models, assumption test results. LPs and follow-on investors see data, not theater.
Flexible Credit Allocation
Single annual credit pool that flexes across cohorts. Per-founder caps are optional and adjustable. Post-program, founders keep their workspaces on the free tier.
Built by an accelerator — for accelerators
Startup Ignition has run 55+ bootcamp cohorts since 2015 and invested in 22+ portfolio companies through our $20M venture fund. We built the ToolSuite because we needed it ourselves — and couldn't find anything that worked.
Pre-Accelerator Programs
Use the ToolSuite as the validation backbone for pre-accelerator or idea-stage programs. Founders arrive at your accelerator ready to execute.
Cohort-Based Accelerators
Track every founder's progress through structured validation milestones. Replace subjective check-ins with real data.
Incubators & Innovation Hubs
Give every resident company access to a consistent validation methodology — whether they're day-one ideas or revenue-stage startups refining their model.
FAQ
Program administrators get a read-only dashboard showing each founder's validation scores, tool usage, and milestone completion. Founders own their data — you get visibility without editing access.
Yes. Give applicants access to run an Idea Analysis as part of their application. Their validation scores give you signal beyond the pitch deck — across your entire applicant pool, not just the ones mentors can review deeply.
Founders retain their workspaces on the free tier. No data lock-in. Their validation work, reports, and business models stay accessible — which is also useful for your alumni tracking.
Yes. Verified 501(c)(3) non-profits, government-backed incubators, and accredited university programs qualify for reduced pricing. Contact us to confirm eligibility.
You get a single annual credit pool that flexes across cohorts and programs. Per-founder caps are optional. Unused credits roll into renewal. No per-cohort contracts or billing complexity.
Back the right founders — and prove it
See which founders are validating, steer them to traction, and graduate companies investors actually want to fund.