If the impossible became possible, what would you attempt to do?
The President’s Buckeye Accelerator supports student founders prepare a startup for launch. The accelerator combines entrepreneurship skill building, deep mentorship, community building and funding with a structured process. Accelerator applicants first must complete a six-week Boost Camp. Six student ventures from the camp will then be selected for the year-long accelerator.
The highly anticipated 2024 President's Buckeye Accelerator at The Ohio State University will take place on May 1st!
Join us for an exciting evening as students from 11 ventures compete for a place in the third annual President's Buckeye Accelerator. Ultimately, six student ventures will be chosen at the conclusion of the event to be part of the year-long accelerator and advance their startup to launch with a $50,000 award.
5:00 p.m. | Doors open
5:30 p.m. | Events starts
7:45 p.m. | Awards ceremony
8:00 p.m. | Event concludes
President's Buckeye Accelerator Judges
Center for Software Innovation
The Ohio State University
Managing Director
Embedded Services
Founder + CEO
Banco
Senior Partner
Thompson Hine LLP
Program Support
Funding
Access to capital and additional funding upon graduation from the program
Skill Building
Commercial excellence, customer centricity, leadership, team building, lifestyle coaching, financial acumen (budgets, forecast, proformas), governance, and controls
Deep Mentorship
Intentional access to coaches, champions and domain expertise
Structured Process
Validate, build, test and commercialize in parallel to pursuing degree
Community
Connecting cohort to fellow students, faculty, and staff, the local start up ecosystem and global community of Ohio State founders
Exposure
Digital, market and communication support to promote idea to investors and potential partners
Application
Program Timeline
Eligibility and Expectations
Meet Cohort 1
PBA Executives in Residence
Inquiries
Meet Cohort 2
