BAJ Program

BAJ is for startups at the Pre-Seed to Series A+ levels. The program includes significant networking opportunities with investors, targeted coaching, customer interviews, collaboration sessions and full-day training sessions from top-level executives from around the globe. Topics span an impressive range including technology, legal, finance, sales, marketing, leadership, storytelling and exponential thinking. The key knowledge goal of BAJ is to support founders in enabling their startups to become increasingly investable.

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Who Should Apply?

  • Network

    You understand the value of the right contacts — extend your reach in capital formation, customer acquisition and brand awareness

  • Knowledge

    You care about the education of your team — increase the insights you have around identifying risks and opportunities for your startup

  • Growth

    You want to build a meaningful company — boost your visibility in the US market as well as in markets around the world

  • Community

    You understand that startups can change the fate of nations for the better — support others while on your entrepreneurial journey

Application Process & Timeline

Application Submission Opens
Application Submission Closes
Program Starts

Jan 15, 2026
May 1, 2026
May 10, 2026

Application Processing & Registration

- Application Screening & Invitations or Declines sent within 48 hours

- Applicants will be given 5 business days to pay the program fee in full

- To apply for a scholarship, please check the relevant box on the application form

- Registration will be confirmed within 48 hours upon receipt of full payment

2027

Date TBD

The Program will be held virtually

Pricing — Limited Scholarships Available

Pre-Seed Startups

$1,500

Seed Startups

$4,500

Series A+ Startups

$9,500

- No hidden costs. Completely equity-free accelerator

- 6 days, 8-9 hrs/day intensive program

- Price includes up to five participants per company

LIMITED SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE

Which Stage are You?

  • Pre-Seed:

    - Annual Recurring Revenue: <$100K

    - Capital to Raise: <$500K

    - Users: <1,000

    - Dilution: 10-20%

  • Seed:

    - Annual Recurring Revenue: $100K - $500K

    - Capital to Raise: $500K - $3M, and in recent years high precision fundraising is possible with multiple Seed rounds

    - Users: 1,000 - 10,000

    - Dilution: 10-20%

  • Series A+:

    - Annual Recurring Revenue: >$500K

    - Capital to Raise: >$3M, with 10M+ being increasingly standard

    - Users: >100,000, considering either consumer users or enterprise users, with the latter typically weighted more strongly in valuing a company

    - Dilution: At Series A can be 10-20%, and at Series B and beyond there is a shift toward <10% per round

FAQ

  • We support founders with capital, content and customers to help drive growth. To achieve this, we established a multi-sided market where founders engage BAJ community members to increase market visibility, drive capital formation, and gain governance perspectives. Investors come to BAJ seeking excellent deal flow. Moreover, early stage founders look to us to provide a sort of differentiated corporate training, one that is often absent for teams during their startup journeys.

  • BAJ focuses on a one week intensive, which helps initiate key relationships that can span a lifetime. Founders network with fellow cohort members, can reach out to alumni, and have been able to inspire investors and request advisors to engage to support further venture growth.

  • When we launched BAJ we noticed that something was not quite right with the accelerator market. How could it be that startups would give more than 7% of their company's equity for unproven accelerator experiences? Thus, we established a model where startups could pay a simple program fee, as buying things with equity is the most expensive way to procure something.

  • We have had companies at the Pre-Seed stage join BAJ. If you’ve simply just had an idea and are not ready to launch your venture in earnest, it’s likely too soon.

  • To date, we’ve had companies join BAJ as late as the Series B level. Since we’re an equity-free accelerator we operate across a wide range in the startup lifecycle. Moreover, astute founders leverage us for an important training opportunity for their team. The key in entrepreneurship is not to believe you know everything, and we consider it a privilege to support founders who are earnest, impactful and mission-driven.