Website (list N/A if no website)*
In one sentence, what does your company do?*
Who are your target customers and how did you find and acquire those customers?
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Who are your competitors? What is your unique value proposition?*
Describe where you are in the development of your product/service (e.g. idea stage, working prototype/MVP, fully developed, looking to scale, or somewhere in between)*
How does your company make money or intend to make money?*
What traction does your company currently have? This could be revenue, customer pilots, verbal commitments, active users, or other measures of growth. If you have paying customers, please include that here as well. *
Describe the background, skills, and role of you, the founder, and/or founding team members.*
Do you have any employees (not including founders)? If so, how many and what roles do they have?*
How does your company keep track of its finances?*
Each company that participates in and completes Madworks Accelerator will receive a $5,000 grant. What would your company do with the money?*
What is the ONE THING you are looking to get out of this Accelerator?*
What other entrepreneurial resources have you utilized?
This program begins with an intensive 12 week accelerator that meets 1-2x/week on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons at StartingBlock in Madison, WI. There will be 4 additional weeks of programming spread over Sept/ Oct/ Nov/ Dec 2025.
Can you commit to learning and participating in-person starting March 12th?*
Have you reviewed the tentative calendar for this Cohort on our website?*
How much time are you able to dedicate to your business per week (including this accelerator)?*
How did you learn about Madworks?*
MARKETING and ADVERTISING CONSENT
By participating in this Accelerator, you agree to also be involved in public advertising campaigns and have your audio/video used for marketing purposes for StartingBlock.*
Final thoughts: Is there anything else you want to share as part of your application?
