Summer 2024 Prototyping Hardware Accelerator - Apply by 3/25/24

Wednesday, January 17, 2024 9:00am - Monday, March 25, 2024 11:45pm

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Event Description: 

Are you an entrepreneur ready to take your product idea to the next level? Rev: Ithaca Startup Works invites you to take a deep dive into prototyping this summer!

Over 10 weeks, Rev’s Prototyping Hardware Accelerator guides product teams to determine if their ideas are commercially desirable, technologically feasible, and economically viable. Upon completion of the program, participants are positioned to recruit team members, bring on partners, initiate work with contract manufacturers, and pitch to investors. Teams will receive a stipend of up to $2,000 to advance their prototype. 

The program offers four unique tracks with tailored content and instruction which include: 

  • MedTech Track: Offered in partnership with Cornell Biomedical Engineering and Weill Cornell, the new MedTech track gain access to specialized prototyping equipment, regulatory resources, and research and medical professionals in the field.  

Applications are now being accepted for all tracks of the Summer 2024 Prototyping Hardware Accelerator! The accelerator is held in person at Rev: Ithaca Startup Works in Ithaca, New York beginning in late May 2024. The program is free and open to the public.   

Early admission deadline February 16, 2024. Applications close March 25, 2024. Apply here

*Want to learn more? Register to attend an upcoming virtual information session: 

Note: Digital platforms, applications, and other software programs are not eligible unless paired with a physical product that you intend to develop in our program.