Latino Founders is a nonprofit organization supporting the creation of Startups looking to scale their products, technology, and services statewide. Entrepreneurs with a business idea or an existing business participate in a 10-week accelerator program, where they learn business modeling, finance, and prototyping and get paired up with hand-selected mentors and resources to help them launch and scale their businesses.

We seek startup founders with an existing business, proven traction, unique or diverse lived experiences, and a passion for scaling their business within the community that has supported them from the beginning. In order to qualify for the program, founders must: Be 18 years of age or older Have a business registered for at least a year Have a majority ownership of an established business with traction

At Latino Founders we are sector agnostic and we provide in-depth support to promising startups looking to scale their companies. examples of industry sectors that we are looking for are Hardware, Software, Athletic and Outdoors, Consumer Packaged Goods, Food and Beverage, Build Environment, and Transportation.

Once the submission deadline passes, the Latino Founders team will perform an administrative review to confirm each submission meets the applications requirements before advancing to the evaluation panel. The evaluation panel will review each application and will select the companies that will participate on the cohort. Our selection criteria for the Latino Founders Accelerator Program are straightforward. We evaluate applicants based on: - The potential of the startup’s solution to scale - Product/Service development stage - Market potential - Feasibility of the product/service to meet market needs - Current and/or potential market traction - Relevant experience of the entrepreneur and team

You must apply not later than August 18th, 2025 at 11:00 PM Pacific Time.