Found a CA Startup
Get non-dilutive funding, mentorship from 40+ VCs and founders, and paid interns to build alongside you.
Two paths for founders
Claremont Accelerator
Main Program
What You Get
- • $5,000 - $15,000 in non-dilutive funding
- • Mentorship from 40+ VCs and founders
- • Paid interns matched to your startup
- • Demo Day presentation to investors
Who Should Apply
- • Startups with traction (users, revenue, or prior funding)
- • Teams committed to building full-time or significant part-time
- • At least one founder from the 5Cs
Applications Closed
CA Studio
Pre-Accelerator Program
What You Get
- • Semester-long structured program
- • $1,000 in funding
- • Workshops and mentorship sessions
- • Automatic final-round interview for main program
Who Should Apply
- • Individual founders (not teams)
- • Early-stage or idea-stage
- • Looking to validate and build your first MVP
- • Want a pathway to the main accelerator
Applications Closed
Outcomes
Where CA founders end up.
A snapshot of alumni companies still building after Demo Day — raising capital, shipping product, and hiring the next cohort of 5C talent.
Peer
Cohort 4
Revolutionizing the freight brokerage industry.
Accepted into YC S26
