ACCELERATOR

The beachhead into the global market through Silicon Valley

147

Companies Accelerated

+42M USD

Companies’ Revenue(2021)

7

US Offices Established

+50M USD (KR) / +1.2M USD (US)

Investment Raised(2023)

147

Companie's Accelerated

7

US Offices Established

42

Companies’ Revenue(2021)

50

Investment Raised(2023)

Mentorship

Jim Fox

Carlos Ruiz

Greg Fisher

Aymerik Renard

Hardware Club CEO

Alejandro Maldonado

Aditya Chandak

Rafael Ferraz

Howard Ahn

Mike Tamaru

Greg Moore

Sabrina Yuan

Yoon Ahn

Hardware Massive

Paul Kallmes

Howard Steinberg

Fernando Figueiredo

Martyn Crew

Adam Sterling

James Han

Pawan J. Mehra

Ujjal Pathak

Roy Kim

Luke Sungho Ahn

Erico Franco Gomez

Rob Goodall

Kevin Smith

Gideon Marks

Jeff Schaffzin

Henry Sang

Vishal Kapoor

Deborah Kelson

William Belhumeur

Sandra Miller

Ben Sun

Lucas Rocha

Marquesa Finch

Erik Ford

Feryal Ferdowsi

Mentorship

Alejandro Maldonado

Jim Fox

Greg Fisher

Aditya Chandak

Carlos Ruiz

Aymerik Renard

Hardware Club CEO

Rafael Ferraz

Howard Ahn

Mike Tamaru

Sabrina Yuan

Paul Kallmes

Fernando Figueiredo

Adam Sterling

Pawan J. Mehra

Roy Kim

Erico Franco Gomez

Greg Moore

Yoon Ahn

Hardware Massive

Howard Steinberg

Martyn Crew

James Han

Ujjal Pathak

Rob Goodall

Luke Sungho Ahn

Kevin Smith

Jeff Schaffzin

Vishal Kapoor

William Belhumeur

Ben Sun

Marquesa Finch

Feryal Ferdowsi

Gideon Marks

Henry Sang

Deborah Kelson

Sandra Miller

Lucas Rocha

Erik Ford

Program Process

Step 1
Selection

Startup application review
& in-person presentation evaluation

Application Review
  • Application review by board of experts
Presentation Evaluation
  • In-person presentation evaluation following results of application review for initial determination of cohort

Step 2
Diagnosis

US market-fit diagnosis

US Market-Fit Feedback
  • US consumer & expert feedback per applicant
Company Diagnosis
  • Market, competitive landscape, and localization related diagnosis report per applicant

Step 3
Localization

Localization planning
Localization preparation

Localization Planning
  • US market localization plan based on company diagnosis
  • Report outlining recommended plan for IP/market specific licenses, fundraising, business development, and marketing
Localization Preparation
  • US product showroom
  • On-ground education & training
  • 1:1 mentoring with US industry experts
  • US entity formation & office usage if needed

Step 4
Realization

Product pivoting
US business development & scouting trips
Network build-up

Product Pivoting
  • Market specific IP registration and product certification
  • Execution of US-based consulting on product’s design & technical specs
US Business Development
  • Consumer focus groups
  • Learnings from top corporations & institutions such as Google, Autodesk, Stanford & UC Berkeley
  • The Vault Demo Day participation with SF based VCs
Network Build-up
  • Closed-door meetings with distributors, potential buyers & partners
  • Various intimate interactions with The Vault SF member companies, alumni, advisors, mentors and investors

Step 5
Expansion

Follow-on Support
Graduation

Follow-on Support
  • Pro-bono usage of The Vault SF office for 6 months following end of program
  • Access to The Vault SF events
  • Connections to partners & advisors on a case-by-case basis
Graduation
  • Case-by-case follow-on investment by The Vault
  • Additional strategic partnership opportunities with The Vault

Program Process

Step 1
Selection

Startup application review
& in-person presentation evaluation

Application Review
  • Application review by board of experts
Presentation Evaluation
  • In-person presentation evaluation following results of application review for initial determination of cohort

Step 2
Diagnosis

US market-fit diagnosis

US Market-Fit Feedback
  • US consumer & expert feedback per applicant
Company Diagnosis
  • Market, competitive landscape, and localization related diagnosis report per applicant

Step 3
Localization

Localization planning
Localization preparation

Localization Planning
  • US market localization plan based on company diagnosis
  • Report outlining recommended plan for IP/market specific licenses, fundraising, business development, and marketing
Localization Preparation
  • US product showroom
  • On-ground education & training
  • 1:1 mentoring with US industry experts
  • US entity formation & office usage if needed

Step 4
Realization

Product pivoting
US business development & scouting trips
Network build-up

Product Pivoting
  • Market specific IP registration and product certification
  • Execution of US-based consulting on product’s design & technical specs
US Business Development
  • Consumer focus groups
  • Learnings from top corporations & institutions such as Google, Autodesk, Stanford & UC Berkeley
  • The Vault Demo Day participation with SF based VCs
Network Build-up
  • Closed-door meetings with distributors, potential buyers & partners
  • Various intimate interactions with The Vault SF member companies, alumni, advisors, mentors and investors

Step 5
Expansion

Follow-on Support
Graduation

Follow-on Support
  • Pro-bono usage of The Vault SF office for 6 months following end of program
  • Access to The Vault SF events
  • Connections to partners & advisors on a case-by-case basis
Graduation
  • Case-by-case follow-on investment by The Vault
  • Additional strategic partnership opportunities with The Vault

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