About Us

Our Mission

Our mission is to foster the most thriving, inviting & inclusive community for entrepreneurs. We believe that anyone with the goal of becoming an entrepreneur should have the chance to pursue it and receive support along the way. Our work impacts individuals who are often overlooked by traditional startup ecosystems -- that’s what drives us to make the entrepreneurial path more equitable, inclusive and accessible.

Read our 2023 Equity Report HERE.

Creating clear pathways to success for early stage entrepreneurs.

Grid110 is an economic and community development non-profit dedicated to creating clear pathways to success for early-stage entrepreneurs. Through our cohort-based accelerator programs, we provide founders with a growing community of fellow entrepreneurs, expert mentorship, and critical resources.

Over the past 8 years, Grid110 has supported 300+ companies across various business verticals and stages through our programs (70% women founders, 77% founders of color), along with thousands of entrepreneurs through free events and workshops. Our alumni have gone on to programs like Techstars, YCombinator, 500 Startups, have raised $123M+ in outside capital, and have created 622 local jobs. Learn more about our alumni HERE.

Path to Entrepreneurship

From ideation to founding to scaling to management, we’re there for you.

Equitable

We fight and rally for a more just, equal entrepreneurial path on behalf of every founder.

Inclusive

Our diverse DNA makes us a group who invites and empowers everyone to take a seat at the table.

Accessible

The enemy of what we do is closed doors - we make it easy to engage in entrepreneurship.

THE GRID110 DIFFERENCE

Our programs are unlike most other cohort-based incubators and accelerators. Grid110 does not take equity in exchange for participation in our programs, nor is there a fee that companies have to pay.

Due to the fact that we don’t take equity or invest financially in the companies that participate, we have more flexibility with regards to the business models, products, and industries of the companies that we invite to join our programs.

Above all else, our dedication is always to the founders. We pride ourselves in our ability to bring remarkable people with great ideas together and to support our founders in every way we possibly can.