BAJ Accelerator is launching on January 24-29, 2021 Virtual Program and invites startups to join it! A year ago, January 2020 marked the establishment of New York based exclusive accelerator the Baltic-Armenian-Jacobs (BAJ) Accelerator – Firing Range.

BAJ Accelerator is made possible by the collaboration of three organizations: Baltic American Chamber of Commerce, Orion Worldwide Innovations LLC, and Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute at Cornell Tech. Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute is established jointly by Cornell University and the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology.

WHY NOW?
The BAJ Accelerator comes to the market at a critical time when startup investors fear the subsidy bubble. As The Wall Street Journal reports Tech startups are facing pressure from investors to come up with new business models that generate profits, rather than offering endless “discounts aimed at luring new customers and racking up users”. VCs, Tech giants, and other investors are interested in exponential technologies with business models, and Intel’s $2 billion deal last month to buy Israeli startup Habana Labs marks the biggest AI deal in a year that saw transactions hit record highs (WSJ).

VALUE PROPOSITION
Enable startups to become investable and focus on what matters to customers and how to build business models to grow their businesses. Connect founders to influential dealmakers and investors. Exposure to Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute startups coaching proven methodology, Baltic, and Armenian startup ecosystem.

PROGRAM
The Firing Range name of the BAJ Accelerator comes from the cornerstone differentiator of the program: offering multiple tangible engagements with upscale investors from the U.S. and other countries. BAJ Accelerator offers a 6-Day program open for founders from the Baltics, Armenia, the U.S., and the rest of the world:

• 6-Day Program for Early Stage and Series Funding with influential networking and two full day presentations to dynamic dealmakers.

WHO SHOULD APPLY?
The program is designed for founders who are ready and eager to expand and enter the U.S. market, founders who have already established their U.S. presence and are planning to expand, companies that are in the seed or series funding stage.

HOW TO APPLY?
The application submission for January 2021 BAJ Accelerator program application is open. Apply here.