Great Lakes Innovation Accelerator Website

Thank you so much for you interest in our Great Lakes Innovation Program! This is a 3-month long accelerator that will provide $100K of non-dilutive capital to develop your technologies and provide personalized coaching and support that’s only possible with our small cohort sizes of 5. Supporting us are a many different groups and organizations passionate about the Great Lakes - this includes research institutions, universities, non-profits, venture capitalists, economic development agencies and more. See here for more info on our partners.

This page summarizes our Summer 2026 programatic schedule to help you make an informed decision on participating. As we finalize details on the program, we will use this Notion Page to share the updates.

Program Overview

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$100k non-dilutive investment

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12 week long hybrid accelerator

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Only 5 startups per cohort - personalized coaching for each startup in the cohort

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Applications Now Open for our Summer 2026 Cohorts

In Summer 2026, we will run two to three cohorts, aligning resources, partnerships, and expertise to support startups across the water technology space. Your application will be considered for all of our programs and we will identify the best fit during the interview process. We will pre-select a number of startups for each program and reopen applications Fall 2026 for our 2027 cohorts

We strongly encourage early applications to maximize your opportunity for selection.