We are looking to identify great founders who are proposing products that solve real problems or create meaningful innovations. We rate applications mainly according to your market segment and potentials, quality of founders and teams, revenue model and a technical assessment.

Only twenty (20) companies are selected to participate in the Bootcamp, of which, up to twelve (12) teams will be invited to join the SPIN Accelerator final cohort.

The duration of the accelerator program is 3 month, including the Bootcamp period. In some of our programs, after this period, few teams may be invited to stay in the accelerator premises and will enjoy our facilities and networking for an extended duration.

The equity stake will differ between each cohort. Specific details will be communicated and become clear to those who are selected to take part in the SPIN Accelerator.

HYPE introduces the largest sports innovation ecosystem with over 26,000 leaders and key decision makers featuring global sport brands, academia, investors and startups. SPIN Accelerator program provides startups with direct access to the fastest growing network of sports innovation in the world. Participants will gain access to mentorship from top local and global industry leaders, connections with investors and worldwide exposure. SPIN Accelerators hosted by global partners are designed to bring start-ups a real advantage in the market. The SPIN Lab program is built to address your specific needs in terms of completing market validation, finding strategic partners and customers, and fundraising.

Participating startups will gain direct access to the biggest and fastest growing global network of sports innovation as well connection to a wide range of stakeholders which could support their activities. In addition, they will experience state-of-the-art methods for scaling their startups during the program. Ultimately, startups will be better placed to achieve their goals, especially in terms of go-to-market plans. At the end of the program the participating startups will be privileged to participate in the Demo Day event and pitch to a jury consisting of leading investors and top sports brands from HYPE eco-system and the local sports innovation community.

We do our best to avoid accepting competitive companies into the same program cohort. However, with the growing number of sports-innovation companies, it is possible that there may be competitive companies in one of the other SPIN Accelerator programs. In such event, we work to ensure there is no exchange of sensitive data. Remember that having two companies in the same area (not in the same program, though) could in fact provide stronger validation for your idea, and in cases there is mutual interest we can even connect between the teams for further collaboration.

Once graduated, you’ll become a proud member of the Alumni Growth program, which provides you with a continued access to a global ecosystem of industry leaders, top brands, founders and mentors. Most promising startups may be invited to participate in SPIN Final global events and advanced programs, as you are now part of HYPE’s Alumni

Startups that are accepted to participate in any of the various SPIN Accelerator programs will have the opportunity to pitch their company to jury consisting of leading investors and top sports brands from HYPE ecosystem and from the local sports innovation community.

While SPIN Accelerator is a major commitment, we do not require that you be primarily based onsite during the entire program. The program is made up of components of onsite and virtual support. In most programs, we expect up to 4 onsite visits will be required for the Bootcamp, Program kickoff, mid-program reality checks and the Demo Day. All other activities, seminars and mentoring will be supported virtually.

In most programs, co-working space for the program duration (within certain team size constraints) will be available.

We typically don’t directly provide accommodation as part of the program. However, we do provide in-depth support to help you find accommodation so the moving process as painless as possible.

If you think you are an expert in your field, and wish to give back to the sports innovation community, you are invited to contact us. We like to include in our ecosystem people who enjoy working with startups and see SPIN Accelerator as an opportunity to:
– Network and co-work with the most ambitious and talented people;
– Get familiar with the newest technology and direct contact with its development;
– Invest into companies at the very beginning;
– Promote the development of the global and local sports innovation ecosystem;
If you find yourself in this description, we will be happy to have you as a mentor.