ChaiTech Accelerator 8
ChaiTech Accelerator 8
Build traction, sharpen your story, and become a more fundable founder.
ChaiTech Accelerator 8 is our 8th accelerator and our first virtual cohort, built to support Jewish founders and their co-founders across North America.
This 8-week virtual accelerator is designed for early-stage founders ready to move from product, pilot, early traction, or serious venture concept toward stronger customer evidence, revenue growth, operational discipline, funding readiness, and a clear 90-day execution plan.
Live Accelerator Sessions: Tuesdays + Thursdays, 12:00–2:00 PM ET
Founder Progress Labs: Fridays, 12:00–1:00 PM ET
Program Dates: January 12, 2027 - March 9, 2027
Format: Virtual
Final Showcase: March 9, 2027
You are building something important.
Now it is time to build with a community behind you.
You may have a startup, social enterprise, product, service, prototype, pilot, early customer, or serious venture concept.
You have made progress — but now the questions are getting harder.
Who is your true customer?
What problem are you really solving?
What evidence proves people care?
What is your traction story?
How do you sell?
How do you position?
How do you operate?
How do you fund the next stage?
How do you explain the business clearly enough that customers, partners, mentors, funders, and investors want to lean in?
That is what ChaiTech Accelerator 8 is built for.
This is not a lecture series.
This is not startup theatre.
This is not a pitch competition disguised as a program.
This is an execution-focused accelerator designed to help founders sharpen their company, pressure-test assumptions, improve sales and go-to-market strategy, strengthen their story, and leave with a practical roadmap for the next 90 days.
Why this virtual cohort matters
ChaiTech Accelerator 8 builds on 7 completed live accelerator cohorts and opens the next chapter: a virtual model designed to reach Jewish founders and their co-founders across North America.
Until now, ChaiTech’s accelerator experience has been rooted in live, in-person community building. That foundation gave us the proof, relationships, curriculum, founder feedback, mentor network, and community trust to expand access beyond one city.
This first virtual cohort brings the best of ChaiTech — practical founder education, honest mentorship, peer accountability, Jewish community, and a high-trust network — to founders who may not otherwise be able to participate.
Who this is for
ChaiTech Accelerator 8 is for founders who are early — but active.
This may include:
founders with an MVP, prototype, pilot, or early product
founders with early customers, users, partners, or revenue
founders preparing to sharpen their pitch and story
founders who need stronger customer evidence
founders trying to turn interest into sales
founders seeking stronger go-to-market discipline
founders preparing for grants, investors, strategic partners, or fundable milestones
founders who want mentorship, structure, accountability, and community
You do not need to have everything figured out.
But you should be ready to do the work.
What you will work on
Across 8 weeks, founders will work through:
founder story
resilience and accountability
customer discovery
product-market fit
pitch narrative
revenue and retention
sales and first customers
positioning and marketing
go-to-market strategy
founder operations
legal readiness
startup finance
funding optionality
showcase readiness
90-day execution planning
The goal is simple:
to help you become clearer, sharper, more credible, and more ready for the next stage of your venture.
What is included
Your Accelerator 8 experience includes:
16 live accelerator sessions
weekly Founder Progress Labs
founder peer accountability
expert-led sessions across customer discovery, PMF, pitch, sales, marketing, legal, finance, operations, and funding
practical weekly outputs
scorecards and evidence gates
pitch practice and deck feedback
venture readiness review
final ChaiTech Den 8 showcase
90-day execution roadmap
12 months of ChaiTech Founder Community access
access to the ChaiTech founder, mentor, investor, operator, and alumni ecosystem
Included: 12 months of ChaiTech Founder Community access
ChaiTech Accelerator 8 is not designed to end when the final session ends.
Your tuition includes 12 months of ChaiTech Founder Community access, giving you continued connection to the ChaiTech founder, mentor, operator, investor, and alumni ecosystem after the accelerator.
This includes access to selected community events, founder updates, peer connections, curated opportunities, and the broader ChaiTech network.
The goal is simple: help founders leave the accelerator with momentum — and stay connected to the people, opportunities, and community that can help them keep building.
What founders say about ChaiTech
“Simply put, ChaiTech has been an incredible experience… It’s given me a home and community that I will value forever.”
— Jason Kogan
“This accelerator is especially important for the Jewish community. It makes us stronger and more connected.”
— Gil From
“Beyond the knowledge, the real gift has been the relationships and support that will last far beyond this program.”
— Anatoly Dvortsan
“It’s been revitalizing to be reconnected and supported by this community.”
— Shelley Vaisberg
“Being a founder can be so lonely… Thank you ChaiTech team for your deep understanding of the needs of founders, your devotion to our success, and the warm and open heart with which you provide your support.”
— Eviatar Tron
Why ChaiTech
ChaiTech has become one of the fastest-growing Jewish innovation and entrepreneurship communities in North America.
To date, ChaiTech has:
supported 350+ Jewish and ally entrepreneurs
engaged 200+ startups
delivered 7 accelerator cohorts
hosted 10 sold-out innovation and community events
welcomed 3,000+ attendees
helped participants build stronger skills, stronger networks, and stronger community connection
Our alumni community includes founders building across construction tech, AI, commerce, consumer products, marketplaces, software, social impact, healthcare, and community innovation.
Ventures supported through ChaiTech include companies such as Crewscope, Padder, SellIt9, and Azoma — founders working on real problems, real markets, real customers, and real next-stage growth.
We do not share confidential founder metrics without permission. What we can say is this: ChaiTech has become a trusted environment where serious founders sharpen their companies, strengthen their networks, deepen their resilience, and move from scattered effort to focused execution — together.
Tuition
For Accelerator 8, ChaiTech is offering preferred pricing because this is our first virtual accelerator cohort, building on 7 completed live cohorts to date.
First 18 accepted founders: $1,800 USD
Next 18 accepted founders: $2,000 USD
Final seats: $2,500 USD
Tuition is capped at $2,500 USD for this virtual founding cohort.
Need-based financial scholarships are available for eligible founders. Scholarship requests can be submitted as part of the application process.
This program is for you if…
you are actively building a startup, social enterprise, or tech-enabled venture
you have an MVP, prototype, pilot, customer conversations, or early traction
you want sharper customer evidence
you need a clearer pitch and stronger deck
you want to build a real sales pipeline
you need stronger positioning and go-to-market discipline
you want to understand your numbers, funding path, and fundable milestones
you want accountability, mentorship, and a serious peer group
you want to join a founder community that continues beyond the program
This program is probably not for you if…
you only have a vague idea and have not started validating it
you are unwilling to talk to customers
you only want a pitch opportunity without doing the work
you are not ready for weekly accountability
you are looking for guaranteed investment
you cannot commit meaningful time to improving your company during the program
If you are earlier in the journey, ChaiTech Innovators Lab may be the better starting point.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need to already have revenue?
No. Revenue is helpful, but not required. You should have a serious venture concept, product, pilot, prototype, customer conversations, or early traction that you are ready to develop more seriously.
Do I need to have a pitch deck?
No. You will build and improve your pitch throughout the program. If you already have a deck, you will refine it. If you do not, you will create one.
Is this only for tech startups?
The program is best suited for startups, social enterprises, and tech-enabled ventures that are trying to solve a meaningful problem and grow beyond a one-person project.
Is this a fundraising program?
Not exactly. The program helps you become more funding-ready by improving your story, evidence, numbers, milestones, and strategy. It does not guarantee investment.
Will I pitch at the end?
The program culminates in ChaiTech Den 8, a final showcase. The goal is to present your venture, evidence, progress, and next steps clearly.
What happens after the accelerator?
You will leave with a 90-day roadmap, a stronger pitch, clearer milestones, and a better understanding of what to do next. Your tuition also includes 12 months of ChaiTech Founder Community access, so you can stay connected to the people, opportunities, and community that can help you keep building.
Are scholarships available?
Yes. Need-based financial scholarships are available for eligible founders. Scholarship requests can be submitted as part of the application process.
Ready to accelerate your company?
Join ChaiTech Accelerator 8.
Build traction.
Sharpen your story.
Strengthen your network.
Build with chutzpah!
Join a community that continues beyond the program.
Leave with the community and confidence to take your startup to new heights.
Apply now for ChaiTech Accelerator 8.
Fast acting founders can join for $1,800 USD.
Space is limited.