Desai Accelerator

Congrats to our Desai Accelerator 2022 cohort for a successful finale pitch event! If you missed the event in person, watch the stellar performances of Standd, Infinite Degrees, Dabl, and Detroit Design & Technology, Inc. here 👉 📺
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMGGSjHWtmvVkeunvaxMbjS2bDbJWTBPY

Our 2021 is TOMORROW, December 14! Join us as four innovative University of Michigan startups pitch their innovative solutions to real-life problems:

Aurora Tights is a niche performance athletic brand that produces and sells shade and size-inclusive tights for women of color, and athletes in performance sports.

BreezeBubble is a smart mask with a flexible edge design that provides high comfort, breathability, and protection.

Tour.Video is the first video-based digital leasing assistant that can be installed as an overlay to any apartment website, making it easier for renters to imagine what life really is like living at that property.

Revolin Sports provides conscientious athletes with high performance, sustainable sporting equipment.

Grab your ticket for this virtual event:

Desai Accelerator Virtual Demo Day 2021 Meet the 2021 Desai Accelerator Cohort. Featuring Aurora, BreezeBubble, Tour.Video, and Revolin Sports.

Desai Accelerator's Virtual Fall 2021 Demo Day is coming on December 14, 2021, @ 3 pm ET. Are you ready to join us in celebrating our amazing diverse startups? https://www.eventbrite.com/e/180103964807

We are very excited to introduce our newest cohort: Aurora Tights, breezebubble, LeaseMagnets, and Revolin Sports. Read more:

U-M’s Desai Accelerator Invests in Four Alumni Startups Four companies have been accepted into the Desai Accelerator, an accelerator program for early-stage alumni startups at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

1 Month Since Desai Accelerator Demo Day! - https://mailchi.mp/4e1e039591ad/1-month-since-desai-accelerator-demo-day

📣 Calling Founders and Startup Interns! - https://mailchi.mp/085089c8b70b/calling-founders-and-startup-interns

🔥 Desai Companies are on fire! + 2021 Info Session -

🔥 Desai Companies are on fire! + 2021 Info Session We are five months into our first 10-month and fully-remote program, and we are proud of our 2020 founders for adjusting and hustling in this new normal. Read on to hear some of the wins our current and past cohort companies have had recently.  We have also begun looking for our next batch of recen...

We are so excited to see Lillian Augusta, a 2020 cohort company in Crain's Detroit. Keep being amazing!

Hair without harm: 2 UM graduates use invasive plant species to create healthier extensions Two recent University of Michigan graduate students are aiming to reinvent synthetic hair extensions without plastic, in a way that puts an invasive species to productive use.Jannice Newson and Nana Britwum have just created their first prototype of a synthetic hair made specifically for Black…

Our Managing Director, Angela Kujava, was featured on Thrive Global speaking about how we pivoted our cohort to a remote format and other important lessons for entrepreneurs.

Timely Lessons for Entrepreneurs from an Accelerator’s Pivot Remembering humanity and accounting for personal shifts is critical in today's environment

🎉 Exciting news from Desai about the future of our program!

U-M's Desai Accelerator announces new endowment funding, extended program The Desai Accelerator Endowment Fund has been formed to fund the program, thanks to a donation from the Desai Sethi Family Foundation, and the program itself will now take 10 months instead of 90 days.

Desai Accelerator: Applications are OPEN for our program and internships! - https://mailchi.mp/7606e5bfe4a6/desai-accelerator-applications-are-open