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Accelerators · October 15, 2026 · 1 min read

a16z Speedrun: A 12-Week San Francisco Accelerator That Takes Any Kind of Startup

TechCrunch says applications for the next cohort open in April, with off-season applications considered year-round.

a16z Speedrun: A 12-Week San Francisco Accelerator That Takes Any Kind of Startup

Andreessen Horowitz's Speedrun accelerator is open to founders of any type of startup and runs for about 12 weeks in San Francisco, TechCrunch reported in February. Applications for the next cohort open in April, though the program considers off-season applications year-round, according to the program's Lu, quoted in the article.

Venture-backed accelerators have become a main route into early funding, but selectivity is high: the headline describes it as super-competitive. Terms are described in TechCrunch's guide.

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Source: TechCrunch

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