International Accelerator
115 Wild Basin Rd, Suite 307, Austin, TX, 78746, United States
Overview
IA is an Austin-based start up accelerator program focused solely on non-US citizen founders that provides access to seed funding and the unique services you need to launch your start up in the United States.
- Total investments
- 1
- Lead investments
- 1
- Investments · 12mo
- 0
- Active investors
- 4
Sector focus
- Banking
- Finance
- Venture Capital
Investment portfolio
- Flavr
Led · Seed · Mar 2016
Flavr is a Belgian food‑tech app that connects food lovers with food makers via an on‑demand marketplace. The company competed at SXSW in International Accelerator’s FastPitch competition and won first place. As a prize it received a spot in International Accelerator’s year‑long program and $50,000 in seed capital. The accelerator program is valued at over $300,000 in capital investments and in‑kind contributions and offers mentors and services to help startups launch in the U.S. Flavr attended SXSW as part of Startup.be; CEO Alexander Van Lear said the team entered mainly to gain pitching experience and was surprised to win. The article includes no revenue, user metrics, or prior funding rounds for Flavr.