Start.Pivot.Grow awards $40,000 to small-business founders

The accelerator competition was created to expand access to capital and business resources for underserved entrepreneurs. The awards are intended to help recipients strengthen operations, pursue growth opportunities, and prepare their companies to scale. Venture capitalist Melissa Bradley also received the accelerator’s 2026 Community Impact Award for advancing entrepreneurship and access to capital.

• accelerator
• grants
• small business
• capital access