Firestarter

Firestarter is a 7-week cohort-based program for early-stage Purdue-affiliated startups, designed to validate business models and prepare founders for the accelerator or direct investment. It is a pipeline program feeding into the broader Purdue Innovates ecosystem.

• Firestarter is a 7-week cohort-based pre-accelerator program.
• It targets early-stage Purdue-affiliated startups for business model validation.
• It serves as a pipeline into the Purdue Accelerator and Purdue Ventures.

Official source does not specify cohort size, acceptance rate, or post-program outcomes. No details on whether participants receive any funding or stipend.

• "purdue-university"
• "purdue-firestarter"