The 15-week dual-use accelerator
The MavenWERX Dual Use Accelerator is a 15-week program built around five pillars: Connect, Understand, Build, Grow, and Scale.
Our approach is personal, immersive, and rigorous. We work alongside you to understand your business, address what is holding it back, and pursue opportunities across commercial and defense markets.
Five pillars
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We Connect
We connect with you as a founder—learning your story, your vision, and what you want to accomplish. We build a working relationship grounded in trust, accountability, and shared goals.
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We Understand
We work with you to understand your company's needs, strengths, and gaps. Together, we examine your technology, customers, business model, team, and resources to identify what needs attention and where the strongest opportunities lie.
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We Build
We build a plan together. That plan establishes priorities, practical milestones, and the resources and relationships needed to move your business forward.
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We Grow
We work alongside you to develop opportunities through customer discovery, strategic introductions, partnerships, and new markets. Together, we turn the plan into action and use what we learn to refine your direction.
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We Scale
We help position your business for sustainable growth by strengthening its operations, capital strategy, and ability to deliver. Our focus is on preparing your company to meet growing demand and execute beyond the accelerator.
Investment fitness
Throughout the program, we build investment fitness by helping you clarify your capital needs, demonstrate progress, and strengthen your investment case. This work also gives Grind Ventures a deeper understanding of your company's market potential, team, and execution—providing insights that support its due diligence and investment decision-making.
- Problem validation
- Business modeling
- Customer discovery
- Intellectual property strategy
- Financial readiness
- Commercialization