Last month, Cancun played host to an extraordinary gathering: the inaugural TinyFest! This wasn't just any conference; it was a vibrant blend of insightful presentations, heartfelt founder stories, and, of course, some well-deserved fun under the sun.

Applications are open for TinySeed’s Spring 2024 accelerator programs, and the TinySeed accelerator team (Rob Walling, Tracy Osborn, and Alex McQuade) hosted a live application info session to answer questions.

Are you a founder looking to accelerate your SaaS startup this year? There are four common signs among SaaS founders who find success in an accelerator program. Is this you? Bonus: There is also one other common sign that says you’re not ready for a program like TinySeed.

If you’re interested in applying to TinySeed, you know you’re up against some stiff competition. The best way to increase your chances of a successful application is to know what makes a best fit startup for our accelerator. So, what are we looking for?

Applications for TinySeed’s upcoming accelerator batch will be opening from February 12th to February 25th. We’ll dive into the details below, but make sure to sign up for our emails if you’d like to be notified when applications go live.

FinChat, a subscription-based public equity research platform and a part of TinySeed’s Fall 2022 accelerator cohort, has raised $1.5 million USD in seed funding from experienced American FinTech investor Social Leverage.

We’re thrilled to welcome these 19 startups spanning 10 countries to our Fall 2023 Americas and EMEA accelerator programs.

Applications are open for TinySeed’s Fall 2023 accelerator programs, and the TinySeed accelerator team (Rob Walling, Tracy Osborn, and Alex McQuade) hosted a live application info session to answer questions.

We're excited to announce that Squadcast has been acquired by Descript, representing the second acquistion from TinySeed's 2020 accelerator cohort.

Notion has some killer features that allow us to collaborate with founders, track events and mentors, and surface up information in several areas automatically, allowing us to create a central knowledge base where founders can easily access these resources and other accelerator information. Here’s how we use it:

In addition to entrepreneurial loneliness, many founders also find themselves stuck in their own head trying to solve increasingly difficult challenges. Even the best founders benefit from a breath of fresh air and new pairs of eyes on their challenges. “But Alex, I don’t have anyone like that in my life!” I can hear you say. Well, dear reader, that’s why you need a mastermind. Read on for what to expect, how to start, and the major benefits to being in a mastermind.

Builder Prime (TS S2020), the all-in-one CRM, estimating, and project management platform designed specifically for home improvement contractors, has secured their Series A funding round led by Blueprint Equity and participation by TinySeed.

We are thrilled to announce we’ve raised $10.38 million USD for a fund primarily targeting early-stage startups in Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). Read on for more details:

At TinySeed, we greatly value the role of subject-matter experts as mentors, ensuring our founders have access to proficient advice when they encounter challenges or seek insights on industry best practices. We are delighted to introduce six more experts to our mentorship program.

We’re thrilled to welcome these 22 startups spanning 12 countries to our Spring 2022 Americas and EMEA accelerator programs.

We’re huge fans of subject-matter experts as TinySeed mentors, so our founders have skilled voices to access when they have questions or need access to best-practices. We’ve recently added 10 new mentors to the official TinySeed mentor roster. Here are the first five, and we’ll announce the rest next week!

Applications are open for TinySeed’s Spring 2023 accelerator programs, and the TinySeed accelerator team (Rob Walling, Tracy Osborn, and Alex McQuade) hosted a live application info session to answer questions.

The application for our Americas and EMEA Spring 2023 programs will open for two weeks starting February 6th. Read on for an overview of the application and what we ask.

We’re thrilled to welcome these 26 startups spanning 10 countries to our Fall 2022 Americas and EMEA accelerator programs.

Founders have access to a ridiculous amount of useful information. How do you organize and process all of it to make it useful?