CREATE

The Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation's Accelerator Program

Powered by the Shaddock Seed Fund

CREATE is a cross-campus, accelerator program that provides mentorship and small amounts of capital to help TCU students get their businesses off the ground. It’s open to all TCU students. Any idea at any stage is welcome.

Our accelerator program includes aspiring entrepreneurs with start-ups from every college on the TCU campus with ideas that range from advanced technologies to service-based solutions. No idea is too small or too big for our program at the Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

CREATE starts in the fall semester when students attend information sessions and workshops together, gaining skills and resources to prepare their ventures for the spring. One final pitch competition will be held in the spring for start-ups to compete for up to $50,000 in funding.

Through CREATE, you can take advantage of workshops, mentors, advice, grants, legal assistance and networking opportunities.

You must be a TCU student to join the cohort and to compete for seed funding. All other programs are open to the TCU CREATE Network of faculty, staff, CREATE alumni and local community members.

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How it works

Fall

Attend an information session within the first two weeks of the semester. At the session, you will learn about the program and you can decide if you'd like to participate.
If you want to participate, submit an application here.
Upon application approval, you will be added to the CREATE D2L course, gaining access to all upcoming dates and important materials you will need.
Attend workshops throughout the fall semester.

Spring

All start-ups will participate in workshops, one-on-one mentorship meetings, legal and accounting sessions, and more.
The institute will work with each start-up to prepare them for the final pitch day, which will occur at the end of the spring semester.
Start-ups will compete for access to $50,000 in capital to support their business.