The Next Big Thing is a 13 week startup accelerator based in Greenville, SC each summer. We're part of the Global Accelerator Network, the #1 accelerator network in the world. Our companies receive seed funding from a diverse group of early stage venture capital firms and angel investors, along with three months of incredible mentorship, access to our in house design team, really cool office space, free legal and accounting services, amazing benefits, and the opportunity to pitch at Demo Day in front of hundreds of investors.

We're looking for extremely talented teams with great ideas in big markets. We fund technology companies, typically web and mobile software companies, but occasionally we accept teams outside those categories.

We invest $18,000 per company in exchange for 6% ownership stake. Our shares look just like yours, and you should think of us as your newest co-founder. We expect to have all the same rights as any other founder, relative to our minority ownership position. In a nutshell, we don’t want any special or controlling interests in your company. We won’t ask for a board seat or for any uncommon investor rights. You will still run the show.

You must be willing to relocate to Greenville for the summer and dedicate 100% of your time for the duration of the program. There's no commitment to stay in Greenville after the program, although we'd love to have you stay.

We're very selective; hundreds of teams apply and we only take 10 teams, so bring your "A" game and apply now!