A Track Record of Creating Industry Leaders

The new way to bring a startup to market or scale, NextUp's line of individualized, strategic, and hands-on accelerators and incubators are focused on helping launch and grow game-changing emerging technology startups.

An Industry-Leading Partner Ecosystem: Expertise, Enterprise Pilots and M&A, VC's, And Media

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5x
Average Revenue Growth Within 6 Months of Acceptance
10x
Average Userbase Growth Within 6 Months of Acceptance
<4%
Startup Failure Rate
$250M+
Funds Raised By Teams
25%
Faster Average Launch Time VS Expected Launch Time For NextUp Pre-Launch Companies

What is NextUp?

Reviewing ~3,000 applicants per year, we selectively upcelerate 50 startups per year that we strongly believe in through our best-in-class NextUp approach: bespoke, strategic, and hands-on. This is the radically different way in which our accelerators function. Our industry-leading team collaborates with you to create a tailored program, featuring weekly and bi-weekly sessions designed specifically to meet your needs. You’ll work directly with our leadership team, comprised of experienced entrepreneurs and venture capital fund managers, and with a hand-picked mentor who has successfully navigated your specific market.

Together, we’ll focus on the areas that matter most for your success—like go-to-market strategy, fundraising, scaling, marketing, team-building, or something else. Additionally, you’ll benefit from the LvlUp Ventures ecosystem, connecting you with potential partners and our portfolio of high-growth companies.

At NextUp, we don't invest in companies with cash upfront, we provide value through our program that surpasses that. We operate on a non-cash equity model, taking 1-3% equity stakes in the startups that join our portfolio and have the option to invest in the best ones following the program. Whether or not we ultimately invest, companies our team has worked with have raised over $250M and have an industry-leading failure rate.

Haven't Launched Yet?

Apply to NextUp Pre-Launch, our bespoke accelerator that aims to help you go to market and raise capital better and faster through the unique NextUp approach.

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Already Launched?

Check out NextUp Scale, an accelerator that leverages our experienced team, expertise, and mentor circle to help scale your growing post-launch startup through our same individualized, strategic, and hands-on approach.

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Portfolio Highlights

$150M publicly traded Blockchain-As-A-Platform company. Clients include enterprises/brands like Kiton.

Leveraging Augmented Reality technology to drive revenue. Clients including LiveNation, Usher, Lady Gaga, Imagine Dragons, the NFL, Disney, Hulu, and more.

Studious leverages AI to create bite-sized training for professional exams like the CFA. Pilots with CohnReznick, University of Utah, and more.

First of its kind skincare made by female olympic athletes, for the everyday female athlete.
Tlks with Pop-Up Grocer, 24 Hour Fitness, Ehrewon, & more.

Precision Men's Performance, powered by AI.
Partnership wiht Hyrox & $20k MRR 3 Months After Launch.

Sharely empowers everyday investors to make a tangible difference in the world as they grow their wealth.
Acceptance Into Bank of America Accelerator Post-NextUp.

The NextUp Approach

Our upceleration methodology delivers strategic advisory, impactful services, exclusive mentorship, access to LvlUp's unparalleled community, and the opportunity to radically improve your fundraise.

Here’s a boilerplate program that can be fully customized to align with a bespoke launch or growth strategy:

Milestone 1: Onboarding & Aligning On Startup Vision And Support
Milestone 2: Go-To-Market Strategy Review & Enhancement

Milestone 3: Language, Pitch Deck, Marketing Materials, and Data Room Refinement
Milestone 4: Language, Pitch Deck, Marketing Materials, and Data Room Review
Milestone 5: Practice Pitch & Perfection
Milestone 6: Fundraising Automation Set-Up & Strategy
Milestone 7: Sales Strategy Refinement and Ecosystem Plug-In Strategy
Milestone 8: Strategy, Operations, and Best Practices

The first eight sessions of the program take place weekly and can be customized in both order and topics to align with the specific needs of your startup. This individualized approach allows us to replace less relevant sessions with tailored ones that focus on critical areas such as leadership, team management, and operations to help you scale faster.

After these initial two months of weekly sessions in the NextUp Pre-Launch, Scale, or SPIN Labs program, we will hold 2-4 bi-weekly sessions over the following 1-2 months, concentrating on building progress quickly after the transformative 8-week intensive setting a strong foundation. We’re committed to supporting you for up to 12 months as you prepare for launch or scale (depending on the program).

If needed, after the bi-weekly sessions, we’ll transition to monthly check-ins to ensure you remain on track for a successful launch while providing ongoing advisory support. In between these sessions, you can easily schedule additional time with our team for any specific assistance your venture requires.

Bi-Weekly Meetings
Customized support to take you to the next level faster.
Demo Day/Graduation
Present at an exclusive quarterly NextUp Demo Day With 50-100+ VC's, Angels, and members of the investor ecosystem. Often you've already closed your round through our fundraising strategy support before the Demo Day.

Our Focus

We believe in all founders with a vision and high-potential solutions that utilize emerging technology to change the way people live and work for the better or provide the infrastructure for ventures to do so.

For the NextUp Pre-Launch Hybrid Accelerator-Venture Studio, we come in when these entrepreneurs have a Business Plan and Minimum Viable Product (MVP) but are yet to launch and raise their seed round.

For NextUp Scale, our post-launch bespoke accelerator, we work with a range of ventures from growing, early-stage startups to public companies that have launched. We act as an extension of your team by providing strategic advice and expertise to help you go-to-market and be well positioned to scale.

~$100M

Raised By Our PortCo's

$1M

In Sponsored Perks

FinTech, HealthTech, AI, Future of Work, Web3.0, Sustainability, SAAS, Enterprise Tech, Consumer, Entertainment Tech

Focus Verticals

Global Presence And Expertise

NextUp is focused on upcelerating startups that are based in the United States, Canada, Israel, England, and France through our remote hybrid startup accelerator-venture studio and bespoke accelerator. Our team has deep expertise in the North American and Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) Markets, enabling us to assist ventures in developing and refining their GTM and growth strategies with emphasis in these areas. Leveraging our extensive experience creating successful companies in the United States and presence of our headquarters and team in the nation, we deliver support to help non-American startups launch, expand to, or grow in the country.

NextUp Portfolio

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