Highway1, the PCH hardware accelerator, has opened applications for its Autumn 2016 programme. Established less than three years ago, the programme has been completed by 67 hardware start-ups, raising a combined $90 million in venture and crowd funding.
The four-month immersion programme is designed to accelerate hardware start-ups, providing the knowledge, network and tools needed for growth. These include full-time engineering support; access to onsite prototyping labs and a network of industrial designers and mentors; a trip to Shenzhen, China, to learn about supply chain and manufacturing; and marketing, retail and funding support. Highway1 also invests up to $100,000 in each successful applicant in exchange for equity.
Brady Forrest, VP Highway1, said: “At Highway1, we look for the best entrepreneurs who have the passion and talent to succeed, and we get them to the next level, giving them the tools needed to appeal to investors, and grow their companies. Highway1 is becoming known as the most rigorous hardware programme in the world, and we are very proud of our graduates.”
Autumn 2016 will see between 8 and 12 high potential start-ups join other Irish Highway1 graduates, including the iPad-connected kitchen scale Drop and Ayda, a wearable fertility tracker.
The deadline to apply for the Autumn 2016 programme is 23 May 2 2016. For more information visit http://highway1.io/apply/.
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