GHV Accelerator

GHV Accelerator is an accelerator that links the Indian and Japanese startup ecosystems. It has a two-part aim: raise the fundability of Indian startups and give international institutions a way into the Indian market. It says it has more than twenty years of experience helping startups.

Products and services

• Mentoring: access to business leaders who advise founders.
• Enterprise network: introductions that help startups gain traction with large customers.
• GHV programmes: access to its own programme activity.
• Investor visibility: exposure to its investor network.
• Acceleration and funding: for proof-of-concept ventures with room to grow.

Customers and markets

Indian startups at the stage after incubation and before venture capital, aiming for a Series A in less time. It has helped an Indian coffee brand enter Japan and partnered with Maruti to back mobility and auto ventures.

Key facts

• Focus: India and Japan
• Application steps: form, pitch, proof-of-concept evaluation, then enrolment
• Experience: over two decades