Funding: Apply for Praxis Business Accelerator Program in USA

Praxis Business Accelerator Program in USA believes that Christian entrepreneurs who are spiritually serious, culturally astute, and in community are uniquely suited to leverage the power of business for the good of their neighbors—building sustainable ventures that renew culture, bless their people and partners, and embody the love and grace of the gospel.  

Through our flagship Business Accelerator, we help entrepreneurs become deeply formed as redemptive leaders who guide their ventures to become more effective, more profitable, and more redemptive in their impact.

This mentorship-driven, non-residential Accelerator equips founders of top ventures as they innovate in their industries. We accept just 12 seed and early-stage ventures every year, with up to two co-founding leaders (known as Praxis Fellows) per venture.

Unlike many conventional accelerators, the Praxis Business Accelerator is fee-based rather than equity-based. The fee enables us as a nonprofit to recoup a portion of the expense of running the program, which is generously subsidized by our donors.

What Praxis offers

During and beyond their participation in the Business Accelerator, Praxis supports the growth, health, and impact of new ventures by equipping entrepreneurs in five critical areas.

• Values-Aligned Capital Enabled by program mentoring, Showcase events, informal gatherings, and other introductions, over $130M in investment and philanthropic capital has been placed into Portfolio ventures through our community. The Praxis Capital Partners is an initiative led by generous investors in the Praxis community who are committed to supporting redemptive ventures in our Portfolio. *All ventures in the Accelerator program will have access to $50K in opt-in investment (in the form of a SAFE or as part of a current round) that may be used to fund areas of greatest need determined by Fellows. This capital will be available to Fellows after the completion of the first in-person event (September 2024) and must be claimed by the Summit in May 2025.
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  This capital allocation is not a direct investment in Fellows by Praxis as an organization; instead, it represents an expansion of our long-standing model to facilitate direct relationships between funders and founders within the Praxis community. We have established Praxis Capital Partners to connect better and engage both groups in the work of building ventures.
  
  *To receive the $50,000 guaranteed capital investment from Praxis Capital Partners, the venture must have the Parent Company registered as a C Corp in the United States. The venture can be created and registered after being accepted to Praxis (and before the end of the program), but it will not be able to receive investment until that process is complete.
• Expert Mentoring: Through our Accelerator programming and introductions, Fellows are introduced to dozens of mentors who—in addition to bringing domain expertise and deep insight—are exemplars of redemptive leadership.
• Transformative Content: In the company of mentors, faculty, and peers, we use the Redemptive Business Playbook and Rule of Life to apply the paradigm-shifting ideas, commitments, practices, and experiences of redemptive entrepreneurship to each Fellow and venture.
• Spiritual Formation: We integrate prayer, teaching, and other shared spiritual practices into the program so that we grow in faith as we grow in leadership. We connect Fellows to providers of trusted resources (for marriage health, counseling, and spiritual direction) in the community.
• Peer Community: During and after the program, you have the opportunity to deepen relationships with other founders in the Praxis Portfolio and forge lasting connections through a vibrant community fueled by shared experiences and common values.

What Fellows gain

1. You’ll strengthen your business. In the Accelerator we’re working together to make your venture more effective, high-impact, profitable, and redemptive as it grows. You’ll regularly discuss and apply powerful principles and specific tactical counsel across the business, in multiple aspects of strategy, operations, and leadership. You’ll enjoy access to capital, talent, and other resources to grow your venture, through personal introductions, gatherings, and private tech-based platforms.
2. You’ll grow as a leader. You’ll be interacting with dozens of Praxis Mentors—wise leaders with expertise on strategy, operations, fundraising, and leadership. You’ll receive sustained personal coaching from our senior program team. As a result, you’re very likely to become more effective, more resilient, and more redemptive as a leader.
3. You’ll become part of a life-giving, venture-building community. From day one you’re part of a diverse cohort of amazing peers leading early-stage ventures in various sectors, sharing the highs, lows, and insights of the journey to grow your ventures as you grow in your faith. You’ll be supported by the Praxis team, a tight-knit group of advocates and connectors ready to help you thrive in the program. And the program is an onramp to ongoing participation in the wider Praxis community, with hundreds of active philanthropists, mentors, Fellow alumni, and thought leaders—all focused on the shared work of venture building.

2026 Business cohort Applications

To tell us about your interest in being considered for that cohort, complete the interest form. To nominate or recommend a candidate for the program, complete the nomination form. We’ll review your nomination and invite them to apply when applications open again in early 2026.

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