Backstage Accelerator
Also known as Backstage
Accelerator Los Angeles, United States Run by Backstage Capital backstagecapital.com inactive
Overview
Three-month accelerator run by Backstage Capital in several cities for founders who identify as women, people of color or LGBTQ+. Its first cohort included 24 companies. Applications are closed, and Backstage Capital stopped making new investments in 2022.
What startups get
$100K investment for 5% equity, a three-month curriculum with mentors, free local co-working during the program, and access to the Backstage network.
Details
- Type
- Accelerator
- Run by
- Backstage Capital
- Headquarters
- Los Angeles, United States
- Runs in
- Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Detroit, London
- Format
- Cohort-based, in-person by city
- Who can apply
- Startups led by founders who identify as women, people of color and/or LGBTQ+
- Standard terms
- $100K for 5%
- Stages
- Pre-seed, Seed
- Status
- Inactive (closed, merged, or paused)
- Website
- backstagecapital.com
Venture funds
Backstage Accelerator also invests through venture funds managed by Backstage Capital.
About this data
Compiled from the program’s website, announcements, and press reports as of October 9, 2026. Terms, credits, and eligibility change between cohorts; confirm them with the program before applying. Alumni are examples, not a complete list.