Unusual Academy
Accelerator Menlo Park, United States Run by Unusual Ventures Since 2018 unusual.vc
Overview
One-week, in-person program run by the seed firm Unusual Ventures in Menlo Park for very early enterprise and AI startups. Teams work with Unusual's partners and operators on customer discovery, product-market fit, building AI companies, hiring and fundraising, and finish by pitching to the cohort and guest investors.
What startups get
An uncapped SAFE of up to US$1M invested in the company's next financing, a 3% program fee, and more than US$1M in partner credits from providers such as Microsoft Azure and OpenAI.
Details
- Type
- Accelerator
- Run by
- Unusual Ventures
- Headquarters
- Menlo Park, United States
- Format
- One-week, in-person cohort in Menlo Park
- Who can apply
- US-incorporated teams of 2–4 with at least one technical co-founder, from idea stage up to about US$2M raised
- Standard terms
- $1M
- Stages
- Pre-seed, Seed
- Sectors
- enterprise software
- Started
- 2018
- Status
- Active
- Website
- unusual.vc
Venture funds
Unusual Academy also invests through venture funds managed by Unusual Ventures. Its latest fund, Fund III, closed at $485M in 2022. It ranks #102 of 427 firms in the Venture Capital Fund Index by latest fund size.
Notable alumni
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.