Washington Technology Industry Association
Also known as WTIA, WTIA Founder Cohort
Founder community Issaquah, United States washingtontechnology.org
Overview
Washington state's tech industry association, offering advocacy, events and member services to companies from startups to large firms. For startups it runs the Founder Cohort, a free accelerator for pre-seed and seed founders headquartered in Washington.
What startups get
Founder Cohort: four months of hybrid sessions on growth, financing, product and business basics, mentorship, VC and customer introductions and a demo day; perks include $10K in AWS credits, Carta and HubSpot discounts and free WTIA membership. No cost and no equity.
Details
- Type
- Founder community
- Headquarters
- Issaquah, United States
- Runs in
- Washington state
- Format
- Cohort-based, hybrid
- Who can apply
- Venture-scale Washington-headquartered startups with a co-founder or team member, some revenue/funding/users, and under $250K annual revenue
- Standard terms
- Equity-free
- Stages
- Pre-seed, Seed
- Status
- Active
- Website
- washingtontechnology.org
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.