Facebook Accelerator: Commerce is a 12-week non-equity program supporting innovative commerce startups who renew shopping experiences for buyers and sellers.
At Facebook, the focus has long been to bring people together and build community. Facebook is committed to the startup ecosystem and believe that by connecting, training, and growing entrepreneurs through its programs, it can empower people to solve relevant, meaningful problems.
In this critical time, Facebook is doubling down on commerce and accelerating its work to enable every business to sell online and help people gain inspiration, discover and buy the products they love. Facebook’s commerce vision is one unified shopping experience across all Facebook apps. Facebok cannot achieve this alone, it is looking for startups to build technology with it.
Startups Eligibility
Headquartered in Europe, Middle East or Africa
B2B or B2B2C startups with Seed to Series A maturity
Evidence of significant progress in business growth and revenue
Product that is focused on driving value for customers
Groundbreaking technology or research
Diverse and focused leadership team that is hungry to learn from and collaborate with Facebook
Program Benefits
Mentorship: You will have a dedicated Facebook mentor who will provide guidance on product development and business growth.
Trainings and Workshops: You will benefit form a comprehensive content program covering product innovation and business growth in the commerce space.
Facebook Products and Technologies:You will have a family of products and technologies at your disposal geared to help your business grow.
Valuable Networks: You will have an opportunity to connect with talented founders of innovative commerce startups in Europe, Middle East and Africa, and deepen connections with Facebook experts representing various fields of expertise.
Applications open 3 – 31 August 2020, 11:59:59pm BST
Apply now! Applications are evaluated and selected on an ongoing basis, so we strongly recommend applying early.
