The Program
Programming and Visibility
Participants engage in a 10-week peer-based cohort program that includes instruction, workshops, and expert speakers. Participants will have the opportunity to amplify through GitHub channels, events and showcases.
Collaboration and Community
Participants will have a diverse community of builders to learn from within the cohort to exchange ideas, build partnerships, and accelerate project growth and adoption.
Mentorship and Support
The program will offer mentorship from community and Hubbers in fields of open source, AI, Security as well as topical areas like fundraising and business.
2024 Cohort
A-Frame
Making AR/VR digital world creation accessible to anyone regardless of technical expertise.
Support the developers who power open source
GitHub Sponsors allows the developer community to financially support the open source projects they depend on, directly on GitHub
Funding the next generation of open source software
GitHub Fund is partnering with M12 to help open source companies grow. We are thrilled to partner with and invest in the next generation of open source entrepreneurs.
The largest open source community in the world
Open source software is free for you to use and explore. Get involved to perfect your craft and be part of something big.
Frequently asked questions
The future of open source depends on critical funding and curriculum to build durable and sustainable projects, GitHub Accelerator aims to propel new careers and companies for today and tomorrow by providing funding, mentorship, and support to help builders focus on their projects and take it to the next level. See 2023 cohort
GitHub Fund is a dedicated venture capital vehicle focused on open source builders, in partnership with Microsoft’s Venture Fund, M12. The Fund invests in pre-seed and seed stage, open source projects and provides support via GitHub and M12.
Anyone who is a current contributor or maintainer of an open source project on GitHub. You can also apply as a team for a given open source project (max of 3 people). Previous applicants are eligible to apply.
You must also:
We will select 10 projects for the cohort. All of our applications will be evaluated by a selection committee. You’ll be much more likely to be selected if you:
We are interested in projects working in the open focused on:
As a part of the program, the participants will get:
Applications close March 5, 2024 at 12PM PST. The 2024 cohort program will kick off in April 22, 2024.
The program is a 10 week virtual program with a mix of 1-to-1, group sessions, project work, and mentorship. Selected participants outline their goals and objectives at the beginning of the program and are supported to achieve those goals during the program. Participants receive mentorship and curriculum to help further their projects.
When should we hear back? We will evaluate applications on a rolling basis until they close March 5. Select participants will have a virtual interview to determine next steps. If you do not hear back from us by March 16, 2024 you were not selected to participate.
Yes! We want to help you expand your funding and support as you look to build a full-time career in open source.
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