The Accelerator
Launch your Company of 1 in six weeks.
A selective, in-person cohort for ambitious people ready to identify a problem worth solving, prove demand and launch something real.
The room
A room that expects you to deliver.
Weekly accountability
A defined output every week — and a room expecting you to deliver it.
Pressure-test your offer
Direct scrutiny of your audience, proposition and route to value.
Specialist expertise
Targeted support where it removes a blocker or accelerates the build.
Connections that move the build forward
Relevant feedback, expertise and introductions.
The six weeks
Three phases. One live company.
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01
Find and prove the problem
Identify one specific problem worth solving, who experiences it, why it matters and why you are well placed to address it.
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02
Build and test the solution
Create something ready for real users or customers and gather evidence that it solves something they value.
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03
Launch and commercialise
Go live with a sharper proposition, a route to customers or revenue and a 90-day commercial plan.
What a place includes
Six sessions, and everything around them.
- Six in-person working sessions
- Direct feedback on your problem, offer, audience and route to revenue
- Weekly accountability
- Specialist expertise
- A selected cross-sector cohort
- Connections and introductions where they can move the build forward
Current cohorts
Where BC1 is running.
- Bristol Underway
- Cardiff Starts 19 August 2026
- London Autumn 2026
Register interest
BC1 is selective.
We look for people with a strong reason to build and something distinctive they bring to the problem.
- Bristol Underway
- Cardiff Starts 19 August 2026
- London Autumn 2026