The Wherobots Startup Accelerator is designed to help early-stage geospatial startups get the tools, resources, and expertise they need to turn their ideas into reality, powered by Wherobots.

We combine hands-on credits, training, and mentorship to help you go from concept to production, and beyond.

What Startups Get

  • Wherobots Spatial Compute Credits:
    • Up to $1,000 in Wherobots credits for compute (SUs) and dedicated support time.
    • 50% upon completing of the Wherobots Fundamentals Course and 50% upon launching a production job.

  • Courses & Certifications: Access to our full catalog, including:
    • Wherobots Fundamentals
    • Data Engineering Associate (coming soon)
    • Additional courses as they are released.

  • Events & Webinars: Admission to Wherobots customer webinars and community events.
  • 1-on-1 Support: Case-by-case access to our solutions team for architecture, performance, and workflow guidance.

Graduation Criteria

To successfully graduate from the program, a startup must:

  1. Complete a set of courses and earn at least one certification.
  2. Use up all free credits allocated to the program.
  3. Run at least one production geospatial data processing job regularly in their Wherobots organization.

Post-Graduation Benefits

Once you graduate, you’ll gain:

  • Discounted SU pricing (no more free credits, but exclusive startup rates).
  • Co-Marketing Opportunities: joint blog posts, social media spotlights, case studies, and event features.
  • Path to Enterprise Partnership: if your startup scales, we’ll connect you with our team for enterprise engagement.

Why We’re Doing This

We’re seeing a wave of innovative geospatial startups emerging across climate, AI, and applications. By supporting them at the ground floor, we can help shape future industry leaders and partner to create truly impactful products.

How to Apply

  • Fill out the short application form describing your project and use case.
  • Upon acceptance, you’ll receive your first 50% of credits to start building.
  • Complete the required course(s) and reach certification to unlock the second half of your credits.
  • Company Requirements
    • Must be a Seed or Series A funded company (private companies can apply as well as long as they meet the other criteria)
    • Total company headcount is under 50
    • Total ARR under $1M