Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship 2025

Supporting your unique pathway to scale

Our Accelerator

Take your impact to scale and get ready for next-level investment. We connect social enterprise leaders with the expertise, resources, and networks to overcome barriers to growth. Apply now for our July 2025 cohort.

Accompanying Changemakers

If you lead a mission-driven social enterprise looking to scale a proven impact model, you’ve come to the right place! Miller Center’s Silicon Valley-based, globally recognized, investment readiness accelerator helps leaders develop pathways to scale and prepare for next-level investment.

How We Work

We focus on social enterprises working on women’s economic power and/or climate resilience. With proven curricula and accompanied by our outstanding executive mentors and leadership coaches, together we’ll uncover and address gaps and opportunities in your business, and develop an action plan so you can achieve your vision for organizational growth.

Apply Early

Join our accelerator to create a credible, investable plan to scale your business and your impact. We accept applications on a rolling basis and space is limited. It only takes a few minutes to see if you qualify through our pre-application survey.

Our next accelerator cohort begins in July 2025. To be considered for an early decision, apply by February 21, 2025. All applications are due by April 13, 2025. For more information, see our FAQs below.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the requirements for me to participate?

A senior leader (e.g. CEO, Executive Director, Managing Director)
Fluent in English or Spanish
Has consistent and reliable access to internet connectivity
Proficient in Excel
Has the availability to participate in the 6-month program requiring:
Weekly 1-hour calls with mentors
Commitment to work a few hours per week on plan to become more investable

What are the requirements for my organization?

Committed to creating positive benefits for people living in poverty, addressing one or more of the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Intentional about supporting women’s economic power, climate resilience, or the intersection of both. Miller Center looks at four dimensions of women’s economic power — women as leaders, employees, value chain participants, and/or customers. Climate resilience focuses on addressing the intersection between the climate crisis and people living in poverty who are most impacted, specifically in the areas of safe water and sanitation, renewable energy, and regenerative agriculture.
Committed to scale its solution far beyond current operations
Operational for at least a year and delivering products/services to customers
Has at least $50,000 USD (or local currency equivalent) in annual earned income and is not entirely dependent on contributions or grants
Working financial model forecasting cash flow, balance sheet, income statement
Minimum 3 full-time staff (or equivalent)
Minimum 3-month cash runway

When is the next accelerator and what is the application deadline?

Our next accelerator kicks off in July 2025.
Early Decision Application Deadline: February 21, 2025. Apply early to be one of the first to receive your admissions decision.
Early Decision Notification: March 26, 2025 for applicants who apply by February 21.
Regular Application Deadline: April 13, 2025.
Cohort Selected: All applicants will be notified by May 19, 2025.

Applications submitted after April 13, 2025 will be considered for the following accelerator.

Who are my mentors and how will we work together?

Work closely with two of our 500+ executive mentors, comprising diverse start-up founders, serial entrepreneurs, and senior executives who have honed their expertise in companies such as Apple, Google, Intel, Paypal, Cisco and others
Leverage dedicated mentoring: 180 hours of executive mentoring that is focused, immersive, and customized to your unique business needs