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Accelerator for early-stage enterprise tech startups. Provides funding, mentorship, and fintech enterprise solutions.
Wells Fargo invests $500,000-$1,000,000 in early-stage enterprise tech companies globally with financial services relevance, providing capital plus direct access to Wells Fargo as customer and partner.
Early-stage enterprise tech companies worldwide developing payments, lending, cybersecurity, AI, blockchain, or customer experience technology relevant to financial services at seed to Series A.
$500,000-$1,000,000 investment, Wells Fargo executive mentorship, enterprise customer introductions, pilot infrastructure, and financial services investor connections that fast-track sales cycles.
Apply through Wells Fargo's accelerator website with technology, business model, team, and financial services relevance. Selected companies join a structured program with Wells Fargo stakeholders.
Fintech startups in payments, fraud detection, compliance, analytics, lending automation, and cybersecurity that leveraged the Wells Fargo relationship to secure enterprise customers and VC.
The Wells Fargo Startup Accelerator is a virtual, six-month corporate venture and mentorship program administered by Wells Fargo & Company. Operating on a non-exclusive basis with rolling applications, the global initiative pairs early-stage technology companies with internal business line sponsors to test and refine enterprise solutions. Selected participants receive between $500,000 and $1 million in funding, typically structured as equity investments or convertible notes through entities like Wells Fargo Strategic Capital. The accelerator targets sectors including fintech, banking, payments, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and sustainability, having previously supported portfolio companies such as Context360, MotionSavvy, and Bracket Computing. Since its inception, the program has evaluated thousands of applications from over ninety countries. This resource is intended for early-stage enterprise technology startups seeking corporate validation, product development mentorship, and potential vendor relationships with major financial institutions.
The Wells Fargo Startup Accelerator provides $500,000 to $1,000,000 in investment to early-stage enterprise technology companies globally. As a corporate accelerator run by one of America's largest financial institutions, the program focuses on startups whose technologies are relevant to the financial services industry. Participants gain not only capital but direct access to Wells Fargo as a potential customer, partner, and strategic investor.
Early-stage enterprise technology companies from around the world are eligible. Startups should be developing technologies relevant to financial services, including payments, lending, cybersecurity, data analytics, AI, blockchain, and customer experience. Companies at seed through Series A stages are typically the best fit. The program values innovative technology, strong founding teams, and clear potential for application within the banking and financial services industry.
Investments of $500,000 to $1,000,000 provide growth capital alongside the strategic value of Wells Fargo's partnership. Participants receive mentorship from Wells Fargo technology leaders, direct introductions to potential enterprise customers within the bank, access to Wells Fargo's technical infrastructure for piloting, and connections to the broader financial services investor community. The program can fast-track enterprise sales cycles that might otherwise take years for a startup to navigate.
Applications are submitted through the Wells Fargo Startup Accelerator website. The application covers your technology, business model, team, market opportunity, and relevance to financial services. Wells Fargo's innovation team evaluates applications on technology merit, strategic fit, team quality, and potential for integration with banking operations. Selected companies participate in a structured program with milestones and regular engagement with Wells Fargo stakeholders.
The accelerator has invested in fintech startups across payments innovation, fraud detection, regulatory compliance technology, customer analytics, lending automation, and cybersecurity. Portfolio companies have leveraged their Wells Fargo relationship to secure additional enterprise customers in financial services and raise follow-on venture capital. The program has become a recognized pathway for enterprise tech startups seeking to enter the banking industry.