Run the whole cohort on one honest instrument.
Accelerators, incubators, and startup hubs use ValidLab to put every team through the same validation method — so readiness is comparable across the portfolio, mentor time goes to substance, and demo day is built on evidence instead of polish.
A mentor sees a team once a week, maybe once a month — never in the moment a founder is filling in the work or running the research. ValidLab's Advisor is always there in between: precise, unbiased, structured. Your mentors arrive to better-prepared teams, so their limited hours go to coaching, not catching up on the basics. (Hubs use ValidLab as a team — it's the instrument, not a replacement for the hub.)
One instrument across the cohort
Every team validates the same way, so progress is comparable. No more reconciling ten different decks and a dozen definitions of 'traction'.
Honest readiness, not founder eloquence
Mentors and selection committees read a deterministic, evidence-weighted score. The confident storyteller and the quiet team with real data are measured on the same ruler.
Mentor time where it counts
The Advisor handles the obvious gaps so your mentors spend their hours on the judgment calls only a human can make.
Demo-day quality, raised
Teams arrive at demo day with claims backed by evidence and deal-breakers already surfaced — fewer preventable weak claims in front of investors.
Talk to us about your cohort.
Tell us your program size and timeline and we'll set up a walkthrough — no self-serve checkout, a real conversation.