About

The program is managed by Do North Coworking and Northern Vermont University and facilitated by EcosVC. The program uses EcosVC’s Lens of the Market Accelerated curriculum, designed to accelerate science and engineering-based startups from research to market.

Thanks to generous support from our funders, the Forest Products Accelerator is free to participating companies. Additionally, the program provides companies financial support for two trips to Lyndonville, VT and food and lodging while in Lyndonville.

The Forest Products Accelerator is a four month program beginning in mid-July and ending in mid-November.

The program includes:

• A two day kickoff meeting and three 2-4 day sprints. Two of the sprints are in-person in Lyndonville, Vermont.
• Individualized coaching with facilitators and industry experts.
• Topical webinars with industry experts, entrepreneurs, and national businesses.
• Weekly assignments and access to EcosVC’s platform and content.

Program Requirements

• North American-based forest and wood products company developing a product, service, or technology in one of our three broad focus areas.
• Commit two senior team members to participate in the program.
• Startup or seed stage company. Either pre-revenue or early stage venture with initial revenue.

Focus Areas

The program focuses on supporting companies in three broad areas within the forest and wood products industry.

• Products using chips, dust, resins, shavings, byproducts, and other low grade wood.
• Technology that improves forest industry operations, production, automation, safety, management, or sales throughout the supply chain.
• Products or services that increase the use, efficiency, or systems of wood-based heat, energy, or fuels.

The Forest Product Accelerator is a program of Northern Vermont University and Do North Coworking.