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GitHub Accelerator 2024
Powering AI advancements in the open
Advancing AI
This year's theme and cohort is about projects who are making AI advancements but in the open. We are looking for people and projects that are building AI-based solutions with an open source license and community to improve the world. With the GitHub Accelerator, we want to pioneer new ways for developers to simply and sustainably work in open source full-time – built on developer's terms.
The Program
Programming and Visibility
Participants engage in a 10-week peer-based cohort program that includes instruction, workshops, and expert speakers. Participants will have the opportunity to amplify through GitHub channels, events and showcases.
Collaboration and Community
Participants will have a diverse community of builders to learn from within the cohort to exchange ideas, build partnerships, and accelerate project growth and adoption.
Mentorship and Support
The program will offer mentorship from community and Hubbers in fields of open source, AI, Security as well as topical areas like fundraising and business.
2024 Cohort
unsloth AI
AI Bending the cost curve of fine-tuning models.
Giskard
The testing platform for AI models bringing transparency, and accountability.
A-Frame
Making AR/VR digital world creation accessible to anyone regardless of technical expertise.
Nav2
The premier hub for advanced robotics navigation.
OpenWebUI
Bringing privacy, security, and performance locally with world-class UI.
marimo
Raising the bar for ML and data science notebooks.
LLMware.ai
Simplifying the way enterprises make RAG models, securely and sensitively.
Talkd.ai
Optimizing LLMs with easy RAG deployment and management.
Web-Check
Enhancing web security with advanced solutions.
LangDrive
Plug-and-play APIs designed for LLM training.
Frequently asked questions
What is GitHub Accelerator?
The future of open source depends on critical funding and curriculum to build durable and sustainable projects, GitHub Accelerator aims to propel new careers and companies for today and tomorrow by providing funding, mentorship, and support to help builders focus on their projects and take it to the next level. See 2023 cohort
What is GitHub Fund?
GitHub Fund is a dedicated venture capital vehicle focused on open source builders, in partnership with Microsoft’s Venture Fund, M12. The Fund invests in pre-seed and seed stage, open source projects and provides support via GitHub and M12.
Who can apply?
Anyone who is a current contributor or maintainer of an open source project on GitHub. You can also apply as a team for a given open source project (max of 3 people). Previous applicants are eligible to apply.
You must also:
How many projects will be selected? What are you looking for? Who decides who is selected?
We will select 10 projects for the cohort. All of our applications will be evaluated by a selection committee. You’ll be much more likely to be selected if you:
We are interested in projects working in the open focused on:
What do I get if my project selected?
As a part of the program, the participants will get:
What do I have to do if I’m selected?
What is the current timeline for the program?
Applications close March 5, 2024 at 12PM PST. The 2024 cohort program will kick off in April 22, 2024.
What is the format of the program?
The program is a 10 week virtual program with a mix of 1-to-1, group sessions, project work, and mentorship. Selected participants outline their goals and objectives at the beginning of the program and are supported to achieve those goals during the program. Participants receive mentorship and curriculum to help further their projects.
What are the next steps?
When should we hear back? We will evaluate applications on a rolling basis until they close March 5. Select participants will have a virtual interview to determine next steps. If you do not hear back from us by March 16, 2024 you were not selected to participate.
Can I apply if I am already a sponsored developer on GitHub?
Yes! We want to help you expand your funding and support as you look to build a full-time career in open source.