Starburst has proven that this future-focused, diverse ecosystem of collaborators can bring our partners to the forefront of innovation. Connecting visionary founders in our passenger experience accelerators to our extensive network of global leaders–fostered in our parallel consulting practice–has changed the industry.

Our mentors are passionate about supporting startups through their own knowledge and networks and help to address critical problems, refine strategy, develop product roadmaps, provide growth advisory, open doors, and create opportunity.

Mentorship in our passenger experience accelerators is tailored to the needs of founders and mentors alike. Whether you need a mentor for long-term, short-term, or problem solving, we can make that connection for you.

• What is a passenger experience accelerator?

• Passenger experience accelerators are designed to help startups move from concept to commercialization faster by providing access to resources, education, mentorship, and funding to help companies grow and scale quickly.

  Passenger experience accelerators typically last for a few months; After completing the program, startups are well-positioned to launch and grow their companies successfully.

• How do I get into a passenger experience accelerator program?

• Our 5 expert tips on how to join a passenger experience accelerator program:

  1. Make sure you’ve got an innovative business idea
  2. Have a minimum viable product (MVP) in place
  3. Execute to the point where you’re getting traction
  4. Build a strong team
  5. Network heavily

• What are startup accelerators?
• Startup accelerators help growth-driven companies through education, mentorship, and financing for a fixed period of time. They help companies define and build their products, identify customer segments, secure funding resources, and rapidly scale growth.
• Do accelerator programs work?
• For most startups, the answer is yes! First time founders usually need a lot of support, and an accelerator can help you by providing a playbook from past startups, making connections to investors, explaining the best ways to pitch and showing what a fund-raising cycle looks like.
• What makes a good accelerator program?
• A good accelerator program will focus on providing its startups with everything they need to succeed in the business world, which includes: mentorship, networking opportunities, funding sources. At Starburst, we provide all of these and more.
• What is the best passenger experience accelerator in Los Angeles?

• Starburst is the first and only global aerospace and passenger experience accelerator, connecting startups with corporates, investors and government, providing growth and investment opportunities for all.

  With offices in Los Angeles, Paris, Munich, London, Tel Aviv, Mumbai, Montreal, Madrid, Seoul and Singapore, we’ve built an ecosystem of key players with 9,000+ startups in our network.

• What’s the difference between accelerators and incubators?
• Incubators focus on early-phase startups that are in the product-development phase and do not have a developed business model. Accelerators focus on speeding up the growth of existing companies that already have a minimum viable product (MVP) in the hands of early adopters with an established product-market fit.