Free Accelerator & incubator management software

Run your whole startup program from one deck.

Applications, judging, portfolio tracking, demo day and funder reports in one place. Free forever, with clear limits.

No credit card. Import from spreadsheets, Airtable or F6S in minutes.

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CohortDeck overview: open call, judging progress, cohort status, upcoming demo day and startups that need attention
One record per startup, from application to alumniNo logins for judges and investorsFree programs, startups and team seats
How it works

Four steps, one place.

Every startup moves through the same record, so nothing gets copied between tools.

Step 1 · Collect

See every application on one board.

Open a call in minutes from a template. Applications land on a board you can filter, sort and move in bulk.

  • Filters for sector, stage, repeat applicants and more
  • Missing documents flagged before anyone reads
  • Accept to the cohort with one drag
Review board
Review board with application columns New, Screening, Judges, Interview and Accepted
Step 2 · Select

Judges score from an email link.

No accounts, no spreadsheets. Each judge sees one application, a weighted rubric and the next one in line.

  • Blind mode hides names and logos
  • Conflict of interest check on every score
  • Disagreeing scores flagged for discussion
Judge view
Judge view with application details on the left and a weighted 1 to 5 rubric on the right
Step 3 · Support

Know how every startup is doing.

Founders get their own workspace for investor updates, deck and fundraising. One update feeds your portfolio too.

  • Revenue, milestones and weekly pulse in one table
  • Founders choose what you see, money shown as ranges
  • Late updates reminded automatically
Portfolio
Portfolio table with revenue band, growth, milestones, weekly pulse and investor interest per startup
Founder workspace
Founder workspace with a monthly investor update, pitch deck views and seed round progress
Step 4 · Prove

Turn demo day into meetings, and results into reports.

Investors tap "I'd like to meet" in the hall or online. Funder reports fill themselves from the work you already did.

  • Live control room with interest and matches
  • Report templates for public grants, EU programs and sponsors
  • Export to Word and Excel
Demo day control room
Demo day control room with the startup on stage, check-ins and investor meeting requests
Funder report
Funder report builder with section readiness and a preview of startup outcomes
Take the tour

Nine screens from a real program week.

Pick a screen. Everything you see is included in the free plan.

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Everything else you run

Built for the whole year, not just the cohort.

Public events

Beautiful event pages, approvals, waitlists, QR check-in and reminders. Every guest becomes a contact.

Startup showcase

A public, filterable portfolio on your own domain, with a "meet" button on every startup.

Perks

Your perk catalog with eligibility rules, requests, codes and usage reports for partners.

Corporate challenges

Partners post challenges, shortlist startups from a link and track pilots against success criteria.

Forms

One question per screen or classic layout, logic and scoring. Every answer lands on the startup's record.

Pages & email

Landing pages built from live blocks, newsletters and call sequences, with source tracking.

AI agents

Ready agents for screening, weekly digests and follow-ups, or write your own. Every action logged, sends need approval.

Integrations

Two-way sync with Airtable and Google Sheets, plus Google Drive, Notion, Slack, webhooks and an open API.

Incubator operations

Desks and rooms, contracts and e-signatures, milestone-based grants and your equity stakes.

Hackathons

Teams, submissions, judging and a gallery. Winners move to your next call in one click.

Ready on day one

Program templates and a five-minute import from spreadsheets, Airtable or F6S. No blank screens.

Content library

Videos, templates and guides only your cohort or alumni can see, unlocked week by week.

Made for

Anyone who runs startup programs.

AcceleratorsIncubatorsUniversity programsScience & tech parksCorporate innovationHackathonsEcosystem buildersFoundations & NGOs
Pricing

Free. Not a trial, not a teaser.

Running your program costs nothing. When you want mentoring at scale, Mentornity is there.

CohortDeck
$0 forever

Unlimited programs, applications, startups and team members. No trial clock, no credit card.

  • Applications, judging and decisions
  • Portfolio, founder workspace and alumni tracking
  • Demo day, events, showcase and perks
  • Funder reports and integrations
  • Forms, pages, newsletters and ready AI agents
Get early access

One simple rule: running your program is free; anything that books one-to-one meetings runs on Mentornity.

Free plan limits

What free includes, in numbers.

Almost everything is unlimited. The only limits are on things that cost us real money to send or run.

Programs and cohortsUnlimited
Applications and callsUnlimited
Startups, founders and alumniUnlimited
Team members and judgesUnlimited
Events and attendeesUnlimited
Forms and responsesUnlimited
Funder reports and exportsUnlimited
Integrations and APIUnlimited
Emails and newslettersTransactional emails like judge invites are not counted
2,000 / month
AI agent runsScreening, digests, follow-ups
200 / month
File storageDecks, data rooms, attachments
10 GB
Custom domainYour showcase and pages on your own domain
1 domain
Mentoring and meetingsAvailable with Mentornity
Paid
FAQ

Questions program managers ask us.

Is CohortDeck really free?

Yes. Everything you need to run applications, cohorts, demo days, events and reports is free with no time limit. The only limits are 2,000 emails and 200 AI agent runs a month, 10 GB of storage and one custom domain.

How do you make money?

From mentoring. CohortDeck is built by Mentornity, a mentoring platform used by programs and organizations. When a program wants to run mentoring, office hours or investor meetings at scale, it upgrades that part. The rest stays free.

Can I bring my existing data?

Yes. Import past applications and your startup list from Excel, CSV, Google Sheets, Airtable or an F6S export. Keep using Airtable if you like: the sync works both ways.

Who owns the data?

You and your founders do. Founders decide what the program and the public can see, financials are shown as ranges, and you can export everything at any time.

Is it only for accelerators?

No. Incubators, university programs, tech parks, corporate innovation teams, hackathon organizers and foundations use the same building blocks with ready templates.

When can I start?

We are onboarding programs in waves. Join early access and we will set up your first call with you.

Your next cohort, without the spreadsheets.

Join early access. We'll help you set up your first call and import your portfolio.

Free forever. We'll only email you about CohortDeck early access.

You're on the list.We'll email you within two working days to set up your first call.