Your program, strengthened. Your workload, simplified.
Headway embeds a structured investor-readiness track inside your program — stronger founders in every cohort, and outcomes you can report to your stakeholders.
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Programs
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Professional Services
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Interactive Platform
Tools &
Resources
Headway programs
One founder journey, carried by three tracks.
Each track handles a different stage of your cohort — before it starts, while it runs, and after it ends. Run one, or run all three as a single pipeline.
Before the cohort
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Founder Foundation Track
Filters and prepares founders before they enter your program so every cohort starts stronger.
01
Founder Foundation Track
First-year targets
80–90%
20–35%
15–25%
15–25%
Inside the cohort
02
Investor Readiness Track
A complete, structured curriculum that transforms founders into investor-ready companies.
02
Investor Readiness Track
First-year targets
25–40%
20–35%
30–50%
70–80%
After the cohort
03
Capital Momentum Track
Capital Momentum Track
First-year targets
70–80%
50–65%
30–50%
15–25%
Headway Programs
How it all connects
Where each step fits the founder journey.
The model layers into your current programs rather than replacing what already works—guiding local founders, outside founders, and alumni through one clear path from pre-accelerator to post-program.
01
Pre-Accelerator Foundation
02
Accelerator Embedded Curriculum
03
Post-Accelerator Investor Readiness
04
Ecosystem Investor Connection
Headway Professional Services
Accelerator and Hubs PS
01
Consulting Services
02
Program Customization
03
Program Facilitation
04
Software Development Support
Startup PS
01
Mentor 1-1 Session with individual Startups
02
Business Dev/Sales Support
03
Software Development Support
Headway Interactive Platform
One digital hub where founders work, staff track progress, and stakeholders see results.
Founder progress tracking
Every founder’s readiness, milestones and gaps in one view.
Content repository
Curriculum, worksheets, videos and assessments, delivered in sequence.
Clearly defined milestones
Dashboards for your team
Tools & Resources
Cohort Progress Tracking
Articles, worksheets, videos and assessments.
Tools
Business & Deck Analyzer, Marketing Research, Founders Evaluation Checklist, Investment Readiness Qualifier.
Partner Support Network
Legal, regulatory, grant writing, investor network, and the Pilot Validation Network.
Proof
What our advisors say.
“When working with Headway. Wes shared the idea of working alongside our competition to address some challenges versus being competitive…”
Ismael El-Amin
CEO @ PiggyBock Network
Ismael El-Amin
CEO @ PiggyBock Network
Heath Butler
Venture Partner @ Mercury
Heath Butler
Venture Partner @ Mercury
Patricia Vega
CEO @ Quantum New Energy
Patricia Vega
CEO @ Quantum New Energy
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Let's Build Your Next Investible Founders
Ready to build stronger cohorts and deliver better investor outcomes? Your ecosystem expertise plus Headway’s investment readiness framework.