Spring 2025 Cohort
Utah Startup Accelerator for Product Innovations
For Product Innovators
RAMP is startup accelerator for product innovators within the consumer products, outdoor recreation, industrial, medical, B2B, B2C, manufacturing and other product industries. RAMP is for brand new companies/ideas and early-stage companies looking to scale.
10 Week Program (3-5 Hrs Per Week)
RAMP is an 10-week intensive mentoring and training course immersing innovators in a highly engaged and interactive learning experience with business mentors, manufacturing experts and topical specialists who have built and scaled product companies. The Spring 2025 cohort will run from March 27th to May 29th with 3-5 hours of classroom time per week (typically Thursday from 3-6PM).
Startup Funding
RAMP is one of the few accelerators that DOES NOT TAKE ANY EQUITY from your company! Furthermore, participants receive preferred consideration for follow-on funding from financial partners, investors and seed funds.
Welcome to RAMP – the premier startup accelerator for Utah product innovators. RAMP is an intensive mentoring and training accelerator, immersing innovators in a highly engaged and interactive learning experience with business mentors, advanced materials experts, manufacturing professionals, 3D print specialists and others who will help your company succeed- all without requiring any equity from you or your company! The Spring 2025 cohort will run from March 27th to May 29th with 3-5 hours of classroom time per week (typically Thursday from 3-6PM).
Lean Launch – Innovators are assisted in each stage of the lean startup process by joining weekly training sessions supplemented by individualized consultation with industry mentors. Privileged use of state of the art labs and technical equipment for product prototyping and materials testing is included in RAMP (free use of 3D printing, CNC, water-jet, milling, bead blaster, CAD design and more!)
Northern Utah- The Center of Advanced Manufacturing & Product Innovation – RAMP is hosted in Northern Utah- internationally recognized as the hub for advanced materials and manufacturing. Providing easy access to the state’s industry cluster, each RAMP participant joins a community rich in innovators, technologists, product designers and business leaders in Northern Utah.
Trustworthy Partners – RAMP is organized and operated by Grow Utah– a non-profit dedicated to accelerating Utah’s start-ups and innovators for nearly 20 years. It is co-hosted and sponsored by LSI Utah Small Business Accelerator, Weber State University MARS Center, and funded (in part) through a Cooperative Agreement (or grant) with the U.S. Small Business Administration (through the SBA RIC Program).
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