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The one where Cameron and JDM try to phone it in, and accidentally create a good show — we're exploring 5 of the most unexpected and least talked about problems startup founders face.
Read moreThe Right Box joined forces with the Carlsen Center to launch Traction Labs, a venture acclerator for scalable, pre-seed & seed-stage startups.
The Traction Labs Venture Accelerator (TLVA) fosters the growth of massively scalable, seed-stage, technology-based companies in the City of Sacramento through an objectives-based cohort program. We bridge the gap between programs serving idea-stage startups and those who have raised a pre-seed/seed round.
Our mission is to help startups design scalable, investment-ready ventures by providing the tools to find product-market fit, secure funding, and build the foundations for long-term success.
The startups best suited are massively scalable and venture-backable; have been around for at least 6 months; and have 2 or more founders working full-time on the startup. The company status is beyond the idea stage, and they have some early progress to demonstrate, but are not yet ready to scale.
Our goal is to prepare our portfolio companies for their next priced round. We aim for our portfolio companies to be ready to pitch to investors and raise their Series Seed or Series A round of funding within 10 months. This includes completing investment readiness assessments, refining business models, product development, and delivering investor-ready pitches.
The TLVA is a unique, stage-gated program designed with the needs of founders in mind. We are a comprehensive program with everything founders of venture-backable startups need to get to their next round of funding:
Apply now to join Sacramento’s newest Venture Accelerator and become one of our portfolio companies. Applications are open now, and the program kicks off at the start of 2025.
Applications are open now! We formally kick off the accelerator at the start of 2025, and we will be accepting companies into our portfolio on a rolling basis. Here’s how to get started:
Applications are open now! We formally kick off the accelerator at the start of 2025, and we will be accepting companies into our portfolio on a rolling basis. Here’s how to get started:
Because neither are you. But that doesn’t mean we don’t have crazy fun doing what we love. These are the principles that guide us:
We run multiple newsletters for innovators, including Traction Thinking and Founding with AI, and co-host the podcast Zero to Traction. Here are some recent things we’ve said:
The one where Cameron and JDM try to phone it in, and accidentally create a good show — we're exploring 5 of the most unexpected and least talked about problems startup founders face.
Read moreCameron and JDM take listener questions in a LIVE session at the Carlsen Center as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week.
Read moreLet's dive deep into the 8 T's: team, TAM, timing, traction, theory, tracking, terms, and technology.
Read moreInvestors want milestones. Advisors want milestones. You want milestones. But how tho? JDM and Cameron are diving deep!
Read moreApply now to join Sacramento’s newest Venture Accelerator and become one of our portfolio companies. Applications are open now, and the program kicks off at the start of 2025.