parallel18 (P18 Acceleration Program)
parallel18 / Puerto Rico Science, Technology & Research Trust San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States · open to applicants worldwide
Puerto Rico-based acceleration program for local and international startups with traction, investing via SAFE and running a 16-week curriculum with mentors and investor connections.
Free to start · no account needed
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About
What it offers: $100,000 investment via SAFE.
Also: 4-week Phase Zero plus 16-week curriculum; mentor network; investor introductions; US market soft-landing.
Who can apply: Startups under 3 years old with traction, at least 2 full-time founders, planning to raise; team leader must be in Puerto Rico in person.
Generation-based cohorts; Gen. 15 applications announced on the site.
How to apply: through the organiser's own application portal (you need an account there).
What to prepare: application form, deck.
From the official page (checked 2026-10-21): “Selected startups receive $100,000 via SAFE (Simple Agreement for Future Equity).”
Who can apply
- Open to founders
- Startups under 3 years old with traction, at least 2 full-time founders, planning to raise; team leader must be in Puerto Rico in person.
What you will need
- Application form answersOnward Scout drafts it from your sourced profile; you approve every line.
- Pitch deckUpload yours, or let Onward Scout draft one from your profile for you to edit.
How to apply
Applications go through the official page (own portal), which needs an account in your name.
How Onward Scout helps
This one is submitted on the organiser's own site, behind your login. Onward Scout prepares every answer and file in the form's order with one-tap copy, so submitting takes minutes; you mark it submitted when you're done.
Every answer is drafted from your own documents and cites where each fact came from; anything we can’t source is flagged for you, never invented.
Let Onward Scout prepare this application
Get a pitch deck and a one-pager for this programme, drafted from what you already have in about two minutes. Free to start, no account needed: you look at the draft first, and nothing goes to parallel18 / Puerto Rico Science, Technology & Research Trust without your tap.
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