Frances Simowitz

Quay Acceleration (Rebranded from WEVE and Cela) is dedicated to designing, building, and launching accelerator programs that serve the needs of entrepreneurs and drive out-come driven results. We achieve this through partnering with government agencies, domestic and international, as well as institutions and universities to develop programming that supports these partners in their economic development goals. Since 2017, Quay Acceleration has worked with 25+ government partners, as well as a broad range of other institutional incumbents, and has accelerated over 500 companies across the US and globe. Our portfolio has combined raised approximately $870M post-programs and have achieved results leading to new business opportunities, fundraising, partnerships, and more. Our network is composed of over 750 experts across various disciplines, industry verticals, and professions, and over 250 investor groups. Our Flagship program is a 10-week US Soft Landing accelerator for growth-stage international startups entering and scaling in the US. In addition, we build and execute customized acceleration programs for government entities and other international partners. Our accelerator programs are both industry-agnostic as well as geographically agnostic. Since 2017, we’ve accelerated 200+ companies from 34+ different countries. QUAY's startups have a working product and traction in their home markets, and have raised at least a Seed Round of capital.