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Accelerators

Sephora Accelerate

Status

Status not published

Annual cohort. Applications have historically opened in the autumn for a cohort starting the following year.

Check with the funder

Amount

$100,000

Equity-free grant (reported around US$100,000 in recent cohorts) plus a six-month bootcamp and potential Sephora retail placement

Funder

Sephora

private · national

Deadline: annual_call — Annual cohort. Applications have historically opened in the autumn for a cohort starting the following year.

Your odds

Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort

quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

micro enterprises
Stage: pre_seed, seed
Female founders
Locally registered entity required

Beauty brands founded by women and underrepresented founders with a launched or near-launch product

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.sephorastands.com/accelerate/ — checked 2026-08-14 · not human-checked