🚀 Retail Accelerator ©

Started

by you.

Accelerated

with Retailbound.

Retailbound Accelerator serves top growth-stage product startups with tailored group retail-readiness training by seasoned retail experts.

About

About the program

We offer services that can cover various aspects of online marketing and brand growth. Here is a breakdown of the main services we can offer.

Each retail accelerator features a cohort of 8-10 top product startups from all around the world that come together to tackle specific retail challenges that can help grow their businesses through both remote group learning and 1-to-1 sessions during an 8-week session.

A global view

Founders outline the top challenges for their product startup and are then paired with a retail consultant from Retailbound to solve those challenges and grow their businesses.

Tailored, expert help

In addition to both mentorship and support, our retail accelerator include guest speakers focused on logistics, public relations, retail packaging, and digital marketing for founders.

Specialist deep dives

IMPORTANT DATES – SPRING SESSION

Priority Consideration Deadline: March 17, 2025

Final Application Deadline: March 24, 2025

Program Dates: March 31 to May 23, 2025

Yohan and the Retailbound team are very knowledgeable in all things retail — if you’re an e-commerce startup that’s looking to expand into physical stores, give him a call. He has helped train our team and fill in many gaps surrounding retail. I feel confident knowing that Retailbound has my back!

Key Benefits

Creating experiences, generating success together

Equity-free support

Equity-free support: For duration of program.

Mentoring

Dedicated mentoring from Retailbound.

Access to experts

Access to Retailbound’s network of industry experts.

Strategic support

Support on company and product strategy.

Criteria

Entry Criteria

Our retail accelerator program has specific requirements, but generally teams that are chosen fit the profile below

Product startups demonstrating sales traction, ideally between Seed and Series A stage.

Commitment from founder(s) to participate and engage in weekly program sessions.

Can afford $5,000 for the 8-week retail accelerator program.

Building a scalable product with a significant total addressable market and defensible growth model.

We are committed to building retail accelerator classes that are diverse and inclusive, and encourage applications from qualified startups with founders of all backgrounds.

“Yohan and his team at Retailbound have been an instrumental partner to Mysa and the company’s effort to break into the big box retail. They have made valuable introductions, help us avoid costly mistakes, and mentored our team along the way. With the assistance with RetailBound, Mysa has established a strong retail presence both in Canada and United States with major retailers. We’re thankful to have the Retailbound Team as partners and we look forward to collaborating together in the future.”

IMPORTANT DATES - SPRING SESSION

Priority Consideration Deadline: March 17, 2025

Final Application Deadline: March 24, 2025

Program Dates: March 31 to May 23, 2025

Cohort A:  North America & European based Product Brands

Cohort B: Asia & Australia based Product Brands

Let us help you make selling products to retailers easier

Retailbound is comprised of retail experts with hundreds of years of combined experience in all aspects of sales and sales support, merchandising, product development, marketing, multi-channel strategy, category management, pricing and brand growth. Our reputation with start-ups to million-dollar brands stems from a team dedicated to the premise: Let us help you make marketing to retail easier.