Applications are open through Monday, November 2, 2026, with the eight-week program running from Monday, January 11 through Monday, March 8, 2027. The Accelerator connects early-stage startups with technical and business leaders across CrowdStrike, AWS, and NVIDIA, as well as market contributors, combining hands-on technical mentorship with business development and go-to-market guidance.

New this year, participants will have an accelerated path to build with CrowdStrike, including access to Falcon Foundry agent creation, Falcon APIs, opportunities to develop verified integrations, and publication in the CrowdStrike Marketplace. AWS is expanding go-to-market support with hands-on guidance to accelerate AWS Partner Network onboarding, technical validation, and AWS Marketplace listings. Through NVIDIA Inception, participants will gain technical training and developer resources, with opportunities for additional technical and go-to-market support based on eligibility and engagement.

At the conclusion of the program, up to ten startups will advance to pitch live at RSAC™ 2027, April 5–8, where the 2027 Cybersecurity Startup Accelerator winner will be selected in a live event showcase. Outstanding companies may also be considered for investment from the CrowdStrike Falcon® Fund.

The Accelerator has now supported more than 90 startups globally, with participating companies raising nearly $1 billion in funding and multiple alumni going on to be acquired. Last year’s winner Jazz has more than doubled its book of business, nearly tripled revenue, increased inbound leads 5x, and grown its pipeline 10x. Jazz also expanded its partnership with CrowdStrike, bringing Melody, its agentic AI-powered data loss prevention (DLP) investigator, to Falcon Foundry. Runner-up Above Security has added several new customers, received a strategic investment from the Falcon Fund, and expanded its product through an integration with Falcon Next-Gen SIEM, while fellow cohort member Fabrix Security was acquired by Silverfort.

Previous cohorts have delivered continued momentum. Onum was acquired by CrowdStrike; 2024–2025 winner Terra Security has raised $38 million to advance its agentic AI-powered offensive security platform; and 2023–2024 winner Remedio (formerly GYTPOL) raised $65 million to expand its AI-powered device posture management platform.