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Diagnose
Score your business across nine functional units, from strategy to legal.
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A different path
Raising isn’t a strategy. Revenue is.
Equity finance has its place, but relying on it too much costs tech founders control, time and ownership. We help you build first and raise only when it makes sense.
From idea to exit
Six stages of a tech startup that Techcelerate supports.
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Systematic idea validation
Prove the problem, the customer and the opportunity before you build.
Read the guide →2
Product development
Ship the smallest product that solves the validated problem.
Read the guide →3
GTM
Take the product to market and win your first paying customers.
Read the guide →4
Growth
Build a repeatable sales engine and the team to run it.
Read the guide →5
Scaling, including M&A
Management team, systems, new markets and acquisitions.
Read the guide →6
Exit or IPO
Build a company a buyer wants, or the public markets will back.
Read the guide →Our members
Tech founders building real companies.
Robert Wakeling
Wadaro
Susan Davies
Wavebox
Rhys Jones
AxonZeta
Paul Rawlings
The Next Level
Jon Twigge
Potentialisation
Eric Masaba
Texxi & chkkt
Russell Groves
Training Sensei
Martin Ayrton
Purl.app
Russell Mills
Stealth startup
Andrew Threlfall
Malinko (exited)
Andy Hibbert
Techcelerate member
Dr Martin Caton
Low Carbon Electric
New · Tech Founder Execution Sprints
Focused sprints that move revenue, not your cap table.
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Pick one constraint
Choose the single bottleneck holding revenue back right now.
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Sprint
Execute with specialists and SkilledUp Life talent over a focused, time-boxed sprint.
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Review & repeat
Measure what moved, keep what worked, and pick the next constraint.
Alumni: grown with Techcelerate
All alumni →
Taz AldawoudDoc Abode
Carole HowesChatty Learning
Gareth LangleyPiing
James Fox3Squared
Akhlaq ChoudhuryGOGETMEIT
Nick EvansOrigin Matters
Robertas KareckasPrana Tech
Alex AlexandrescuDicey Tech
Phoebe SimpsonTranscribo
Garry PartingtonApadmi
Rob StephensonForm Score
Simon GriceWellwild
Bharat LadDadshed
Ram RaghavanCompaira
Thomas Porteusiatro Partners
Nicolas RabenerFactorResearch
Blal ChoudhryFlight Patrol
Raj MuppalaHaix
Oleg PylypenkoTechcelerate alumni
Sathish KumarQuadance Technologies
Simon GroomMagnifyB
Kevin BorrasTechcelerate alumni
Abrar HussainTechcelerate alumni
Gareth MoodyTechcelerate alumni
Katie LipsTechcelerate alumni
Lex BunnetatTechcelerate alumni
Rezaul HoqueTechcelerate alumni
Craig TaylorOrakly
Philip DearsHopsy
Daniel PowerTechcelerate alumni
Dan MossMy Digital
Ant ChisnallDriver Net
Joe PetrieScriverto AI
Free founder tools
Know your numbers and decide if you even need to raise.
Runway & burn
How long can you go on revenue alone? When would you need to act?
Calculate →Funding readiness
Six questions on where you really stand, and what to fix first.
Take the test →Cap table & dilution
See what each round really costs you in ownership.
Simulate →Valuation & exit
What your stake could be worth, with and without more dilution.
Estimate →From the blog
Notes on building without investors.
New series
A new series: building without investors
Manoj restarts the blog with lessons from 20+ years of building tech companies.
Read →Founder storiesHolding the nerve
Robert Wakeling’s 20-year journey building Wadaro.
Read →Techcelerate wayAcquiring users & conversion
Practical steps to win and convert customers.
Read →Partners and the Techcelerate Group
Resources that let you grow without giving away equity.
SkilledUp Life
43,000 skilled volunteers, exclusively for tech companies.
Deal Lite
Intelligence on tech companies, investors and deals.
Sci-Tech Daresbury
Campus network, plus access to the Hartree supercomputer and STFC.
Aaron & Partners
Legal help for tech founders.
Member perks
Stripe: no fees on your first £15kSeedLegals extended trialsHubSpot & Segment discountsAll perks →What tech founders say
“Manoj has the innate ability to cut through the noise and get the core of the problem when it comes to starting or scaling a tech business.”
“Techcelerate has been an invaluable guide – helping me to benefit from the experience and knowledge of others.”
Common questions
Do I need to be raising investment?
No. Most of our focus is on growing through revenue. If raising becomes the right move, our investor network and Deal Lite can help.
Is Techcelerate an accelerator?
No. We give long-term support rather than a time-boxed, cohort-led programme.
Do you take equity?
No. We never take equity from tech founders.
How do partners and specialists work?
Services from partners and specialists are agreed directly under a commercial agreement.