A six-month bridge from proven solution to investment-ready venture.
Teams choose a focus area and define a specific, validated need statement. Finalists pitch at the NEXPLORE summit to leaders across industry, government, and academia. The winning need statement can become the next Xperience.
Multidisciplinary teams spend 12 to 18 months turning a validated need into an industry-backed, revenue-generating MVP.
The winning team receives up to six months of executive, legal, technical, and pitch support to strengthen investment readiness.
Xcelerate is xFoundry’s intensive six-month program for qualifying Xperience and Xpand winners. Teams receive dedicated resources, operational support, and access to experienced advisors as they work toward investment-readiness standards.
Access to seasoned CXOs from the Xpert network for executive-level guidance.
Scoped legal support for company formation, founder equity, and immigration matters where applicable.
Ongoing technical reviews, AI-enabled development infrastructure, and tools to keep building.
Customer discovery, pitch coaching, and structured working sessions with Xponential.
What the judges look for
Here's how qualifying teams are scored.
Source-Array Discipline means making fair comparisons, preserving important qualifications, and acknowledging gaps. Teams must also meet all required milestones, retention and paid-demand standards, and product safeguards. Official Rules govern.
Team Crossfire has begun the process of productizing successful technologies and innovations arising from its XPRIZE Wildfire development efforts.
$350K
All figures reflect participation and outcomes as of May 2026.
DefenX entered Xcelerate but did not complete their journey due to internal organizational decisions.