Accelerate beyond limits.
RCL Accelerator is the Rapid Commercialization Lab for DeepTech founders. 16 weeks, $150K investment, factory access, pilot customers and a demo day that actually raises rounds.
412 investors • 18 term sheets
The lab where hardware becomes business
RCL stands for Rapid Commercialization Lab. We were founded by ex-Tesla, Boston Dynamics and Flex engineers who were tired of brilliant prototypes dying in garages. Since 2017 we turn science-heavy prototypes into fundable, sellable companies.
“Software eats the world, but hardware rebuilds it. The next decacorns will bend metal, store electrons and move atoms — not just pixels.” — Maya Chen, Managing Partner
Pick your velocity
Three tracks, one standard: ship fast, test with real customers, raise on traction.
From prototype to pilot in 8 weeks
For solo founders & labs. $25K, prototyping sprints, customer discovery, patent help.
- Weekly build reviews
- Corporate matchmaking
- Pitch + storytelling lab
The legendary $150K batch
For teams with MVP. Investment, lab, 120 mentors, 3 demo days, hiring & fundraising support.
- $150K SAFE + $100K in perks
- Paid pilot guarantee
- Austin + Berlin immersion
Go from $20K to $200K MRR
For alumni & revenue teams. Supply chain, certification (CE/FCC/UL), Series A prep.
- Manufacturing in Mexico & Poland
- Enterprise sales team
- Debt + venture financing
16 weeks of pure acceleration
Teardown your tech, unit economics and ICP. Kill 80% of features, keep the 20% customers pay for.
Daily standups, lab sprints, first paid pilot. We embed an EIR in your team.
Enterprise sales playbook, pricing, certifications, manufacturing DFM.
Data room, term-sheet gym, Demo Days in Austin, Berlin & Singapore. Median raise: $1.4M.
Alumni that ship
ForkLift AI — autonomous warehouse bots
Raised $8.2M after RCL. 43 warehouses live. “RCL got us our first DHL pilot in week 5.”
VoltPack — swappable grid batteries
From garage to 12MWh deployed. Series A $12M led by alumni fund.
RouteHive — AI freight orchestration
$180K MRR in 9 months. Profitable. Now expanding to EU via Berlin track.
Operators, not influencers
120+ founders, engineers and buyers who answer Slack in under 2 hours during the batch.
Ex-Tesla • Batteries
Ex-Boston Dynamics
Logistics • DB Schenker
3x exit • Industrial AI
“We came with a 3D-printed drone. Left with a $1.2M pre-seed, UL certification and two energy clients. Brutal and brilliant.”
— Sofia Marino, VoltSky, Batch 12
“The lab access alone is worth it. We iterated hardware 11 times in 6 weeks. No other accelerator lets you do that.”
— James Park, GripBot, Batch 13
Fresh from the lab
Fundraises, batch announcements, deep dives on hardware playbooks. Updated weekly by our team.
Questions? Good. We like nerds.
Batch 14 starts Jan 19.
24 spots. 1800 applicants.
Tell us what you're building. 10-minute form. Decision in 14 days. No warm intro needed.
Visit the lab
900 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78702
Lab hours: Mon–Sat 8:00–23:00
Email: hello via form below
Demo Day Berlin: March 28
Quick ping
Partnerships, pilots, press.