Teams selected to participate in the Joystick Labs accelerator program will be invited to our incubator located in the beautiful American Tobacco Campus in Durham, North Carolina for a 12-week accelerator program. ATC is fast becoming the entrepreneurial hub of North Carolina.
Here’s what our program offers
At Joystick Labs, we offer more than $20,000 in funding; we provide tons of resources, networking opportunities, and advice specifically tailored to building your video game studio. In fact, when you think about the financial, accounting, legal, advisory, and game development resources we offer, we double the value of funding. Think about it like the best deal ever.
- Free office space in the hub of entrepreneurship and app development
- Support from mentors and advisors who have already created successful game companies
- Connections that help your product find commercial success
- Educational sessions led by industry experts, university professors, technology visionaries, investors and experienced entrepreneurs
- Free accounting and financial advice from Rankin McKenzie
- The opportunity to network with influential figures in both the gaming and investment communities
- Free banking services from Square1 Bank
- The opportunity to work side by side with other program participants in a collaborative, creative cauldron
- Free Unity Pro licenses
- High-speed internet access with unlimited bandwidth
- Free Durham Bulls tickets and free lunches (hey, we have fun, too!)