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From Vision to Venture: Ignite Bermuda Launches 11th Accelerator Cohort 

Ignite Bermuda welcomes applications for its 11th Entrepreneurial Accelerator, featuring two tracks – the Core Programme and Fuel Your Ambition Series, inviting Bermuda’s innovators to take the next step in building and scaling impactful start-ups. Applications open on Monday, April 6th and close on Friday, April 24th 2026, on the Ignite website, www.ignitebermuda.com.

As a data-led accelerator, Ignite Bermuda demonstrates measurable impact, with participants going on to launch and grow businesses, create jobs, and contribute to Bermuda’s economic development.
The Fuel Your Ambition Series prepares early-stage entrepreneurs by strengthening their leadership, strategic thinking, and decision-making skills, enabling them to advance their ideas and fully leverage opportunities such as the Core Programme.

Building on this foundation, the Core Programme is focused on helping Bermudian founders move from validated ideas to real traction. Through targeted workshops, strategic mentorship, and access to critical resources, participants refine their business models, strengthen market positioning, and accelerate measurable progress.

Together, these two five-month tracks support startup founders, social entrepreneurs, and innovators across key industries, including the blue economy, healthcare, technology, and community-based enterprise.

Ignite Bermuda continues to cultivate a strong and inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystem. As part of its commitment to shaping a more resilient and innovative Bermuda through locally driven solutions, the programme is again collaborating with the Bermuda Ocean Prosperity Programme and the Bermuda Health Council to encourage applications from entrepreneurs working within the blue economy and healthcare sectors.