Curql Accelerate January 2027

Curql Accelerate is a 12 week program for fintech and banking companies that build for credit unions. It is run with gener8tor. Five companies are chosen for each cohort. The program page invites applications for January 2027.

Each startup receives a $7,000 grant that does not take equity. The application form says the grant covers the cost of program participation and travel. Most weeks are virtual. Three weeks are spent on site at Curql credit unions, with demos, feedback, and working time with people who run digital banking, lending, payments, and risk. The page also lists coaching, introductions, vendor credits, and a showcase at the end.

Any fintech or banking company building for credit unions can apply. The form asks for a company description, customers, revenue, team, traction, and funding to date. It accepts applicants outside the United States and Canada, and asks those people to choose Other for state.

Applications stay open until the cohort fills. There is no published closing date. You apply on the form linked from the Curql accelerator page. The team says it can help an accepted company become a CUSO if it is not one already.

Curql says the value is time with credit union decision makers, not a large classroom. The page points to office hours with the managing director before you apply.