accelerator

for Sanitation Economy businesses

what is the accelerator?

Applications to the 2024 Accelerator Cohort are closed.

Check back in February for applications to the 2025 Accelerator Cohort.

The Toilet Board Coalition accelerates business solutions to the sanitation crisis through our world-renowned Accelerator; matching entrepreneurs with global business leaders and investors to drive progress on Sustainable Development Goal 6.2 – sanitation for all by 2030. 

Our Accelerator is in its eighth year, accelerating Sanitation Economy businesses through business model design, corporate mentorship and access to investment. To date, the Coalition has graduated 58 SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises), impacting more than 2.4 million people daily and unlocking US$22 million in finance.

The Accelerator has expanded into Latin America and is co-financed by IDB and IDB Lab through the Source of Innovation alliance and delivered in collaboration with Water For People. The Accelerator is now also offered in Spanish. Click here to learn more.

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COHORTS
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SMEs
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GRADUATED WITH INVESTMENT OR PARTNERSHIP WITH MNC
2.4 M
lives IMPACTED DAILY
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TONNES OF WASTE CIRCLED BACK TO THE ECONOMY IN 2022
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CO2 TONNES REDUCED OR AVOIDED IN 2022
$ 1 M
DIRECT INVESTMENT FACILITATED

We love our entrepreneurs

We saw leaps of growth during the last year. We learnt how to institutionalize our organisation [TrashCon] and structure the fund we were trying to raise. We secured not one, but two funding and a considerable portion are coming from Toilet Board Coalition’s associations. All of this has been possible through its continuous support and redirections. Thank you so much!
Nivedha R.MFounder & CEO, TRASHCON
Nivedha R.M
Toilet Board Coalition’s Accelerator programme is like a business toolbox for us, and we look forward to using those tools for executing our plans in the coming years. We now have a better understanding of our role, our strengths, and the opportunities in the sanitation business. A big thanks to our mentors and Toilet Board Coalition for enabling this journey for us. Happy to be part of the Toilet Board Coalition family!
Minna PaloCEO, PIKKUVIHREA
Minna Palo
The journey; eleven months sounds long but honestly; it feels like yesterday. Toilet Board Coalition is like a resource hub for us. The amount of resources and the network we have access to is unbelievable; we hope to nurture our business through it. It was a great experience, and I am sure there is a lot more to learn in the near future.
bara wahbehCo-founder, AKYAS SANITATION
bara wahbeh
When we came across the Pune conference [Global Sanitation Economy Summit in Pune], we realized there are so many actors in this [sanitation] field doing incredible things. Through Toilet Board Coalition's Accelerator programme, we were able to make new connections and build our network, and now we’re looking at possibilities to expand our business in other countries.
David GallagherExecutive Director, AEROSAN
David Gallagher
The last 11-month journey with Toilet Board Coalition has been very exciting. After having closely worked with the Accelerator team and our mentor, we got a clear perspective to move forward. We gathered some really innovative ideas to scale our Bio Septic business. The accelerator team has given us a stiff target for 2022 but we are committed to achieving them. I am very thankful to the entire Toilet Board Coalition team, and I am proud to be part of the cohort.
C.S. GOURINADHORGANICA BIOTECH
C.S. GOURINADH
The Accelerator programme has helped me both personally and professionally. Fluid Robotics was predominately a robotics and loT company. During the programme, Fluid transitioned into a wastewater analytics company, with the launch of Fluid AI and the goal of scaling globally. The Accelerator team helped us create a plan for the coming years and now it is our job to execute it. The help that the Accelerator team provided was invaluable.
ASIM BHALERAOFOUNDER & CEO, FLUID ROBOTICS
ASIM BHALERAO
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Meet our 2023 accelerator cohort

Participants in an annual Accelerator programme are building a new sanitation sector for the future.

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Benefits of the programme

12 months in-kind business support

Hands-on mentoring tailored to your needs and the challenges facing your business

Access to capital

upon graduation from the Accelerator (capital from Toilet Board Coalition members and investor network based on investment readiness)

Partnership brokering & brand building

through affiliation with Toilet Board Coalition member corporate, NGO and institutional brands

Membership to the Toilet Board Coalition

ongoing engagement and investment opportunities with the Coalition following graduation

Access to global and local mentors

business experts from leading multinational companies - sales, marketing, supply-chain, financial planning, etc and technical experts from leading companies and stakeholders - research & development, engineering, IT, mobile, etc

A business intelligence toolkit

consumer insights study; social & environmental audit; and financial analysis

Hear from the mentors

We might have not received concrete results due to the pandemic. However, the kind of synergies we’ve unearthed through the Accelerator is very valuable. There is a great potential that serves both— market opportunities for us [Lixil and GD Fittings] and towards the Sustainable Development Goals. The most valuable takeaway was getting exposed to other mentee companies; their innovation, energy and expertise were very inspiring. Thank you, TBC for the guidance and the GD Fittings team [his mentee company] for working with me.
robbie webbTrainer - Marketing, LIXIL AFRICA
robbie webb

who can apply

The Accelerator is seeking to work with SMEs that meet the following criteria:

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Target market includes populations most at risk in Asia, Africa & Latin America.

Scalable

The business is positioned to deliver sanitation at scale and is connected to the full value chain of sanitation service delivery

Innovative/ Replicable ​

Product offering that is aspirational for its target market and provides an improved solution to the market and/or product offering that is proven and replicable

Market Based ​

Commercially viable businesses, at every point in the sanitation value chain, delivering sanitation to those without access, profitably

recruitment

feb-apr

may-jun

jul-aug

sep-oct

nov

call for applications

applications shortlisted

Review by selection committee

mentor-mentee pairing

announcement of cohort on world toilet today

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jan-apr

call for applications

 

 

may-jun

applications shortlisted

 

jul-aug

review by selection committee

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sep-oct

mentor-mentee pairing

nov

announcement of cohort on

world toilet day

 

timeline

The Accelerator partners with entrepreneurs over the course of 12 months.

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frequently asked questions

Our team have answered some of your most frequent and basic questions around the Accelerator programme. Check out the FAQs! 👇
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