A Northwest Arkansas growth-stage accelerator run by Endeavor for scaling regional companies.
- Location:
- Fayetteville, AR, United States
- Duration:
- 12 weeks
What you need to qualify
- Open to companies with an established market presence and strong commercial traction.
- Built on the Endeavor ScaleUp framework, so the programme suits companies that are scaling rather than starting.
- Endeavor Heartland covers Northwest Arkansas, Tulsa, Kansas City and Birmingham, Alabama. Announced cohorts have included companies based in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas and Missouri.
Eligibility
- Eligible stages
- All stages
- Countries
- Global, subject to the provider’s eligibility and approval
How to apply
- 1
Check that your company matches the ScaleUp profile
Endeavor Heartland states the ScaleUp Accelerator is open to companies with an established market presence and strong commercial traction, and that it runs on the Endeavor ScaleUp framework used with high growth businesses worldwide.
- 2
Contact the Endeavor Heartland office
Endeavor publishes no application form for this accelerator. The Heartland office page on us.endeavor.org invites founders, investors, mentors and partners to email the office and to explore the different ways to join the Endeavor network, and that is the only published route in.
- 3
Go through Endeavor's selection conversations
Companies are chosen by Endeavor rather than admitted on an open application. Endeavor Heartland announces each cohort once selection is complete.
- 4
Join a cohort when the next one is formed
Accepted companies run the three month programme with curated mentorship, strategic advisory support and introductions across the Endeavor network. Cohorts 2 and 3 together took 18 companies and were announced in March 2025.