DOTHAN, Ala. (WDNews) — Applications are now open for the Alabama Forestry Accelerator, an equity-free pre-accelerator program designed for early-stage, venture-backable companies in the forestry industry.
The seven-week program will run in person in DOTHAN and is part of the gBETA accelerator network. The Winter 2026 session begins with a program kickoff on Feb. 19 and concludes April 10. The application deadline is Feb. 1.
The Alabama Forestry Accelerator is open to companies with local roots and is capped at five teams. There are no fees and no equity requirements. No investment is made during the program.
Participants are expected to commit to at least 85% of the program, with weekly programming requiring an estimated five to seven hours, not including time spent working independently on their businesses.
According to program organizers, companies selected will receive individualized coaching and mentorship from gener8tor’s accelerator team, weekly “Lunch & Learns” and mentor swarm sessions, investor and accelerator pitch opportunities, and access to more than $1 million in deals and perks from vendors including IBM Cloud, Amazon, Microsoft, PayPal, HubSpot and others. Ongoing post-program support is also provided.
The program is led by director Justise Black, who can be reached at [email protected].
Organizers say the goal of gBETA is to prepare graduates to participate in future investment accelerators or raise a seed funding round.
More information and applications are available online at: https://www.gener8tor.one/gbeta/Alabama%20Forestry%20Accelerator%20Winter%202026/apply/
