Dcode Federal Accelerator
Legal & GovTech · Run by Dcode · Washington, DC
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The facts
All fields verified Jul 22, 2026- Terms model
- Fee-basedYou pay a fee to take part in the program.
- Investment
- Not published$5,000 one-time company fee, no equity taken; no investment component (investment_amount null). 8-week fully online program (1-2 hrs/week) teaching federal sales, contracting strategy, and procurement navigation. DEADLINE: Cohort 16 (Summer 2026) runs Jul-Sept 2026 with registration links live but no posted cutoff date, and Cohort 15 ended Jun 16, 2026; no formal deadline published, so next_deadline null despite an effectively open registration window.
- Equity taken
- Not published$5,000 one-time company fee, no equity taken; no investment component (investment_amount null). 8-week fully online program (1-2 hrs/week) teaching federal sales, contracting strategy, and procurement navigation. DEADLINE: Cohort 16 (Summer 2026) runs Jul-Sept 2026 with registration links live but no posted cutoff date, and Cohort 15 ended Jun 16, 2026; no formal deadline published, so next_deadline null despite an effectively open registration window.
- Program length
- 8 weeks
- Format
- Remote
- Location
- Washington, DC
- Cohorts per year
- 2
- Cohort size
- Not published
- Stage focus
- stage-agnostic tech companies with established products
- Sub-vertical
- govtech / federal market entry (incl. defense tech)
- Demographic focus
- Not published
- Backers
- Dcode Capital (affiliated investment arm)
- Notable alumni
- Not published
Terms notes: $5,000 one-time company fee, no equity taken; no investment component (investment_amount null). 8-week fully online program (1-2 hrs/week) teaching federal sales, contracting strategy, and procurement navigation. DEADLINE: Cohort 16 (Summer 2026) runs Jul-Sept 2026 with registration links live but no posted cutoff date, and Cohort 15 ended Jun 16, 2026; no formal deadline published, so next_deadline null despite an effectively open registration window.
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Terms in plain English
Dcode charges a one-time fee of 5,000 dollars per company for the Federal Accelerator, takes no equity, and makes no investment. The program is fully online, runs 8 weeks, and asks for roughly 1 to 2 hours per week of short practical sessions on federal sales and contracting. Dcode runs two cohorts per year. Cohort 15 ended June 16, 2026, and Cohort 16 is listed for July through September 2026 with no posted registration cutoff.
Who this is actually for
Tech companies that want to sell to the US federal government and need practical training on contracting, procurement strategy, and federal sales. The low weekly time commitment suits teams running the program alongside normal operations.
Application windows
Cohort 16 (Summer 2026, runs Jul-Sept 2026), registration open with no posted cutoff: Rolling: applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis.
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Sources
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