Slingshot is a non-profit scale-up accelerator helping ambitious companies grow faster, smarter, and internationally. Backed by global expertise and a strong regional network, the program combines strategic clarity with hands-on execution to remove real growth barriers.
Since launching in 2020, Slingshot has helped scale-ups turn ambition into measurable outcomes - from job creation to international expansion and capital raised. The program plays a key role in strengthening the West Coast innovation ecosystem and building the next generation of growth companies.
Slingshot targets post-revenue companies with strong teams, proven traction, and global ambitions. Ideal for Rogaland and West Coast scale-ups aiming to expand internationally, raise capital, and build scalable systems. Typically growth-stage businesses with clear potential to scale, replicate, or export products and services.
A structured 10-week accelerator designed to remove growth blockers and help companies scale internationally.
Tangible Outputs
Strategy alignment and goal setting to define the trajectory of the next 10 weeks.
Defining positioning, growth plans, and core commercial priorities for global entry.
Multiple 2-week high-intensity cycles focused on solving real-world business challenges and hitting milestones.
Measuring outcomes, validating growth metrics, and charting next steps for the post-accelerator phase.
Slingshot gives your team access to senior consultants from Capgemini who work shoulder-to-shoulder with you to solve real growth challenges - from sales funnel automation to market expansion. This is not a classroom or mentorship program. It's your extended team.
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We help you sharpen your investor story, validate market positioning, and test messaging across international markets. With proven methods and global reach, Slingshot helps de-risk your next big leap - whether it's raising your next round or entering a new country.
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We focus on the moves that actually move the needle - identifying your highest-leverage opportunities and turning them into measurable growth. From refining your funnel to unlocking new revenue channels, every action is tied to outcomes, not activity. No fluff, no busywork - just focused execution that drives real results.
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The success of Slingshot is measured by the companies that come through it. From early traction to international scale, our alumni continue to grow, hire, and raise capital long after the programme ends. These stories highlight what happens when the right support meets the right ambition. Watch how founders have built, pivoted, and scaled with Slingshot.
