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Founders & startup ecosystem · Core

Cohort

Also called: accelerator cohort

ELI5

A group that goes through a programme together.

Used in conversation

“The company joined the spring cohort.”

Definition

A group of startups or participants entering a programme during the same period.

Here “Cohort” means: A group of startups or participants entering a programme during the same period.

Pitch context

You will see “Cohort” in fundraising decks, data rooms, term sheets and investor conversations when the discussion reaches founders & startup ecosystem.

Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret founders & startup ecosystem without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.

Connected terms

  • CohortThe same visible label “Cohort” names different concepts.
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Sources & evidence · 5

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.