Accelerate
Help getting your edge product to production
balena Accelerate is a program for teams evaluating balena. You tell us what you're building and we work out together what balena can put behind your project.
We put engineering time and budget behind a small number of teams.
Accelerate is for companies evaluating balena that have a real deployment ahead of them. You apply, we have a call about your project, and then we agree what balena can help with. Depending on the project that might be engineering time, credits, hardware, or support for a custom board.
Nothing is fixed in advance. We work out the details with you, and we tell you what we can and cannot do before you commit to anything.
What accepted teams get.
Every accepted application gets a use case and architecture review on us
At least two hours with our Solutions team. We review your use case and architecture, then follow up once you're building and the real questions have surfaced.
Examples of what a bundle might include
Three examples of teams at different stages, to give you a sense of what we look at.
Still prototyping
You're building the first version. The hardware isn't locked in and the architecture is still moving.
- Hardware selection advice
- balenaCloud and balenaOS training
Evaluating at scale
The prototype works and you need to know balena works at a higher volume.
- Device credits
- Device support assistance
Moving to balena
You already have devices in the field, or a solution built somewhere else, and you want it running on balena.
- Brownfield migration assistance
- Custom board support
Built for teams with a real deployment ahead of them.
Here's what we look for, so you can judge the fit yourself.
New to balena, or already building and getting ready to scale. Early enough that our help still makes a difference.
Building and operating your own edge product, rather than sourcing benefits for a client's project.
A company we can verify, and a clear description of what you're building.
A prototype running, an evaluation starting soon, or an existing solution you want to move onto balena.
A credible path to 100+ devices in production within roughly 12 months.
A real technical, hardware, or architecture question that our engineers can help you solve.
We can't take everyone, and places are limited while the program is new. If it isn't a fit right now we'll tell you and explain why, and point you at the docs, forums, and free tier so you can keep moving. You're welcome to apply again down the line.
What the process looks like.
Apply
Tell us about your project, your hardware, and the problem you're currently stuck on. See below.
Talk
Have a call with the Accelerate team about what you're building, plus a little back and forth to check a few details.
Offer
We work out what would help most, then come back with what balena can offer for your project.
Build
Use your bundle and keep working with your balena contact as your project grows.
Tell us what you're building.
The more specific you are, the better the bundle we can put together.