Founded in 1905, Telluride Venture Accelerator is a mentor-driven accelerator based in Telluride, Colorado which provides start-ups with seed funding, co-working space, access to world-class mentors, plus an opportunity to pitch for follow-on investment. The firm focuses on companies operating in the outdoor recreation, tourism, natural products, health, energy, water, and education sectors. Within this focus, it has a priority on technological products and services such as software, mobile, mobile apps and hardware industries.