Fintech Innovation Starts Here.
A fintech accelerator in Singapore and San Francisco
Bolt is an accelerator program that empowers fintech companies to go global, faster. Build in Singapore. Expand to San Francisco.
Reach the World.
Powered by Nium, the leader in real-time global payments.
Join Bolt
Network, Explore, Build, Scale.
Collaborate with best-of-breed players in fintech. Access startup-friendly regulations. Plug into award-winning technology from Nium. Benefit from shortest company set-up times, breadth and depth of ecosystems like Banks, financial institutions, startups, and venture capitalists.
roll up your sleeves
Code. Decode. Recode.
Cohorts come in on a rolling basis; each cohort are allowed five start-ups. Applications are always open.
Month 1
Onboarding
- Business Logic
- Basic Build
- Architecting the Tech
- UI/UX Flow
Month 3
POC
- Revision
- Iteration
- Testing
- Gap Analysis
Month 6
Demo
- Pitch
- Network
- Launch
- Graduate
Bolt accelerator program locations
Our Fintech R&D Hubs
Established in Singapore. Expanding to San Francisco, the heart of Silicon Valley. Bolt is a global accelerator program designed for seed-stage startups in the Fintech space.
With support services, technology access, workshops, coaching, and mentorship sessions, the Bolt program helps today’s startups become tomorrow’s Unicorns.
Collect, Pay and
Settle Funds Globally,
in Real-Time.
220+ markets, Zero hassles
Payout
Payout to accounts, wallets, and cards in more than 220 markets. Pay employees, suppliers, local sellers and partners wherever you do business.
Learn more →Local collection, global payments
Payin
Whether collecting salary payments or subscription revenues, Nium Payin allows you to collect funds in multiple currencies from customers worldwide.
Learn more →Virtual and physical
Issue Cards
Modernize payments for global payroll, spend management, or travel companies with Nium’s virtual card solution.
Learn more →
Every great idea starts as a bolt
Every great idea starts as a bolt - a flash of energy, excitement and passion.
Our Fintech innovation hubs provide the ideal launchpad to turn your ideas into strikes of success.
Your Success. Yours Alone.
Bolt offers you the shortest time to market anywhere in the world.
A global real-time payments infrastructure to plug and play.
First-of-its-kind and independent Fintech research and development hubs in Singapore and San Francisco.
No predatory equity-in-lieu. No lien on future profits. Not even your intellectual property (IP). In short, no strings attached.
You create. We support.
We’ve got you covered
Frequently Asked Questions
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What is Bolt?
Bolt is a 6-month global accelerator program designed for seed-stage start-ups in the Fintech space. With support services, technology access, workshops, coaching, and mentorship sessions, the Bolt program helps today’s start-ups become tomorrow’s Unicorns. Bolt is powered by Nium, the leader in real-time global payments.
Bolt provides ready API access to plug-and-play across core product capabilities, which include:
- Payout: Payout to accounts, wallets, and cards in more than 190 markets. Pay employees, suppliers, local sellers, and partners wherever you do business.
- Payin: Whether collecting salary payments or subscription revenues, Nium Payin allows you to collect funds in multiple currencies from customers worldwide.
- Issue Cards: Modernize payments for global payroll, spend management, or travel companies with Nium’s physical and virtual card solutions.
Got a question and don’t find the answer anywhere here? Email us.
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How is Bolt different from other innovation labs?
Bolt provides a ‘no-strings-attached’ opportunity for seed-stage start-ups to build and scale their fintech solution.
Plug into our API stack and build beautiful products, solutions, and services.
In addition to the global rails connect via our APIs, Bolt also offers the opportunity for first-time entrepreneurs to connect with and gain from the wisdom of a wide network of Affinity Partners in the eco-system. These include government agencies, consulting firms, banks, academic institutions, etc.
Most importantly, we take no lien on equity of your ideas or a future share of profit. Not even any IP. We are here to help you succeed. In your success lies our success.
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When can I enroll?
Our 6-month program functions in an ‘Always On’ mode. We accept only five start-ups per cohort. However, the cohorts do not run in consort, so applications can be submitted anytime.
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Do you provide funding?
Bolt does not provide any funding.
We do help connect you with our network of Venture Capital partners and act as enablers through the journey.
More importantly, we provide the one key component most start-ups launching their journey into the exciting world of entrepreneurship lack: a perspective on fundraising — gleaned from experience.
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What if my company is registered in another country?
Bolt accepts applications only from registered companies (not individuals). We are location agnostic, and your company could be registered anywhere in the world.
However, the best way of partnering with us is to co-locate with Bolt – either in Singapore or in San Francisco. We believe that a vibrant ecosystem creates opportunities for serendipitous connections across a wide number of participants in the cohort to profit from perspective.
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Got a question?
Got a question and don’t find the answer anywhere here? Email us.
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