Print-on-Demand Custom Apparel
for Startup Accelerators

Real program-grade apparel founders, mentors and partners wear from Day 1 to demo day.

100% Print-on-Demand

No bulk buysNo minimumsNo contracts

We print, pack and always have fast free shipping

All done right here in the USA
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Old Way vs. Your New Pro Shop Way

Same three problems. Two very different answers.

Old Way
$2K to $5K
Bulk-Order Gamble
  • Inventory from past orders still in your office
  • XS, S, XL sit in the bin for months
  • Pieces go missing. You give the rest away
Your Pro Shop
$0 UPFRONT
No Inventory Ever
  • Member orders one, we print one
  • Zero cash tied up. Zero boxes to store
  • Profit hits your dashboard, not a bin
Old Way
3 WEEKS
To Reorder Anything
  • 24, 36 or 48-piece minimums per color
  • Charged per color, per placement, per design
  • Sold out of sizes or colors founders want
  • Can't say yes without $2K + 3 weeks
Your Pro Shop
~1 WEEK
Door to Door
  • No minimums. Order 1 or 100, same price
  • Unlimited colors, designs, placements
  • Founders pick size and color at checkout
  • USA printed and shipped free to their door
Old Way
2 WASHES
Until It's Cardboard
  • Print cracks, shirt stiffens, color fades
  • Founders stop wearing it
  • You and the mentors reach for other brands
Your Pro Shop
50+ WASHES
Still Soft
  • Premium blanks: Bella+Canvas, Champion, Sport-Tek
  • Soft on day 1, soft after 50 washes
  • Coaches reach for the program hoodie, not the other brand
Why It Works

Curated for your founders and mentors. Zero guesswork.

We pick the season's best. You focus on what you do best.

All Sizes
Always Stocked

Every size, color, every fit.

Top 15
Curated Each Season

DFY plan picks them for you.

~1 wk
USA Print + Ship

Door to door, every order.

12 yrs
In Premium Apparel

Dressing accelerators since 2014.

The Money Math

Stop losing $10K. Start making $6K.

The average swing when an accelerator drops bulk orders and switches to a Pro Shop.

Stop Losing
$2K to $10K / year
  • No more bulk orders
  • No more boxes of unsold XLs in your office
  • No more 3-week waits for stiff hoodies
Start Earning
$2.4K to $6K / year
  • $8 to $16 profit baked into every piece
  • Profit pulled first. Base price covered after
  • You set the markup. No revenue caps
  • Zero out-of-pocket. Straight profit, every order
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Trusted Quality

Premium athleisure your founders and mentors already wear

Nike
Gildan
Champion
Bella + Canvas
Comfort Colors
Independent Trading Co.
Cotton Heritage
AS Colour
Hanes
Jerzees
American Apparel
Sport-Tek
Nike
Gildan
Champion
Bella + Canvas
Comfort Colors
Independent Trading Co.
Cotton Heritage
AS Colour
Hanes
Jerzees
American Apparel
Sport-Tek
And even more brands in our catalog

How It Works

From accelerator logo to live shop link your founders and mentors can buy from, all in the same week.

Step 1

Pick Your Cohort's Gear

Start your accelerator's Pro Shop. Pick the staples your founders and mentors actually wear: athletic tees, hoodies, joggers, snapbacks. 63 premium pieces from Bella+Canvas, Champion, Sport-Tek.

Step 2

Add Your Accelerator Logo

Upload your accelerator logo, cohort-number art, or comp event design. Or send us one design a month and we set up the whole shop with our DFY plan.

Step 3

Set Your Markup

Base price covers printing, free shipping, every color, every size. You decide the markup. $10/hoodie? $25? Your call. No revenue caps.

Step 4

Drop The Link In Your Cohort

Post the link in your accelerator's LinkedIn, member group chat or group text, or stick a QR code on the front desk. Founders buy directly. No bulk-order boxes in your office.

Step 5

We Print & Ship

Member orders → we print in the USA → ship free to their door in ~1 week. You never touch a box. No "where's my hoodie?" DMs.

Step 6

Get Paid

Watch member orders land in your dashboard live. Bi-weekly payouts straight to your bank. automated. No invoicing, no chasing.

Get Started in under 60 seconds

Start for Free No Credit Card Required No Contracts

Premium Product Catalog

All Inclusive Base Prices Include: Front Side Design, Printing, Packing, Free Shipping, Unlimited Design Elements & Unlimited Print Colors.

Airlume Cotton Athletic Tee

Airlume Cotton Athletic Tee

Bear Grips

20

All Inclusive Base Price

$23.93Free founders base price
$19.88VIP founders base price
💰Save $4.05 with VIP
Comfort Soft Hoodie

Comfort Soft Hoodie

Bear Grips

36

All Inclusive Base Price

$44.94Free founders base price
$36.88VIP founders base price
💰Save $8.06 with VIP
Perfect Soft Crewneck Sweatshirt

Perfect Soft Crewneck Sweatshirt

Bear Grips

36

All Inclusive Base Price

$40.96Free founders base price
$34.88VIP founders base price
💰Save $6.08 with VIP
Premium CVC Jersey Tee

Premium CVC Jersey Tee

Next Level

36

All Inclusive Base Price

$29.95Free founders base price
$24.88VIP founders base price
💰Save $5.07 with VIP
Men's Moisture-Wicking Tee

Men's Moisture-Wicking Tee

Sport-Tek

28

All Inclusive Base Price

$28.88Free founders base price
$23.86VIP founders base price
💰Save $5.02 with VIP
Ladies' Moisture Wicking Tee

Ladies' Moisture Wicking Tee

Sport-Tek

23

All Inclusive Base Price

$31.95Free founders base price
$25.88VIP founders base price
💰Save $6.07 with VIP
Women's Favorite Tee

Women's Favorite Tee

Bella+Canvas

21

All Inclusive Base Price

$23.93Free founders base price
$19.88VIP founders base price
💰Save $4.05 with VIP
Performance Workout Tank

Performance Workout Tank

Bella+Canvas

9

All Inclusive Base Price

$23.94Free founders base price
$19.88VIP founders base price
💰Save $4.06 with VIP
Women's Premium Cotton Tee

Women's Premium Cotton Tee

Next Level

21

All Inclusive Base Price

$28.95Free founders base price
$23.88VIP founders base price
💰Save $5.07 with VIP
Mens Cut-Off Tank

Mens Cut-Off Tank

AS Colour

5

All Inclusive Base Price

$29.93Free founders base price
$24.88VIP founders base price
💰Save $5.05 with VIP
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Program Lead & Mentor Reviews

Hear from accelerator program leads and mentors running this today.

Quality, sizing, time. The three things every owner wants to know about, answered by the programes already running their apparel through us.

MR
Mike R.
Program Lead
Q: DO COHORT POLOS LOOK LIKE A REAL PROGRAM OR GENERIC SWAG?

"Twelve-week accelerator, 20 founders per cohort, four mentors per founder. Used to bulk-order polos from a swag catalog. Stiff fabric, off-center embroidery, every founder complained on Day 1. Embroidered Sport-Tek polos through the Pro Shop. Sharp chest crest with the cohort number, fit cleanly on every founder at the partner demo. Investors asked which agency we used."

JT
Jenna T.
Managing Director
Q: A NEW REMOTE FOUNDER STARTS MONDAY AND I NEED A DAY-1 KIT TO THEIR APARTMENT.

"Used to ship cohort kits from our office to founders in seven timezones, late half the time. Now every founder picks their own size and color from the program onboarding link the moment they accept. New founder in Denver who confirmed on a Thursday had the cohort tee, hoodie and embroidered polo at their apartment by Monday morning kickoff. Zero purchase orders, zero warehouse calls."

RK
Ryan K.
Accelerator Founder
Q: I RUN PROGRAMMING, FUNDRAISING AND OPERATIONS. WHO BUILDS THIS?

"Solo program lead, two cohorts a year, four mentors per founder, also fundraising next year of capital. Done-For-You plan built the entire program store: cohort welcome kits, demo day hoodies, embroidered mentor polos, partner gifts, alumni commemoratives. I send the program logo and the cohort theme once a quarter. Program saved $11,400 versus the SwagUp quote our first year and founders actually wear the kit."

Why Bear Grips

12 years of experience. We know your customer.

Since 2014, dressing startup accelerators, incubators and program teams across the country.

500K+
Orders Shipped

To fitness lovers since 2014.

10K
Orders / Month

Your orders never sit in a queue.

USA
Print Network

Print 7 days a week, locally in the USA. Free lightning-fast delivery.

Human
Real Support

Talk to a real person when you need help. Call, text, email.

For Startup Accelerators

Choose Your Membership

Launch your accelerator's shop with zero inventory risk. Every plan includes hosting, free shipping, and full athleisure catalog.

Free

$0/month

Perfect for testing the program's appetite. See if founders buy a hoodie before you commit to a paid plan.

  • Create up to 3 products
  • Standard Base Pricing
  • Free Hosting & Custom URL
  • Access to Full Premium Catalog
  • Robust Storefront Editor
  • Set Your Own Profit Margin
  • Real-Time Orders & Payouts
  • Affiliate Program Access
  • Message Support
  • Self Ordering / Ordering Samples
  • Fast FREE Domestic US-Only Shipping
Most Popular

Self Service VIP

$59/month

Full owner access. Lower base prices on every item, which means bigger profit on every sale. You build, you control.

  • Everything in Free Plus:
  • Unlimited Design Uploads
  • Exclusive Wholesale Base Rates
  • Higher Profit Margins
  • Elite Hosting & Design Storage
  • Remove "Powered by" Branding
  • Priority Production
  • Customize Pro Shop Layout
  • Access to Design Services
  • Priority Phone Support

Done For You VIP

$109/month

Coach the 6am class. we'll build your shop. Send one logo a month. We set up the products, mockups, copy, and launch. You just post the link.

  • Everything in VIP Plan included
  • Create up to 250 products
  • Access New Releases First
  • VIP Services
  • Design Your Shop Layout
  • 1 New Design Applied Monthly By Us
  • Design Applied to Top 15 Best-Sellers
  • 5 Complementary "Your Choice" Items
  • Full Self-Service Access Included
  • Priority Message and Phone Support
  • Dedicated Pro Shop Advisor

No contracts, cancel anytime.

Accelerator Program & Mentor Questions

The questions we get asked most

Can we print our startup accelerator logo, cohort number and demo day art on custom accelerator apparel?+

Yes. Every tee, hoodie, sweatshirt, embroidered polo and embroidered hat supports your accelerator logo, cohort number, program year, demo day art, mentor callouts and city wordmark on the front, back, sleeve or chest. Startup accelerator apparel for cohort welcome kits, demo day, mentor visits and the closing dinner. Unlimited design elements on one side, no per-color fee.

Do you make laptops, lanyards, water bottles, notebooks or other accelerator swag items?+

No. Laptops, lanyards, water bottles, notebooks, stickers and pitch-deck binders come from a corporate swag supplier. What we do best: the apparel side of the program. Cohort tees, demo day hoodies, embroidered mentor polos, founder sweatshirts and program-branded hats. Real apparel founders wear from Day 1 of the program all the way through to demo day and the closing dinner.

Do you have apparel for the full cohort, mentors, partners and alumni in womens and mens cuts?+

Yes. Womens premium triblend tees, racerback tanks, cropped sweatshirts and high-waist leggings sit alongside mens performance tees, polos, joggers and unisex hoodies. Sizes from XS through adult 3XL. Build Cohort, Mentors, Partners and Alumni sections in the same accelerator store, set the markup per piece across each group.

Can cohort founders, mentors and partners order their own apparel from the shop URL?+

That is the whole point. Drop your accelerator shop link in the cohort onboarding doc, the program Slack, the mentor portal and the demo day invite email. Founders, mentors and partners check out themselves with their own size and color. Cohort tees, demo day hoodies and embroidered mentor polos ship to each address free in about a week. Remote founders in any state get the same Day-1 program kit.

Will embroidered polos and cohort hoodies hold up to a 12-week program, demo day, partner visits and weekly washes?+

Yes. Embroidered Sport-Tek polos, Gildan premium cotton pique polos, Bella+Canvas premium tees, Champion crewnecks, Independent Trading Co. hoodies, embroidered Yupoong and Richardson hats. Real program-grade apparel, not the thin polo from a generic swag catalog. Founders wear them through long sprint weeks, mentor sessions and demo day prep. Embroidery still sharp, fabric still holding at the closing dinner.

We already use Custom Ink or SwagUp for cohort kits. Why switch?+

Three reasons most accelerators switch within one cohort. Shipping: theirs charges $8 to $10 per order, hidden. Ours is free, every order. Fees: theirs charges per color, per placement, per embroidery, plus warehouse and pick-pack at SwagUp. Ours is one flat base price, unlimited colors. Permanence: theirs is cohort-by-cohort campaign ordering. Ours is a permanent accelerator apparel store at your URL year-round, ready for the next cohort, the next demo day and every mentor visit.

Do I pay anything when a founder or mentor orders? What about cohort welcome kits?+

Zero cost when a founder or mentor orders. They pay the retail price you set, or the program covers cohort welcome kits at base price (your own profit kicks back since it is your own shop). For mentor polos, partner gifts and demo day commemoratives, build a Mentors & Partners section and self-order at base price. Watch every order land in real time on the program dashboard between sprint sessions.

Features

Everything You Need to Succeed

From accelerator logo upload to member delivery, every tool a program lead needs to ship a real apparel program.

Your Accelerator's Own Shop

A clean shop URL for your accelerator. Founders see your logo, your colors, your gear. Looks like real merch. not a generic POD page.

Mockups Founders Will Repost

Front + back mockups in every color. Drop them in your member group chat, on your IG, or on the program screen during open office hours.

Athleisure Founders Live In

Bella+Canvas, Champion, Sport-Tek, Next Level. premium athleisure that holds up after a year of sprints. Founders in your hoodie at sprint room = retention.

Live Sales Dashboard

Watch every member order land in real time. Profit per item, payout schedule, top sellers. Open it on your phone between classes.

You Set The Markup

Mark up $10 a hoodie or $30. your call. VIP plan unlocks the lowest base prices so margins go up. No revenue caps, no per-unit fees.

Zero Bulk-Order Risk

Items only print after a member orders. Drop a comp tee that doesn't sell? You owe nothing. No 50-piece minimums, no leftover boxes in your office.

One Last Honest Question

If not this, what is your plan?

Another $2,000 bulk order you front in cash
Inventory from past orders sitting in your office
Coaches still wearing other brands
Founders asking for colors you don't have
The easiest revenue stream your accelerator has ever added. Live in 60 seconds.
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