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Multiple Hub Inc.
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2022
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Multiple (legal entity: Multiple Hub Inc.) is a 501c3 non-profit innovation platform headquartered in Beverly Hills, California, founded in 2022 by Dan Feshbach following his prior exit of TeachTown. The organization operates a vertically integrated ecosystem for autism-tech innovation consisting of four core products: a 12-week Accelerator Program providing mentorship, workshops, and investor introductions; the Autism-Tech Database covering over 600 companies across 15 solution categories; the Autism x Workforce Development Accelerator with a cybersecurity emphasis; and a Mentor Network of 700+ members. Multiple has supported 30+ portfolio companies across five cohorts, with alumni collectively raising $30M.

The organization serves three primary stakeholder groups: autism-tech startup founders seeking structured accelerator support and investor connections, funders and investors seeking curated deal flow in the autism innovation space, and broader community members (caregivers, educators, healthcare providers) accessing the database for solution discovery. Its go-to-market is community-led and event-driven, anchored by twice-yearly Demo Days, virtual speaker series, and digital content marketing.

Multiple's revenue model relies entirely on grants and donations from institutional supporters including the Gula Tech Foundation ($250,000 grant in 2023), JPMorgan Chase, Autism Impact Fund, Disability Opportunity Fund (DOF), Frist Center for Autism Innovation, O'Sullivan Foundation, and Autism Innovation Foundation. A grant from NEXT for AUTISM was recorded in January 2026. Multiple does not charge fees to startups participating in the accelerator and does not license its database commercially.

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Multiple is a 501c3 non-profit accelerator and innovation platform that supports autism-tech startup founders through a 12-week program, a database of 600+ companies, and a 700+ member network, connecting entrepreneurs with investors and community stakeholders.

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Beverly Hills
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North America
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Serves global market

Offices1 record

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Keyword5 values
autism technology accelerator, startup mentorship programs, non-profit innovation platform, autism venture funding, neurodiversity workforce programs
Industry3 codes
1Autism Assistive Technology & Learning Tools (Educational)
CodeEDAKAKAMPrimaryYes
2Autism Parent/Caregiver Education & Training (School-Linked)
CodeEDAKAKAJPrimaryNo
3Autism Teacher Training & Professional Development
CodeEDAKAKALPrimaryNo
NAICS code2 codes
  • Business Associations813910
  • Other Similar Organizations (except Business, Professional, Labor, and Political Organizations)813990
Product category
Startup Accelerator and Innovation Network
Social media profiles2 records
GTM motion2 records

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Type, Description, Source

Revenue model1 record
1Grant Funding and Donations
TypeLicensing Royalties
Description

Multiple is a 501c3 non-profit organization that operates through grant funding and donations. The organization received a $250,000 grant from the Gula Tech Foundation to scale neurodiversity hiring in cybersecurity. The organization connects startups with investors rather than directly funding them.

multiplehub.org
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Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others
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Brand1 record
1Autism X Workforce Development Accelerator
Description

An innovative program dedicated to driving inclusion and empowering autistic talent within the workforce, with a particular focus on cybersecurity.

multiplehub.org
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Multiple is a 501c3 non-profit innovation platform that runs a 12-week accelerator program connecting autism-tech founders with mentorship, investor networks, and exhibition events. It also maintains the Autism-Tech Database covering 600+ companies across 15 categories and provides a specialized Autism x Workforce Development Accelerator focused on cybersecurity and neurodiversity hiring.

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  • $30M raised by startups across 5 cohorts
+2 more records
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Multiple operates as a non-profit innovation platform (501c3) for the autism community, functioning as an ecosystem accelerator rather than a single product company. Its core offerings consist of the Accelerator Program (a 12-week intensive program with workshops, mentorship, and exhibition events), the Autism-Tech Database (a comprehensive resource covering 600+ companies across 15 categories including care navigation, screening/diagnostics, and assisted communication), the Autism x Workforce Development Accelerator (a specialized workforce-focused track with emphasis on cybersecurity), and the Mentor Network connecting founders with experienced industry experts. Together, these products form a connected ecosystem supporting autism-tech innovators from concept through commercial success.

Product and service4 records
1Accelerator Program
CategoryAccelerator Program
Description

A 12-week intensive accelerator connecting autism-tech founders with mentorship, workshops, investor networks, and exhibition events to scale startups from idea to impact. Designed for early-stage startups building technology solutions for people with autism.

2Autism-Tech Database
CategoryDatabase / Market Intelligence
Description

The world's most comprehensive database of autism experts, funders, and community members, featuring over 600 companies across 15 categories including care navigation, screening/diagnostics, and assisted communication, connecting innovators with resources and funding.

3Autism x Workforce Development Accelerator
CategorySpecialized Accelerator Program
Description

A specialized accelerator focused on driving inclusion and empowering autistic talent within the workforce, with particular emphasis on cybersecurity, providing tailored support and expert-led workshops for startups at the intersection of autism tech and workforce innovation.

4Mentor Network
CategoryMentorship Network
Description

A network of experienced mentors and industry experts who support autism-tech founders in developing solutions that make meaningful differences in the lives of people with autism. Includes 700+ member network accessible to accelerator participants.

Scale indicator5 records

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Type, Value, Description, Source

Partnership1 partner
Strategic tierCoreTypeStrategic or Co-development Partner
Description

Premier autism accelerator and venture capital firms entered into a strategic partnership to bring new innovators to market in the autism space. This partnership connects startup pipeline with venture capital deployment.

Recent move6 records

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Date, Type, Title, Description, Source

Expansion highlight6 records

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Peers10 records
12GI (Center for Real Estate and the Accelerator for DisABLED Entrepreneurs)
TypeDirect peer
Description

An accelerator for disabled entrepreneurs, directly comparable to Multiple in mission, model, and target founder segment. The connection is reinforced by CEO Keevin O'Rourke, who previously led 2GI before joining Multiple.

TypeDirect peer
Description

A venture fund exclusively focused on autism-related investments, partnered strategically with Multiple. Highly comparable as both serve as infrastructure connecting autism-tech founders with capital, though AIF operates on the capital side rather than as a non-profit accelerator.

TypeDirect peer
Description

A fund that invests in companies supporting people with disabilities and a founding supporter of Multiple. DOF has leveraged Multiple's database to source portfolio investments, making it a direct functional peer in the autism/disability deal-flow ecosystem.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

A global consultancy that employs autistic adults as technology consultants and places them with corporate clients. Comparable through the neurodiversity-employment lens, particularly relevant to Multiple's Autism x Workforce Development Accelerator track.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

A large digital health and disability community platform founded by Mike Porath (a Multiple board member). Comparable as a community-and-content platform serving the same autism/disability audience, though at substantially greater scale.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

A digital education platform for children with autism, co-founded by Dan Feshbach before he founded Multiple. Highly comparable in mission and target end-user (autism community), but operates as a scaled, venture-backed curriculum company rather than a non-profit accelerator.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

One of the largest autism advocacy and research organizations in the U.S. Stuart Savitz, a Multiple board member, also serves on the Autism Speaks national board. Comparable in mission, donor base, and sector influence, though at vastly greater scale and with a research/advocacy rather than accelerator focus.

TypeEmerging player
Description

An early-stage VC firm focused on tech startups with social impact, founded by Moaz Hamid (a Multiple board member). Comparable as a source of capital and mentorship for impact-oriented founders, partially overlapping with Multiple's investor-side value proposition.

TypeEmerging player
Description

A virtual reality therapy company for individuals with autism, featured in Multiple's 'Multiplying Impact' event series. Comparable as an autism-tech startup in Multiple's broader community; overlaps on sector focus and target end-users.

TypeOthers
Description

An early-stage venture firm where Multiple board member Mark Goldstein is a Seed/Studio Partner. Comparable through portfolio synergies in digital health and impact investing, though not a direct accelerator competitor.

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Key highlights7 records

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Segment3 records

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Ideal customer profile2 records

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Funding rounds2 records

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Investors2 records

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Multiple

Startup Accelerator and Innovation Networkmultiplehub.org

Multiple is a 501c3 non-profit accelerator and innovation platform that supports autism-tech startup founders through a 12-week program, a database of 600+ companies, and a 700+ member network, connecting entrepreneurs with investors and community stakeholders.

What Multiple does

Multiple (legal entity: Multiple Hub Inc.) is a 501c3 non-profit innovation platform headquartered in Beverly Hills, California, founded in 2022 by Dan Feshbach following his prior exit of TeachTown. The organization operates a vertically integrated ecosystem for autism-tech innovation consisting of four core products: a 12-week Accelerator Program providing mentorship, workshops, and investor introductions; the Autism-Tech Database covering over 600 companies across 15 solution categories; the Autism x Workforce Development Accelerator with a cybersecurity emphasis; and a Mentor Network of 700+ members. Multiple has supported 30+ portfolio companies across five cohorts, with alumni collectively raising $30M.

The organization serves three primary stakeholder groups: autism-tech startup founders seeking structured accelerator support and investor connections, funders and investors seeking curated deal flow in the autism innovation space, and broader community members (caregivers, educators, healthcare providers) accessing the database for solution discovery. Its go-to-market is community-led and event-driven, anchored by twice-yearly Demo Days, virtual speaker series, and digital content marketing.

Multiple's revenue model relies entirely on grants and donations from institutional supporters including the Gula Tech Foundation ($250,000 grant in 2023), JPMorgan Chase, Autism Impact Fund, Disability Opportunity Fund (DOF), Frist Center for Autism Innovation, O'Sullivan Foundation, and Autism Innovation Foundation. A grant from NEXT for AUTISM was recorded in January 2026. Multiple does not charge fees to startups participating in the accelerator and does not license its database commercially.

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Name
Multiple
Legal name
Multiple Hub Inc.
Website
https://multiplehub.org
Company type
Private
Founded year
2022
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
1–10 employees
Short description
Multiple is a 501c3 non-profit accelerator and innovation platform that supports autism-tech startup founders through a 12-week program, a database of 600+ companies, and a 700+ member network, connecting entrepreneurs with investors and community stakeholders.
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Multiple industry classification

Industry
Product category
Startup Accelerator and Innovation Network
NAICS
Business Associations (813910), Other Similar Organizations (except Business, Professional, Labor, and Political Organizations) (813990)
akta.pro primary industry
Autism Assistive Technology & Learning Tools (Educational) (EDAKAKAM)
akta.pro secondary industries
Autism Parent/Caregiver Education & Training (School-Linked) (EDAKAKAJ), Autism Teacher Training & Professional Development (EDAKAKAL)

Keywords

  • Autism technology accelerator
  • Startup mentorship programs
  • Non-profit innovation platform
  • Autism venture funding
  • Neurodiversity workforce programs

Where Multiple is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Beverly Hills
HQ country
United States
HQ region
North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

Multiple business model

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B2B
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Services
Cost components
Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

  1. Grant Funding and Donations: Multiple is a 501c3 non-profit organization that operates through grant funding and donations. The organization received a $250,000 grant from the Gula Tech Foundation to scale neurodiversity hiring in cybersecurity. The organization connects startups with investors rather than directly funding them.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Multiple product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Multiple is a 501c3 non-profit innovation platform that runs a 12-week accelerator program connecting autism-tech founders with mentorship, investor networks, and exhibition events. It also maintains the Autism-Tech Database covering 600+ companies across 15 categories and provides a specialized Autism x Workforce Development Accelerator focused on cybersecurity and neurodiversity hiring.

Product overview

Multiple operates as a non-profit innovation platform (501c3) for the autism community, functioning as an ecosystem accelerator rather than a single product company. Its core offerings consist of the Accelerator Program (a 12-week intensive program with workshops, mentorship, and exhibition events), the Autism-Tech Database (a comprehensive resource covering 600+ companies across 15 categories including care navigation, screening/diagnostics, and assisted communication), the Autism x Workforce Development Accelerator (a specialized workforce-focused track with emphasis on cybersecurity), and the Mentor Network connecting founders with experienced industry experts. Together, these products form a connected ecosystem supporting autism-tech innovators from concept through commercial success.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

  • Autism X Workforce Development Accelerator: An innovative program dedicated to driving inclusion and empowering autistic talent within the workforce, with a particular focus on cybersecurity.

Products and services

  • Accelerator Program A 12-week intensive accelerator connecting autism-tech founders with mentorship, workshops, investor networks, and exhibition events to scale startups from idea to impact. Designed for early-stage startups building technology solutions for people with autism.
  • Autism-Tech Database The world's most comprehensive database of autism experts, funders, and community members, featuring over 600 companies across 15 categories including care navigation, screening/diagnostics, and assisted communication, connecting innovators with resources and funding.
  • Autism x Workforce Development Accelerator A specialized accelerator focused on driving inclusion and empowering autistic talent within the workforce, with particular emphasis on cybersecurity, providing tailored support and expert-led workshops for startups at the intersection of autism tech and workforce innovation.
  • Mentor Network A network of experienced mentors and industry experts who support autism-tech founders in developing solutions that make meaningful differences in the lives of people with autism. Includes 700+ member network accessible to accelerator participants.

Quantifiable outcome

  • $30M raised by startups across 5 cohorts
  • +2 more outcomes

Companies that use Multiple

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Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Multiple technology and API

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Technology focussed No

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Feature1 record

Multiple partnerships and signals

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

  • Autism Impact FundcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPremier autism accelerator and venture capital firms entered into a strategic partnership to bring new innovators to market in the autism space. This partnership connects startup pipeline with venture capital deployment.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Multiple competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

  • 2GI (Center for Real Estate and the Accelerator for DisABLED Entrepreneurs): An accelerator for disabled entrepreneurs, directly comparable to Multiple in mission, model, and target founder segment. The connection is reinforced by CEO Keevin O'Rourke, who previously led 2GI before joining Multiple.
  • Autism Impact Fund: A venture fund exclusively focused on autism-related investments, partnered strategically with Multiple. Highly comparable as both serve as infrastructure connecting autism-tech founders with capital, though AIF operates on the capital side rather than as a non-profit accelerator.
  • Disability Opportunity Fund (DOF): A fund that invests in companies supporting people with disabilities and a founding supporter of Multiple. DOF has leveraged Multiple's database to source portfolio investments, making it a direct functional peer in the autism/disability deal-flow ecosystem.

Broad incumbents

  • auticon GmbH: A global consultancy that employs autistic adults as technology consultants and places them with corporate clients. Comparable through the neurodiversity-employment lens, particularly relevant to Multiple's Autism x Workforce Development Accelerator track.
  • The Mighty: A large digital health and disability community platform founded by Mike Porath (a Multiple board member). Comparable as a community-and-content platform serving the same autism/disability audience, though at substantially greater scale.
  • TeachTown: A digital education platform for children with autism, co-founded by Dan Feshbach before he founded Multiple. Highly comparable in mission and target end-user (autism community), but operates as a scaled, venture-backed curriculum company rather than a non-profit accelerator.
  • Autism Speaks: One of the largest autism advocacy and research organizations in the U.S. Stuart Savitz, a Multiple board member, also serves on the Autism Speaks national board. Comparable in mission, donor base, and sector influence, though at vastly greater scale and with a research/advocacy rather than accelerator focus.

Emerging players

  • MVMT Ventures: An early-stage VC firm focused on tech startups with social impact, founded by Moaz Hamid (a Multiple board member). Comparable as a source of capital and mentorship for impact-oriented founders, partially overlapping with Multiple's investor-side value proposition.
  • Floreo: A virtual reality therapy company for individuals with autism, featured in Multiple's 'Multiplying Impact' event series. Comparable as an autism-tech startup in Multiple's broader community; overlaps on sector focus and target end-users.

Others

  • Builders VC: An early-stage venture firm where Multiple board member Mark Goldstein is a Seed/Studio Partner. Comparable through portfolio synergies in digital health and impact investing, though not a direct accelerator competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Multiple social profiles

Digital presence

Multiple financial estimates

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Valuation estimate

Multiple leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Multiple funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors2 records

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Multiple M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Multiple

What does Multiple do?

Multiple is a 501c3 non-profit innovation platform that runs a 12-week accelerator program connecting autism-tech founders with mentorship, investor networks, and exhibition events. It also maintains the Autism-Tech Database covering 600+ companies across 15 categories and provides a specialized Autism x Workforce Development Accelerator focused on cybersecurity and neurodiversity hiring.

Is Multiple a public or private company?

Multiple is a private company. It is classified as nonprofit foundation owned and is currently operating.

When was Multiple founded?

Multiple was founded in 2022. It employs 1 to 10 people.

Where is Multiple based?

Multiple is headquartered in Beverly Hills, United States, in the North America region.

How does Multiple make money?

One revenue line is on record: grant Funding and Donations.

Who are Multiple's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are 2GI (Center for Real Estate and the Accelerator for DisABLED Entrepreneurs), Autism Impact Fund and Disability Opportunity Fund (DOF). Broad incumbents are auticon GmbH, The Mighty, TeachTown and Autism Speaks. Emerging players are MVMT Ventures and Floreo. Builders VC is listed as an others.

Does Multiple have an API?

No public API is recorded for Multiple.

What industry is Multiple in?

Multiple's product category is Startup Accelerator and Innovation Network. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EDAKAKAM, Autism Assistive Technology & Learning Tools (Educational), with a secondary code of EDAKAKAJ, Autism Parent/Caregiver Education & Training (School-Linked). Its NAICS code is 813910.

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