# BUILD UP

Program · [Tulsa and Oklahoma ecosystem](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tulsa)

Also called: Build Up Tech, Build Up CPG, Build in Tulsa pre-accelerator, BUILD UP pre-accelerator

[Build in Tulsa](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/build-in-tulsa)'s [pre-accelerator programs](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/pre-accelerator) for very early [founders](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/founder). One track is for tech companies and one is for [consumer](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/b2b-b2c) packaged goods, meaning products sold on store shelves.

**For example:** A [founder](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/founder) with a hot sauce recipe and no company yet joins the BUILD UP track for packaged goods to test whether people will buy it.

## Applying



Closed; last deadline was March 1, 2026

The page header says March 1, 2026; its body also lists February 22, 2026.

[Official application page](https://www.buildintulsa.com/program/build-up-tech-2026)

Checked 2026-11-15.
Official site: <https://www.buildintulsa.com/programming>

## Connects to (4)

- [Build in Tulsa](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/build-in-tulsa): A Tulsa organization that gives entrepreneurs accelerators, pre-accelerators, coaching, free coworking, pitch events and a network.
- [Pre-accelerator](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/pre-accelerator): A program for people who have an idea but not yet a company or a product.
- [Customer discovery](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/customer-discovery): Talking with possible customers to learn about their problems before you build, so that you build something they need.
- [MVP](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/mvp): Minimum viable product.

## Follow

- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/build-in-tulsa)
- [Instagram](https://instagram.com/buildintulsa)
- [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/buildintulsa)

## Sources

- <https://www.buildintulsa.com/programming>
- <https://www.buildintulsa.com/program/build-up-tech-2026>


Map view: https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/build-up