Enterprise AI US Market Access Accelerator.
An eight week working program for enterprise AI founders preparing to enter, position and grow in the US market.
Applications close 25 October 2026.
Prepare your company for the US market.
Entering the US market with an AI product requires more than a strong model. Founders need a clear customer focus, a credible enterprise value proposition, and answers to the questions US buyers now ask about data, governance, accuracy, integration and measurable business value.
This program helps founders make those decisions through eight live working sessions. Each week combines practitioner perspectives, a guided company workshop and a live AMA. Participants apply the discussion to their own business and leave with a defined market entry output.
Learn how US market decisions are made.
Every core session includes at least two relevant expert perspectives. Depending on the topic, participants will learn from senior corporate practitioners, enterprise buyers, investors, experienced founders and US specialists in technology, finance, banking, legal, taxation and intellectual property.
The purpose is to help founders understand how AI solutions are evaluated, governed, purchased, deployed, funded and expanded in the United States. Expert participation is educational and does not represent an endorsement by the employer of the expert.
- Hear how enterprise leaders assess new AI solutions.
- Understand the data, governance, accuracy and integration expectations that influence enterprise AI buying and pilot decisions.
- Compare different expert perspectives before choosing a market entry approach.
- Ask direct questions through a moderated live AMA in every session.
The ZNG Executive Workshop Model.
Expert perspective
Learn how buyers, practitioners, investors and specialists evaluate the decision.
Founder application
Apply the discussion to your own company through a guided working exercise.
Live feedback
Use the AMA to test assumptions and clarify the questions that matter.
Weekly output
Leave each session with a completed component of your US market plan.
Eight Mondays from market readiness to investor showcase.
Every Monday, 8:00 to 10:00 AM Pacific Time, delivered live through Zoom.
Readiness diagnostic
- Assess current US market readiness and establish a baseline scorecard.
Complete this before the first session.
US market focus and positioning
- Understand the US enterprise AI market, select the priority segment and ideal customer profile, define the specific business outcome your AI delivers and build a value proposition that stands out beyond model capability.
Output. US ICP and positioning statement
Customer mindset and enterprise buyer readiness
- Understand how enterprises buy AI: the roles involved, data access and privacy expectations, model governance and risk review, security and procurement steps, and the reasons AI opportunities stall inside large organisations.
Output. Buyer map, enterprise readiness checklist and discovery framework
Go to market, partnerships and pilot design
- Compare direct sales and channel entry, evaluate cloud and platform partnerships, identify design partners and structure AI pilots with clear success metrics that move from proof of concept to production.
Output. Initial route to market, relationship and pilot plan
Model evaluation, data and enterprise product readiness
- Review model evaluation, accuracy and reliability, data access and governance, integration with existing workflows and systems, deployment and monitoring, and the responsible AI expectations enterprises apply before adoption.
Output. Product readiness gap map and technical action plan
Finance, pricing, fundraising and banking
- Build a practical view of US pricing and packaging for AI products, the unit economics of inference and usage, financial assumptions, investor expectations, fundraising readiness and banking requirements.
Output. US financial and capital readiness checklist
Legal, taxation and intellectual property
- Understand entity, contracting, taxation, privacy, regulatory and intellectual property decisions relevant to US entry.
Output. Legal, tax and IP decision checklist
Investor narrative and US execution plan
- Explain category, differentiation and defensibility for an AI company, how you measure and prove business value, traction and the US opportunity. Connect the story to a focused 90 day plan.
Output. Refined pitch narrative, data room checklist and 90 day execution plan
Investor Showcase and Feedback Session
- Present the refined market entry and investor narrative to an invited panel.
Output. Structured feedback scorecard and prioritized next actions
A two hour workshop and live AMA every week.
The program is a working program, not a webinar series. Participants are expected to arrive prepared, complete the guided exercise and make progress between sessions.
Bonus specialist clinics. The cohort may receive up to two additional group clinics based on participant needs and expert availability. Topics may include enterprise sales, pricing, technical architecture, procurement, fundraising or founder positioning. These are group sessions.
What each company will build.
- Baseline US Market Readiness Scorecard
- US ideal customer profile and positioning statement
- Enterprise buyer map and discovery framework
- Enterprise AI readiness and governance checklist
- Initial US route to market and partnership plan
- Pilot conversation framework
- Model evaluation, data and product readiness gap map
- US financial and capital readiness checklist
- Legal, tax and intellectual property decision checklist
- Refined investor narrative and data room checklist
- 90 day US execution plan
- Investor Showcase feedback scorecard and prioritized next actions
Prefer to come to Silicon Valley in person?
ZNG also runs an in person Silicon Valley Market Access Delegation for B2B and enterprise startups, 3 to 8 February 2027. It runs 3 to 8 February 2027, four working days plus a Saturday sightseeing outing and a free Sunday. It is a separate program with its own application, selection and fee of USD 5,500 per participant. You can apply to either program independently.
Silicon Valley Market Access Delegation
Five days of enterprise discovery, expert roundtables, corporate visits and investor feedback in the Bay Area.
Built for founders preparing for the US market.
The program is designed for growth oriented enterprise AI startups outside the United States that are preparing to validate, enter or expand in the US market.
- The founder or senior commercial leader can attend all eight core sessions.
- The company has a product or solution that can be evaluated for US market relevance.
- The team is prepared to complete company specific work between sessions.
- The company wants a clearer customer focus, enterprise story, route to market or investor narrative.
USD 2,500 per startup.
The fee covers one founder or senior company representative in all eight core sessions, program frameworks and templates, the group specialist clinics that are scheduled, live expert AMAs, the Investor Showcase and Feedback Session and the final structured feedback scorecard.
Attend Session 1 with confidence
If you decide the program is not the right fit, email hello@znationglobal.com before Session 2 begins and we will refund the full program fee. No reason is required. Once Session 2 begins, the program fee is nonrefundable.
How to apply.
Submit the online application by 25 October 2026.
ZNG reviews the company, product, stage and US market goals.
Selected applicants receive an acceptance email and payment instructions.
Enrollment is confirmed after payment and acceptance of the program terms.
Participants receive the readiness diagnostic and preparation instructions before the first session.
Apply now.
Applications are free and close on 25 October 2026. Payment is requested only after a startup is selected and accepts its place.
Frequently asked questions.
Is the program fully virtual
Yes. All sessions are delivered live through Zoom.
How long is each session
Each core session runs for two hours and combines expert perspectives, a working exercise and a live AMA.
Will I meet corporate executives
Each core session includes at least two relevant expert perspectives. Depending on the topic, these may include senior corporate practitioners, enterprise buyers, investors, experienced founders or US market specialists.
Does the fee include private consulting
No. This is a group program. Private advisory support may be offered separately after the program.
Does the program guarantee introductions or investment
No. ZNG provides preparation, expert learning and structured feedback. Participation does not guarantee introductions, pilots, customers or investment.
What is the refund policy
A participant may request a full refund before Session 2 begins. No refunds are available once Session 2 begins.
When do applications close
Applications close on 25 October 2026.
Prepare your company for the US market.
Applications are now open for the Enterprise AI US Market Access Accelerator beginning 2 November 2026.
Applications close 25 October 2026