Goalhanger reveals first Accelerator cohort, including The Receipts founder and Sophia Smith Galer

Hannah Oladele | Jun 23, 2026

Goalhanger has revealed the first cohort of creators selected for its Accelerator incubator, with six chosen from hundreds of applications. The group includes journalist and author Sophia Smith Galer, The Receipts Podcast founder Tolani Shoneye, politics and history creator Tom Nicholas, satirist and writer Cody Dahler, actress and comedy writer Andrea Valls, and historian and author Dr Eliza Filby.