Deadline: February 28, 2017
Ventures Platform Hub’s Accelerator Program is a pro-founder series of coordinated activities and interventions designed to support startups at the MVP stage with mentorship, business re-engineering, work space, living space, back office support, shared services and seed funding. The goal is to ensure that by the end of the 3 to 4-month program, accepted startups will have attained product/market fit, gained traction (revenue, partnerships, and commitments) and will be ready for early stage investors that they will meet during the program and at the Demo-Day event, that ends the program.
Benefits
- Selected startups are provided with seed funding of $20,000 in exchange for 10% equity. Of the total amount, $15,000 is a direct cash receivable over the course of the program, while $5,000 will be in essential services tailored to fast track the growth of each business;
- Startups are expected to work from Ventures Platform Hub during the 12- 16 weeks of the program and on campus accommodation will be provided for a maximum of two team members per startup on a need basis;
- Each startup, will be provided with business advisory, business development, strategy mapping, mentor/advisor support, back office, shared services and work space.
Eligibility
- Open to Startups and Tech Entrepreneurs
Selection Criteria
Candidates are assessed based on but not limited to the following criteria:
- Passion
- Ingenuity
- Stick-to-it-iveness
- Market Viability
- Capacity to execute
Application Process
Begin application here
For more information, visit Ventures Platform (VP) Accelerator Program.
