Energia Ventures

MENTORSHIP

We work with entrepreneurs in the areas most critical to the success for their startup --- product development, customer development, business development, operational infrastructure, and recruiting.

NETWORK

We working closely with our partners and bring experienced entrepreneurs, executives, and investors to help our entrepreneurs succeed.

FORMAT

We work with a cohort of between 6 and 10 startups, and the duration of the program can be as short as 3 months to as long as 12 months depending on the needs and progress of the startups. more

Funds up to ^$70K per team

Takes 1-2% equity

Offers 1 Mentors

Funds 5 startups per year

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This program takes place from September 1st to November 30th, 2020. Can all founders attend the whole program?
If accepted, will you work full time on this startup with no other external obligations? If no, please explain.
In one sentence, tell us what your company does.
What are your company's main challenges today?
What is the next milestone for this business and how long will it take you to reach it?
What do you hope to achieve by going through our program?
Please provide a 1 minute video introducing the founders. This should be informal with no editing or polishing necessary. Submit your video as a YouTube of Vimeo URL. Videos exceeding 1 minute will not be viewed. Please do not password protect your video
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How do you know each other? (This question is for teams only.)
Please describe your background and interests.
In one sentence, what is your greatest ambition?
What key talents or skills will you exercise in this program?
Who does what on your team? If you are an individual, can you carry out the idea alone?
Please provide a 1 minute video pitch of your business and product idea. Submit your video as a YouTube of Vimeo URL. Videos exceeding 1 minute will not be viewed. Do not password protect your video.
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Describe the problem and how you are solving it.
Describe your target customer and the size of the market opportunity.
How far along is your product? Do you have a MVP (minimal viable product) / Beta? Have you launched the product?
Who are your competitors and what differentiates you?
Why did you pick this idea to work on?
What makes you think you could successfully implement this idea?
What is the total amount of cash invested to date in this startup?
What are the current monthly cash expenses (gross burn rate)?
How much total revenue has your startup had (1) in its lifetime and (2) In the last month?
What is your monthly growth rate?
Do you plan to raise equity funding in the future? If so, how much and when?
Please provide a copy of your most recent capitalization table. (Max file size 30MB.)
Please provide appropriate references (minimum two).
How did you hear about this program?
Is there any other helpful information you can provide to support your application - if so, here's the spot!
What is the best way to get ahold of you?

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