Lighthouse Fall 2021

Industry Agnostic + Health-Focused Cohorts • $20k • 0% Equity

Connect by Jun 6 '21

Aug 23-Nov 12 '21 (12 weeks)

1717 E Cary Street

Richmond, US

Lighthouse Labs is a nationally recognized accelerator based in Richmond, Virginia. Our 12-week acceleration experience for high-growth startups is designed to help founders develop quickly and expand their market with a tested business.

Our Fall 2021 Cohort focuses on Industry Agnostic and Health-Focused companies. Lighthouse Labs is proud to offer a health-focused accelerator in partnership with the Health Innovation Consortium (HIC), for startups developing innovative digital health and medical device technologies.

Structured as a non-profit organization, Lighthouse Labs invests $20,000 in a cohort of startups without taking equity or fees from founders. We engage founders with mentors, industry experts, investors, support services, lean startup education, and office space. In short, Lighthouse Labs is - Investing in the Lives of Founders.™ more

Funds ^$20K per team

Takes 0% equity

Funds 20 startups per year

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SHOW US WHAT YOU GOT...

Which industry best describes your company?
Please specify
What does your company do? Describe your company in a tweet using no jargon.
What problem are you solving? Tell us why it matters and why your team cares.
Describe your service/product/technology. Is it proprietary?
How far along are you?
How does your solution uniquely solve the problem and why is now the time? Tell us about the market and your place in it.
How do you know that people need what you’re making? Tell us about what you know about your customer, who you’ve talked to, what they’ve told you, and what they use because your solution doesn’t exist yet (or they don’t know about it).
Why is your team uniquely positioned to solve this problem? Tell us about each team member, their domain expertise, who is full-time, how you came together, and who you are missing.
What key milestones have you met? Tell us more about the timeline of the company, product, and adoption to date. This is your time to brag and show progress!
What best describes your revenue model or expected revenue model?
If your revenue model is "Other" please describe.
What is your company's total revenue to date?
Share in detail how you make money, or how you will make money. Tell us about your revenue model, history, and growth.
How will you grow your customer base? Tell us how you will acquire and grow customers.
Who are your competitors and how is your approach different? Tell us what you understand about the problem that they just don’t get. Also share at least three names and websites of current or potential competitors.
What is the structure of the company? Tell us about your shareholders and their percentages (including team and investors), your funding (if applicable and at what valuation), and your incorporation.
Why Lighthouse Labs, and why now? Why are we the right fit for your company at this time? If you’ve applied before, what has changed since your last application?
How will our program get you to your next milestones? How would you invest the $20,000 and what else will you gain from the acceleration experience?
Other than this startup, what is the most impressive thing that each member of your team has built or achieved? This doesn’t need to be a business.
What else are you passionate about? Tell us about what gets each team member excited, makes them happy, and piques their curiosity.

HEALTH-FOCUSED COMPANIES ONLY

What setting of care will your product be used?
Who will pay for your product? If it will be reimbursed, please elaborate on your strategy.
If the FDA regulates your technology, provide any information about the regulatory pathway and subsequent steps you’ve taken for approval. If your technology is regulated by any other agencies, please describe.
Provide a summary of the results and outcomes of any pilots with hospitals or healthcare facilities.

FINAL DETAILS

Where is your company headquartered? City, State, Country
How did you hear about Lighthouse Labs?

Please specify founder.

Please specify mentor

Specify which social media platform

If "other" please explain
Share any commitments (past or present) to any incubator, accelerator or pre-accelerator program. Include program name, participation dates, and website.
Which founder/s will represent the team full-time during the program?
If available/applicable, please upload your Operating Agreement. (Max file size 30MB.)
OPTIONAL: Please share if any members of your FOUNDING TEAM (co-founders, not employees) identify with any of the following descriptors:

Feel free to specify your LGBTQIA+ identification.

Feel free to specify you BIPOC identification.

If Other, please specify.
Upload any additional documents you wish to share. (Max file size 30MB.)Consolidate to a single PDF.

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