Individual Start-Up Program: Seed Stage Accelerator
Requirements
- Basic research complete
- Commercial product or service is NOT ready
- Team is NOT complete
- Full time commitment of founder(s)
- No commercial activity
- Global opportunity
Program
What’s Included
Application Details
Next Step
Having successfully completed the development phase, companies with a global product ready to go to market can apply to the next stage of the program, the Growth Stage Accelerator.
- Training: Sente teaches the fundamentals for teams to commercialize their innovation and transition from having an idea to becoming a start-up.
- Product-Market Fit: Teams work to validate their initial business model and fill in the gaps through early customer feedback.
- Business Model: Teams focus on the fundamentals of revenue stream, cost structure, channels, operations, partners, and talent.
- Pitch Preparation: Teams prepare for the demo day by crafting a story derived from work completed in the prior three week.
- Development Phase: Alumni earn the right to join an 11-month journey with the Sente team, which monitors their progress frequently and at times on-site. Successful start-ups will be awarded a round trip ticket to the USA during this period.
What’s Included
- Training
- Daily mentoring, coaching and consulting
- Investor feedback
- Business tools and templates
- Office space at 1871
- Access to 1871 mentor network, training and events
- Flight to Chicago
- Accommodation for 1 month
Application Details
- Click HERE to apply now
- Fee: Up to $20,000
- Rolling admission
Next Step
Having successfully completed the development phase, companies with a global product ready to go to market can apply to the next stage of the program, the Growth Stage Accelerator.
