FoundersBoost Vancouver - Accelerator Program Management + Marketing
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- Anywhere
- Academic experience
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Project scope
- What is the main goal for this project?
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
FoundersBoost (a partner of Techstars) is a mentor-driven pre-acceleration program that runs for 6 weeks and we take no fees or equity from startups. Our goal is to prepare early-stage startups in Vancouver/BC for accelerators, seed investors, and revenue by providing pitch coaching and mentorship during the program as well as connections to accelerators and VCs after the program. Founders Boost helped over 300+ startups from 15+ cities around the world raise $85 million in funding in the past 4 years.
We are running two cohorts each year:
Spring Cohort - Application period between Jan - Mar, six Weekly sessions between Apr - May, Demo Day in June
Fall Cohort - Application period between Jul - Sep, six Weekly sessions between Oct - Nov, Demo Day in Dec
Between Jan - Mar and Jul - Sep, we will be focusing on promoting the accelerator program and recruiting startups/mentors, as well as hosting webinars and startup community events
Between Apr - May and Oct - Nov, we will be focusing on running the weekly sessions and recruiting Investors for Demo Days
KEY PROJECT ACTIVITIES:
- Accelerator program management, startup event management
- Marketing and Promotion
- Research startups and supporting organizations
IDEAL ROLES/RESPONSIBILITIES:*
Marketing + PR - Event promotion in our social media channels, other tech communities, and tech medias
Sponsorship - Reach out to potential sponsors to secure sponsorship for our events (professional firms, tech companies, etc)
Program Associate - Coordinate with startups, mentors, speakers, investors, and Headquarter
Venture Analyst - Researching, sourcing, and recruiting startups to the accelerator program
Event Management - Host and organize webinars and startup community events
Partnership - Research and develop relationships with different related communities/organizations that support startups
FINAL PROJECT DELIVERABLES:
This varies depending on the roles and the time your project start/ends (relative to what we are focusing on during that time as mentioned in the Project Description section above)
PROJECT MENTOR NAME: Kenneth Ip - FoundersBoost Vancouver Director
- What is the main goal for this project?
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
FoundersBoost (a partner of Techstars) is a mentor-driven pre-acceleration program that runs for 6 weeks and we take no fees or equity from startups. Our goal is to prepare early-stage startups in Vancouver/BC for accelerators, seed investors, and revenue by providing pitch coaching and mentorship during the program as well as connections to accelerators and VCs after the program. Founders Boost helped over 300+ startups from 15+ cities around the world raise $85 million in funding in the past 4 years.
We are running two cohorts each year:
Spring Cohort - Application period between Jan - Mar, six Weekly sessions between Apr - May, Demo Day in June
Fall Cohort - Application period between Jul - Sep, six Weekly sessions between Oct - Nov, Demo Day in Dec
Between Jan - Mar and Jul - Sep, we will be focusing on promoting the accelerator program and recruiting startups/mentors, as well as hosting webinars and startup community events
Between Apr - May and Oct - Nov, we will be focusing on running the weekly sessions and recruiting Investors for Demo Days
KEY PROJECT ACTIVITIES:
- Accelerator program management, startup event management
- Marketing and Promotion
- Research startups and supporting organizations
IDEAL ROLES/RESPONSIBILITIES:*
Marketing + PR - Event promotion in our social media channels, other tech communities, and tech medias
Sponsorship - Reach out to potential sponsors to secure sponsorship for our events (professional firms, tech companies, etc)
Program Associate - Coordinate with startups, mentors, speakers, investors, and Headquarter
Venture Analyst - Researching, sourcing, and recruiting startups to the accelerator program
Event Management - Host and organize webinars and startup community events
Partnership - Research and develop relationships with different related communities/organizations that support startups
FINAL PROJECT DELIVERABLES:
This varies depending on the roles and the time your project start/ends (relative to what we are focusing on during that time as mentioned in the Project Description section above)
PROJECT MENTOR NAME: Kenneth Ip - FoundersBoost Vancouver Director
- What tasks will learners need to complete to achieve the project goal?
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No deliverables exist for this project.
- How will you support learners in completing the project?
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Weekly team meetings, online communication
About the company
- https://foundersboost.com
- 0 - 1 employees
- Technology, Education, Non-profit, philanthropic & civil society, Business & management, Media & production
FoundersBoost (a partner of Techstars) is a mentor-driven pre-acceleration program that runs for 6 weeks and we take no fees or equity from startups. Our goal is to prepare early stage startups in Vancouver/BC for accelerators, seed investors and revenue by providing pitch coaching and mentorship during the program as well as connections to accelerators and VCs after the program.