Program sessions
by Joe · 13 things on Twos
- WEEK 1 : Orientation. LAUNCH Accelerator (LA) founders prep with Managing Director on product pitches and program goals.
- WEEK 2: Founders workshop their presentations with Jason Calacanis and LAUNCH Team.
- WEEKS 3-14: Fundraising & growth intensive.
- Fundraising: Founders pitch remotely to 300+ investors around the world with the following format:
- 3-minute pitch, including growth metric slides.
- Professional investors give feedback and ask questions.
- Founder has 2 minutes to address questions and feedback from investors.
- Investors choose top 3. Winners announced.
- Investors and founders network in breakout rooms.
- Growth: Growth.University teaches you how to become a growth expert. You’ll learn the ways to drive sustainable growth for your startup, and will come out with your own playbook. FREE for Accelerator founders. (Cost for non-accelerator companies: $1,000 for one or $1,500 for two people per company.)
- WEEKS 15-16: Virtual Demo Days.
- WEEKS 17-52: Founders have monthly check-ins with the LAUNCH Team to update on progress and brainstorm fundraising and growth challenges.
- We advise and assist our founders in raising money during and after the Accelerator. Some founders will raise their targeted capital before the end of the 14-week portion, others will complete within 6-12 months.