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In case you missed it... 🎓 Applications are OPEN NOW for the Student Fellowship Winter '24 cohort!!! Get a sneak peek of what it’s like to work at a startup and get LIFE-LONG access to Startmate’s community. In this jam packed 2 weeks you'll: - Meet and hear from some of ANZ's most successful founders, investors and operators - Get 1:1 mentoring from people LIVING in startups (pssst: you get to choose who you want as a mentor) - Get your hands dirty pitching a startup of your own (if you're so inclined) All while you're surrounded by other like-minded, passionate students, searching for a meaningful career. Don't miss the opportunity to completely change your future... 👉 Apply here: https://bit.ly/3x9Pdwh

Having incredible mentors through the Endless Frontier Labs program has transformed our progress.

🚨 Only 1 week left to apply to The LabStart 2024 Fellowship! 🚨 { Apply at: labstart.xyz/apply } If you have any questions about the program or the application, please join our webinar today: https://lnkd.in/gZ4Tfk6K This year-long program supports underrepresented founders in launching their own climate startup - built from technologies licensed from U.S. national labs and universities. Program Offerings: 💰 $100k in funding over the 12-month program 💡 Guided curriculum to help you form a startup, license cutting-edge technologies, develop a commercialization plan, raise public and private capital, and grow an inclusive company 🤓 Dedicated mentors, coaches, and subject matter experts to support your personal journey, develop entrepreneurial skills, and expand your network 💼 Legal, financial, and business support services 🎉 Peer support, celebration, and collective perseverance! If you are interested in launching a climate startup, need to pivot, or motivated by a particular climate solution, the LabStart Fellowship may be your doorway to becoming a world-class climate founder. #startup #fellowships #climatesolutions #climatetech #diversitymatters #inclusionmatters #accelerator #incubator #studio

🚨 Student Fellowship applications have been extended to next Sunday!! Don't miss the chance to see behind the curtain of what it’s like to work at a startup and to get LIFE-LONG access to Startmate’s community. We'll say it again, in this jam packed 2 weeks you'll: - Meet and hear from some of ANZ's most successful founders, investors and operators - Get 1on1 mentoring from people LIVING in startups (pssst: you get to choose who you want as a mentor) - Get your hands dirty founding a startup of your own (if you're so inclined) You can do the application on your phone and we like them candid - so it won't take you long at all!! You've got this. Apply here: https://bit.ly/3x9Pdwh 🎓🌱

Are you curious about research that’s ambitious and useful, but a poor fit for both academia and startups? Intrigued by the Brains Research Accelerator, but don’t know if your idea is a good fit? Do you have too many ideas? Only a vague idea? We’re holding “Brainstem” workshops to help! These 1-day workshops will help folks understand what sorts of ideas are good fits for  “coordinated research programs” – ARPA programs, Focused Research Organizations (FROs), and other research programs that aren’t good fits for either a startup or an academic lab – and help refine those ideas. You can see if you would be a good fit for our next round of Brains (applications open in September)! We’re going to hold a handful of these workshops in September and are gauging interest to figure out where we should hold them. So if you’re interested in having one near you, please fill out this poll: https://lnkd.in/d3WEu9vG

How I Judge Early-Stage Startup Pitch Competitions: --- The Problem: Have they convinced us the problem they set out to solve is real - worthy of a business? --- The Solution: Is their solution to the problem sufficiently unique from what's available today or, if not, do they have a distinct point of difference that will attract customers? --- Founder confidence: From a potential investor's perspective - do they have a grasp of the industry, grasp of business, ability to be convincing, ability to lead this startup to success. --- Investible: Likelihood - given all that was shared in the pitch - someone would invest in this startup. Good luck founders! https://lnkd.in/eZtiX4JM

Startups get world-class coaching from our deep tech mentors 👌   All startups in our programs are offered a mentorship with three specially matched mentors. And these mentors aren't just mentors. BioInnovation Institute has selected them to coach startups in the NATO DIANA program at the new accelerator, Deep Tech Lab - Quantum.   Here is Jakob Svagin, Business developer at @Deep Tech Lab - Quantum, on why they chose DeepTech Mentoring: "When starting a new program, there are plenty of uncertainties, so it was a significant advantage to choose a well-proven and solidly running mentorship program like DeepTech Mentoring, which has received excellent evaluations in connection with other deep tech programs. We couldn't have done it better ourselves, especially not in our short time". Read more about the collaboration here 👇https://lnkd.in/dQbpGU8F Or discover more about our mentorprogram here 👇 https://lnkd.in/d9mEHUmz

🚀 Startup and Scale-up Founders, are you ready to take your board membership skills to the next level? Join us for the next EPFL Innovation Park Startup Board Academy in Lausanne this June! Here's why you shouldn't miss it: ✅ Deep Dive into Board Liabilities: Reduce risks and ensure compliance with our insights and knowledge. ✅ Skill Enhancement: Sharpen your skills and become aware of special startup board challenges. ✅ Networking Opportunities: Meet a vibrant community of founders, investors, and board professionals. ✅ Practical Learning: Learn real-world challenges and solutions to serve on a board effectively. ✅ Drive Better Outcomes: Gain insights that can help steer your company toward sustainable growth and avoid common pitfalls. ✅ Proven Track Record: Our program has a 9-year history of enhancing board effectiveness and fostering successful governance models. ✅ Convenient and compact schedule for busy founders!!! Completing our core curriculum takes only 4 afternoons from 14:00-18:00. Only 5 seats available with special pricing for startup founders! Join us at Lausanne, EPFL Innovation Park on June 4th, 11th, 18th, and 25th (followed by a networking apero). More info: https://lnkd.in/gSaa4HKV To enroll: https://lnkd.in/ezpTpzYH

If any startup founders in the North East are interested in giving a talk about their startup to 10TH GRADE STUDENTS in Trenton then please contact. Only the smartest founders understand what a rare opportunity this is to practice your pitch. Various organizations will sometimes host "Pitch to kids" events for this very reason. The founder is forced to explain their company in the simplest way, which can be incredibly challenging, especially for highly technical products. Are you up for the challenge? #TrentonMakesTheWorldTakes

I am speaking Skinnovation.io, the greatest startup conference on skis! 🎿 Join me in a journey to discover how academic collaborations with the startup world can only result in fruitful accelerated advances for technology and innovation, at the Academic Panel discussion. Can’t wait to spend 2 great days at the slopes with my XPRENEURS Incubator team and fellas of TechFounders & UnternehmerTUM. Are you ready Philip Prestele, Dr. Barbara Mehner, Nikola Baumschlager, Timo Dohmen, Ines Anita Klöss, Emin Tufanoğlu, Emilie Gastinger, Melania P.?