Inclusive Ecosystem Builders
Startups, Entrepreneurs, Investors and Innovators
ACCESS & GROWTH
Attract Talent to Enter or Scale Within The Ecosystem
Detroit Startup Week
5-Day Celebration of Detroit Entrepreneurship
Tentative: June 21 - 25, 2021
Detroit Startup Weekend
3-Day Business Hackathon
ACCELERATION
Cohort Programs Accelerating Early-Stage Growth
Startup Boost Detroit
6-Week Pre-Accelerator
Deadline: March 22, 2021
Backstage Detroit Accelerator
3-Month Early Stage Accelerator
TBD
ECOSYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
Strategic Support for Founders, Mentors and Peers
Founders Dinners
Bi-monthly Invite Only Dinners For Founders
Venture Catalysts Fellows
Ecosystem Builders Partners & Mentorship Program
Design Thinking Challenges / Sprints
Solution-oriented Product / Strategy Labs For Founders & Corporate Innovation
AfroTech Detroit (2018)
2-Day AfroTech experience dedicated to highlighting Detroit as a technological hub for innovation and entrepreneurship.
INVESTMENT & DEALFLOW
Second-Stage Acceleration, Partnerships + Founder Support
Catalyst Fund
Ecosystem Focused, Founder-Contributed Fund
Alternatives to Venture Capital
January 21, 2021
1-day program and funding expo
Venture Week
Coming in 2021
5-day structured business acceleration and design sprint
• Seed | Scale Acceleration Tracks
• Next-step programs to help with COVID-19 recovery, losses, and pivots
Catalyst MAP
Coming in Spring/Summer 2021
Multi-City Emerging Ecosystem Tour
Education | Access | Funding | Solutions
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STARTUP CAPITAL PARTNERS
PROGRAM PARTNERS & SPONSORS
Venture Catalysts Ecosystem Builders
Monica Wheat
Executive Director / Co-Founder / Partner
Amanda Lewan
Co-Founder / Partner
Kelly LaPierre
Co-Founder / Partner
Kyle Bazzy
Co-Founder
Katrina Turnbow
Venture Partner
Tapan Kataria
Venture Partner
