Venture Catalysts

Inclusive Ecosystem Builders
Startups, Entrepreneurs, Investors and Innovators
WHAT WE DO
Venture Catalysts is a 501c3 non-profit that builds inclusive ecosystems through development, management, and strategic support for large scale ecosystem partnerships, entrepreneurship events, funding, and growth programs. We create ecosystem-as-a-service (EaaS).
WHAT WE'VE ALREADY DONE
CREATING IMPACT

40,000
Attendees / Participants
69%
Diverse Founders
Largest Inaugural
Startup Week in the Country

40+
Founded Companies
Most Diverse
Startup Week in the Country
$10M+
Company Funding Raised
ACCESS & GROWTH
Attract Talent to Enter or Scale Within The Ecosystem

Detroit Startup Week
5-Day Celebration of Detroit Entrepreneurship
Detroit Startup Weekend
3-Day Business Hackathon
ACCELERATION
Cohort Programs Accelerating Early-Stage Growth

Startup Boost Detroit
6-Week Pre-Accelerator

Backstage Detroit Accelerator
3-Month Early Stage Accelerator
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
AfroTech Detroit
2-Day AfroTech experience dedicated to highlighting Detroit as a technological hub for innovation and entrepreneurship.
HIGH GROWTH ACCELERATION
Second-Stage Acceleration, Partnerships + Founder Support

Founders Fund
Founder Sponsored Fund
WHAT IS NEXT
Upcoming Events & Partnerships

Alternatives to Venture Capital
TBD: October 2020
1-day program and funding expo

Venture Week
TBD: November 2020
5-day structured business acceleration and design sprint
• Seed | Scale Acceleration Tracks
• Next-step programs to help with COVID-19 recovery, losses, and pivots
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 / Partner
CONNECT WITH US
1420 Washington Blvd. #301
Detroit, MI 48226

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Inclusive Ecosystem Builders

Startups, Entrepreneurs, Investors and Innovators

WHAT WE DO

Venture Catalysts is a 501c3 non-profit that builds inclusive ecosystems through development, management, and strategic support for large scale ecosystem partnerships, entrepreneurship events, funding, and growth programs. We create ecosystem-as-a-service (EaaS).

WHAT WE'VE ALREADY DONE

CREATING IMPACT

40,000

69%

Largest Inaugural

40+

Most Diverse

$10M+

ACCESS & GROWTH

Attract Talent to Enter or Scale Within The Ecosystem

Detroit Startup Week

5-Day Celebration of Detroit Entrepreneurship

Detroit Startup Weekend

3-Day Business Hackathon

ACCELERATION

Cohort Programs Accelerating Early-Stage Growth

Startup Boost Detroit

6-Week Pre-Accelerator

Backstage Detroit Accelerator

3-Month Early Stage Accelerator

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

AfroTech Detroit

2-Day AfroTech experience dedicated to highlighting Detroit as a technological hub for innovation and entrepreneurship.

HIGH GROWTH ACCELERATION

Second-Stage Acceleration, Partnerships + Founder Support

Founders Fund

Founder Sponsored Fund

WHAT IS NEXT

Upcoming Events & Partnerships

Alternatives to Venture Capital

TBD: October 2020

Venture Week

TBD: November 2020

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 / Partner

CONNECT WITH US

1420 Washington Blvd. #301Detroit, MI 48226

INQUIRIES

What Can We Help You Solve?

1420 Washington Blvd. #301
Detroit, MI 48226