• Inclusive ecosystem builders

      Startups, Entrepreneurs, Investors and Innovators

    • What We Do

      Venture Catalysts is a 501c3 non-profit that builds inclusive ecosystems through strategic support for large scale entrepreneurship events and growth programs.

    • WHAT WE'VE ALREADY DONE

    • The Impact

      23,000

      Attendees / Participants

      69%

      Diverse Founders

      Largest Inaugural

      Startup Week in the Country

      10+

      Founded Companies

      Most Diverse

      Startup Week in the Country

      $1M+

      Company Funding Raised

    • ENTRY & 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

      AfroTech Detroit

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

      Founders Dinner

      Bi-monthly Invite Only Dinners For Founders

      Venture Catalysts Fellows

      Ecosystem Builders Partners & Mentorship Program

    • HIGH GROWTH ACCELERATION

      Second-Stage Acceleration, Partnerships + Founder Support

      Founders Fund

      Founder Sponsored Fund

    • What IS Next

      Upcoming Events & Partnerships

      Detroit Startup Week - Free 5 Day Celebration of Detroit Entrepreneurship

      Detroit Startup Week

      June 17 - 21, 2019

      Venture Catalysts partners with Techstars to bring one of the largest Startup Week conferences to Detroit for the 4th Year.

    • Startup CAPITAL PARTNERS

    • PROGRAM PARTNERS & SPONSORS

    • Venture Catalysts ecosystem Builders

    • venture catalysts - Venture Partners

    • Connect With Us

      1420 Washington Blvd., #301
      Detroit, MI 48226

      solutions@venturecatalysts.co

    • INQUIRIES

      What Can We Help You Solve?

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