Startups, Entrepreneurs, Investors and Innovators
Inclusive Ecosystem Builders
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
April 5, 2021 - May 10, 2021; Demo Day: June 9
App 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 Challenges | Product Sprints
Solution-oriented Product / Strategy Labs For Founders & Corporate Innovation
Diversity & Inclusion - Events & Programs
Example: AfroTech Detroit (2018) 2-Day conference experience dedicated to highlighting Detroit as a technological hub for inclusive innovation and entrepreneurship.
INVESTMENT & DEALFLOW
Second-Stage Acceleration, Partnerships + Founder Support
Catalyst Fund & Venture Scout Programs
Ecosystem Focused, Founder-Contributed Fund
PROGRAM PARTNERS & SPONSORS
STARTUP CAPITAL PARTNERS
#BLKTech & Venture
Winter 2021
Year-long focus in tech entrepreneurship and venture for underrepresented founders through acceleration, investment and revenue verticals.
TBD
Newlab today announced the launch of its Open Call season, inviting the world’s leading entrepreneurs, engineers and inventors to submit applications to have their companies considered for participation in one of four Newlab Innovation Studios. Newlab’s Innovation Studios bring together Fortune 500 companies, civic leaders, and innovators to solve complex challenges across industry and society, and this year’s Innovation Studios will focus on opportunities for leveraging technology to address issues spanning 5G, accessibility, mining, and mobility.
Catalyst MAP
Summer 2021
Multi-City Emerging Ecosystem Tour
Education | Access | Funding | Solutions
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Venture Week
Summer / Fall 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
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
