• 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) to help founders gain acceleration, investment or revenue growth.

    • 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

      Detroit Startup Week - Free 5 Day Celebration of Detroit Entrepreneurship

      Alternatives to Venture Capital

      TBD: October 2020

      1-day program and funding expo
       

      Detroit Startup Week - Free 5 Day Celebration of Detroit Entrepreneurship

      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

      solutions@venturecatalysts.co

    • INQUIRIES

      What Can We Help You Solve?

      1420 Washington Blvd. #301, Detroit, MI 48226
      solutions@venturecatalysts.co
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