Catalysr, the startup incubator devoted to supporting high-performing migrant and refugee entrepreneurs, is on the hunt for 25 “migrapreneurs” to participate in its 2023 Speed up Program.
Functions shut this Wednesday, September 6, with the free, three-month program working from September 17 to early December.
Since 2016, Catalysr has supported and mentored greater than 900 migrapreneurs to assist them study entrepreneurship and remodel their concepts into tech startups and social enterprises.
Cofounder and CEO Usman Iftikhar stated that this 12 months, in partnership with TechVisa, Catalysr will provide Migrapreneur Activate Grants of $2,500 to chose startups inside the 2023 cohort. The grants are designed to assist with the executive and operational bills of launching a enterprise
“Amplifying migrapreneurs and their startups is on the coronary heart of what we do, and we’re excited to launch the 2023 Speed up Program to nurture the potential of as much as 25 dynamic startups,” he stated.
“This program embodies our dedication to driving innovation, offering mentorship, and fostering an inclusive and various group that can proceed to thrive lengthy after this system concludes.”
This system consists of weekly sensible workshops, in-depth mentoring and monetary assist, kicking off with the immersive Startup Bootcamp, the place the budding entrepreneurs buyer discovery and validation of their startup thought.
“This preliminary section can even embody the allocation of devoted Entrepreneurs in residence (EiRs) who will function mentors all through this system, guiding the founders and their startup journey in the direction of progress,” Iftikhar stated.
This system’s weekly mentoring classes with the EiRs then present a platform of accountability for startups to debate progress, set targets, and obtain knowledgeable steering, making certain a gentle trajectory in the direction of attaining their enterprise aims.
One other key spotlight of the Speed up program is the sequence of weekly occasions hosted by the Catalysr group each Wednesday night. These occasions will embody a spread of actions, together with networking mixers with trade mentors, traders, and funders, in addition to specialised workshops and workplace hours facilitated by trade consultants and repair suppliers in fields, akin to accounting, authorized, enterprise capital, and extra.
Better of all, there are not any charges charged, and no fairness taken for being a part of this system due to assist from Catalysr’s long-standing backers, the eBay Basis, Westpac Basis and TechVisa.
Usman Iftikhar stated individuals who full with program will be part of a group of greater than 1000 founders, professionals, advisors and traders migrapreneurs concerned with the organisation, who’ll supplies ongoing assist, sources, and a platform for migrapreneurs to attach, collaborate, and share their entrepreneurial journeys
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