Bucks Built is investing $25,000 into 5 early-stage startups with funding from the Bucks County Industrial Development Authority and provide 5 grants of up to $5,000 funded by Penn Community Bank.
Donor Name: Startup Bucks
State: Pennsylvania
County: Bucks County (PA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: Ongoing
Size of the Grant: $5,000
Details:
What Bucks Built Startups Receive
- Investment or Grants
- Up to $25,000 investment or $5,000 grants to help fund your business and cover expenses
- The investment is provided as convertible note (i.e., short-term debt that converts into equity)
- Customized Support
- Best practice advising on funding and governance
- Pitch coaching and practice sessions
- Focused advising for market traction and top-line growth
- Ongoing and on-call advising from the Bucks Built advisors
- Priority to present at weekly Founder’s 30 forums
- Introductions to follow-on investors, funding sources, and partner opportunities
- Resources
- Operations and tech stack audit and framework from Coherent Ways
- Introductions to trusted services like accounting, legal, insurance, marketing, etc.
- Community of early-stage and experienced founders.
Eligibility Criteria
- The stage and industry of qualified startups can vary, but they must meet the following basic criteria:
- Innovative and designing to scale
- No more than 5 full-time employees
- Currently incorporated entity (e.g., LLC, C-corp, etc.)
- And at least one of the following:
- Business headquartered and registered in Bucks County
- Operations based in Bucks County
- Founder or employee(s) primary work location in Bucks County
- Founder and/or owner currently residing in Bucks County.
For more information, visit Startup Bucks.