New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) announced the second installment of the Venture Access NYC Founder Fellowship. The Founder Fellowship supports a diverse community of tech entrepreneurs across industries and sectors by providing them with access to networking, fundraising, mentorship, business development, and other opportunities necessary to build and scale their enterprises in New York City.
Donor Name: New York City Economic Development Corporation
State: New York
City: New York City
Type of Grant: Fellowship
Deadline: 12/16/2022
Details:
The Founder Fellowship is part of NYCEDC’s Venture Access NYC initiative to bring together investors, tech entrepreneurs, and industry leaders to build a more inclusive tech startup ecosystem in New York City.
NYCEDC selected the following operator partners to host five unique Founder Fellowship cohorts in 2023 with a goal of serving approximately 100 diverse tech founder teams.
- Chloe Capital, a seed-stage venture firm that invests in women-led innovation companies.
- Company Ventures, a seed-stage venture firm that offers a zero-equity pre-accelerator for underrepresented founders.
- Newlab, a community of experts and innovators applying transformative technology to solve the world’s biggest challenges.
- Tech Incubator at Queens College, a startup incubator where underserved and underrepresented entrepreneurs can thrive.
- Visible Hands, a platform that holistically supports early-stage, underrepresented founders in building high-growth startups.
- Each operator will provide unique value and offerings to their respective Founder Fellowship cohorts. All Fellow teams will receive individualized work plans to identify key needs and interests; cohort convenings to discuss challenges and receive business administration support; connections to capital providers and potential collaborators; and access to mentors and advisor networks.
Each operator will provide unique value and offerings to their respective Founder Fellowship cohorts. All Fellow teams will receive individualized work plans to identify key needs and interests; cohort convenings to discuss challenges and receive business administration support; connections to capital providers and potential collaborators; and access to mentors and advisor networks.
For more information, visit NYCEDC.