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Series A Accelerator

• Generating US$80K+ in MRR (i.e., minimum of US$80K in monthly revenue inflows)
  Raised US$3M from Institutional Investors (i.e., VCs, PE, Family Offices, and/or Angel Groups, etc.)

Seed Accelerator

• Generated US$250K+ in RTD (i.e., minimum of US$250K+ in revenue inflows generated since launch)
• Raised US$250K from Institutional Investors (i.e., VCs, PE, Family Offices, Angel Groups, and/or Friends & Family, EXCLUDING SELF-FUNDED/BOOTSTRAPPED)

Pre-Seed Accelerator

• International Companies
  • Generated US$50K+ in RTD (i.e., minimum of US$50K+ in revenue inflows generated since launch)
  • Raised US$50K from Institutional Investors (i.e., VCs, PE, Family Offices, Angel Groups, and/or Friends & Family, EXCLUDING SELF-FUNDED/BOOTSTRAPPED)
  • Self-Funded/Bootstrapped US$50K (i.e., founder personally invested US$50K+ since launch)
• USA + Canada + UK + Australia Companies
  • Generated US$25K+ in RTD (i.e., minimum of US$25K+ in revenue inflows generated since launch)
  • Raised US$25K from Institutional Investors (i.e., VCs, PE, Family Offices, Angel Groups, and/or Friends & Family, EXCLUDING SELF-FUNDED/BOOTSTRAPPED)
  • Self-Funded/Bootstrapped US$50K (i.e., founder personally invested US$50K+ since launch)

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Core Approval Requirements

• Startup (i.e. Venture Fundable Business)
• Existing Legal Entity
• Founders that are interested in being coached/mentored, and expanding their network to VCs and successful operators
• Founders that will come to each meeting prepared with a set of questions and objectives for the call/meeting
• Growth Mindset

Supplemental Considerations

• Stage: Any stage is valid (Idea-stage to product-market fit to commercialized product)
• Sector: Any sector is valid
• Geography: Any geography is valid

Definitions

• “Pre-Seed startup” – Raised
• “Seed startup” – Raised between US$500,000 to US$2,000,000 in funding from investors for this particular startup
• “Series A and above” – Raised more than US$2,000,000 in funding from investors for this particular startup

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