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Education & Networking

January 9th:

🎉 First Gen Monthly Happy Hour | NYC

🔗 Register HERE

💬 The event is a casual way to meet first-gen and immigrant founders and their allies.

🤝 Tau Ventures Annual Health AI Event @ JPM/SF Healthcare Week | SF

🔗 Register HERE

💬 Annual networking event at JPM Healthcare Week brings entrepreneurs, partners, and investors together.

January 10th:

🌿 Expo West 24 Q&A with New Hope Network | Virtual

🔗 Register HERE

💬 Learn more about Expo West, the leading trade show in natural, organic, and healthy products.

🌐 Venture Meets Mission | Virtual

🔗 Register HERE

💬 Discover bridging entrepreneurship with government scale.

January 11th:

🚦 Hue Lane Anniversary Mixer | NYC

🔗 Register HERE

💬 Networking event for diverse backgrounds in Business & Tech, Media & Entertainment, and Healthcare and Social Impact.

🚀 Demo Day: Techstars Future of Ecommerce powered by Ebay | SF

🔗 Register HERE

💬 Hear live pitches from Techstars Future of Ecommerce cohort.

🚀 Demo Day: Techstars Oakland powered by JPM | SF

🔗 Register HERE

💬 Hear live pitches from Techstars Oakland cohort.

👥 Generational Evolution: How to Engage with Every Age | Virtual

🔗 Register HERE

💬 Learn about tech's impact on different generations & authentic engagement strategies.

January 12th:

🚶🏽‍♀️ Pitch and Run | NYC

🔗 Register HERE

💬 Community for founders, investors, & operators to connect via walking.

January 16th:

🚀 Market Mastery: How to Launch with Precision | Virtual

🔗 Register HERE

💬 Learn best practices for launching a new business idea strategically.

🍳 Consumer Founders & Investors Breakfast | NYC

🔗 Register HERE

💬 Join a Consumer-specific founders and investors breakfast.

🎊 2024 Tech Community Happy Hour | NYC

🔗 Register HERE

💬 Collaborative community gathering for enthusiasts from startups and big tech.

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Funding & Resources Opportunities

Grant:

🔙 Illinois Back to Business New Business Grant Program

📅 Due Date: Jan 11

💰 Amount: $5,000-$30,000

🔗 Apply HERE

🏷️ Criteria: Started operations Jan 2020-Dec 2021, gross receipts ≥ $25,000, IL-based, priority industry as defined by the program.

💡 Pandemic relief for impacted businesses in high-impact sectors.

🧏🏽‍♀️ Microsoft’s Generative AI for Accessibility Grant

📅 Due Date: Jan 12

💰 Amount: Varies

🔗 Apply HERE

💡 AI projects aiding people with disabilities using generative technology.

🥫 The Pop Up Grocer Fund

📅 Due Date: Jan 15

💰 Amount: Varies

🔗 Apply HERE

🌐 Industry: Retail & CPG

🏷️ Criteria: Interesting product, responsible production, attractive packaging.

💡 Supports underprivileged packaged goods entrepreneurs financially.

Pitch Competition:

🏆 Harvard Business School Black New Ventures Competition

📅 Due Date: Jan 10

💰 Amount: $200,000

🔗 Apply HERE

🏷️ Criteria: Black pre-seed and seed stage entrepreneurs, proven MVP, <5 years in operation, < $500K funding, no previous sponsor funding.

💡 Competition for innovative ventures led by Black entrepreneurs.

⌚️ 2024 Pediatric Device Accelerator Pitch Competition

📅 Due Date: Jan 15

💰 Amount: Up to $100,000

🔗 Apply HERE

🌐 Industry: Medical Device

💡 Drives pediatric device ideas towards market availability.

Program:

🚀 Conscious Venture Lab Cohort

📅 Due Date: Jan 10

💰 Amount: $125,000

🔗 Apply HERE

🌐 Industry: Social Enterprise, Social Equity, Social Impact, Social Innovation

💡 12-week accelerator for financial success with societal impact.

🔑 Basic Needs Product Competition by Because International

📅 Due Date: Jan 10

💰 Amount: $5,000

🔗 Apply HERE

🏷️ Criteria: Physical product

💡 Creating products fulfilling basic needs in areas impacted by poverty.

🌳 U.S. Venture Sustainability Accelerator powered by gener8tor

📅 Due Date: Jan 12

💰 Amount: $100,000

🔗 Apply HERE

🌐 Industry: Sustainability and Mobility Startups

🏷️ Criteria: Must be willing to relocate to Appleton, Wisconsin for the program's duration

💡 3-month program supporting startups through mentorship, industry experts, and venture capitalists.

🚗 Ford Fund Fellowship

📅 Due Date: Jan 15

💰 Amount: $40,000

🔗 Apply HERE

🏙️ Cities: Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, Kansas City, Louisville, Memphis

🌐 Industry: Mobility, Transportation, or Accessibility

🏷️ Criteria: Sustainable impact, product-market fit, demonstrated revenue.

💡 2-week virtual program covering entrepreneurial foundations.

📚 Headstream Accelerator

📅 Due Date: Jan 16

💰 Amount: $30,000

🔗 Apply HERE

🌐 Industry: EdTech, Digital Health, Social Tech

🏷️ Criteria: Youth-focused, tech-based, sustainable model, MVP stage or later, U.S. market.

💡 16-week support for early stage impact-focused innovators.

🧨 Intel Ignite US Cohort 4

📅 Due Date: Jan 17

💰 Amount: None; Other Resources Offered

🔗 Apply HERE

🌐 Industry: Deep Tech

🏷️ Criteria: Minimum $1M in seed funding, experienced founding team, significant intellectual property, large market opportunity.

💡 12-week program aiding early-stage deep tech startups to achieve strategic impact.

🌎 500 Global

📅 Due Date: Jan 19

💰 Amount: $150,000

🔗 Apply HERE

💡 4-month accelerator offering investment for 6% equity stake.

✨ gener8tor North Dakota 2024

📅 Due Date: Jan 19

💰 Amount: $100,000

🔗 Apply HERE

💡 12-week program in North Dakota offering coaching, capital, and connections to startups.

🏝️ 1909 Accelerator Program

📅 Due Date: Jan 19

💰 Amount: None; Other Resources Offered

🔗 Apply HERE

🏙️ City: Florida

💡 6-month program empowering founders and freelancers to build successful and sustainable businesses and lives.

Other:

🌿 Mercedes-Benz beVisioneers Fellowship

📅 Due Date: Jan 15

💰 Amount: Varies

🔗 Apply HERE

🌐 Industry: Sustainability, Climate Tech

🏷️ Criteria: Age 16-28, committed to environmental change, community leadership.

💡 12-month hybrid-learning for environmental impact projects that are in the idea or MVP stage.

💼 Better Workplaces Challenge Cup Startup Track

📅 Due Date: Jan 15

💰 Amount: $50,000

🔗 Apply HERE

🌐 Industry: Workplace Tech - HR Tech, Future of Work

🏷️ Criteria: Improve workplaces, MVP, <$5M in outside funding, and <$5M in revenue.

💡 Pitch competition for workplace innovation startups.

🛠️ Tech for an Equitable Future by Braze

📅 Due Date: Jan 19

💰 Amount: None; Other Resources Offered

🔗 Apply HERE

🏷️ Criteria: Bootstrapped business or less than $30M in venture funding, <100 employees, compatible SDK and appropriate engineering, and marketing resources.

💡 12 months of free access to the Braze platform and support.

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