Second Founder Catalyst Program to Support Early-Stage Women Founders in the US

Deadline: 11-Feb-22

Techstars, the worldwide network, and leading global financial services firm J.P. Morgan, has announced a call for applications for the second Techstars Founder Catalyst Program.

This second Founder Catalyst Program comes on the heels of a successful first program in Atlanta during the fall of 2021 where 20 women-led ventures made incredible progress taking their companies to the next level.

Based in the greater Washington DC area, this experience will provide up to 20 women entrepreneurs – including lesbian, bisexual and transgender women – valuable startup education, mentorship, community, and access to the Techstars worldwide network of entrepreneurs, mentors, investors, and corporate partners.

The program will cultivate a local community of innovative and ambitious women of the Washington DC area. The Techstars Founder Catalyst Program in partnership with J.P. Morgan will take place March through May, 2022, where in-depth entrepreneurial sessions and resources will be provided to participants in a virtual format.

The inaugural Techstars Founder Catalyst Program in partnership with J.P Morgan focused on Atlanta based founders and led to over four hundred fifty mentor connections, three product launches, over six hundred fifty thousand dollars raised and dozens of active investor conversations. In addition, three participants from the cohort were recently accepted into Techstars accelerators. Through the Techstars Founder Catalyst Programs participants receive education on proven methodologies and access to world class resources, increasing chances of success. Techstars’ expertise stems from their experience operating nearly 50 accelerators around the world and maintaining a portfolio of more than 2,900 companies. Collectively, the Techstars portfolio has raised more than $19.7 billion from investors and is currently worth more than $189 billion today.