Techstars and J.P. Morgan Launch Founder Catalyst Program in Oakland
10 August 2022 - 11:00PM
Business Wire
The fourth Pre-Accelerator Program in the
partnership supporting women and non-binary entrepreneurs
Techstars, a global investment business that provides access to
capital, one-on-one mentorship, and programming for early-stage
entrepreneurs, and leading global financial services firm J.P.
Morgan, open applications for their next Founder Catalyst Program
in Oakland, CA. Similar to the successful programs in Atlanta,
Washington D.C., and Miami, this cohort will support 20 women and
non-binary founders, with intentionality on serving the Bay Area’s
LGBT+ community.
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Techstars and J.P. Morgan launch the
fourth Founder Catalyst Program supporting early-stage women and
non-binary founders in Oakland. (Photo: Business Wire)
Startups participating in this program will receive valuable
startup education, mentorship, community building, and access to
the Techstars worldwide network of entrepreneurs, mentors,
investors, and corporate partners. Participants will hone their
entrepreneurial skills, better understand their target customers,
and dig deeply into their innovative business ideas. The program
will take place from October through December, 2022, where in-depth
entrepreneurial sessions and resources will be given to
participants in a primarily virtual, part-time format.
“The connections I made here with other women founders and LGBTQ
founders was invaluable,” says Mia Cooley, former Founder Catalyst
participant and founder of xHood. “It was truly an honor to be
among the best that is to come. The intention shown from our
mentors and Techstars team is inimitable.”
The previous three Techstars Founder Catalyst Programs in
partnership with J.P. Morgan have led to nearly 1,000 mentor
connections, four product launches, more than $850,000 raised and
dozens of active investor conversations. Seven participants were
also accepted into Techstars accelerators following program
completion.
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.
All women and non-binary founded, early-stage companies based in
the Oakland & San Francisco Bay Area are encouraged to apply
today through August 31 or contact foundercatalyst@techstars.com.
Early applications are prioritized.
About Techstars
The Techstars worldwide network helps entrepreneurs succeed.
Founded in 2006, Techstars began with three simple
ideas—entrepreneurs create a better future for everyone,
collaboration drives innovation, and great ideas can come from
anywhere. Now we are on a mission to enable every person on the
planet to contribute to, and benefit from, the success of
entrepreneurs. In addition to operating accelerator programs and
venture capital funds, we do this by connecting startups,
investors, corporations, and cities to help build thriving startup
communities. Techstars has invested in more than 3,000 companies
with a combined market cap of more than $140B.
www.techstars.com
About JPMorgan Chase
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) is a leading financial
services firm based in the United States of America (“U.S.”), with
operations worldwide. JPMorgan Chase had $4.0 trillion in assets
and $285.9 billion in stockholders’ equity as of March 31, 2022.
The firm is a leader in investment banking, financial services for
consumers and small businesses, commercial banking, financial
transaction processing and asset management. Under the JPMorgan and
Chase brands, the Firm serves millions of customers in the U.S.,
and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and
government clients globally. Information about JPMorgan Chase &
Co. is available at www.jpmorganchase.com
This Founder Catalyst program is supported by J.P. Morgan's
Innovation Economy business unit, its Women on the Move initiative
and the Office of LGBT+ Affairs. Through the Innovation Economy
division, J.P. Morgan serves high-growth, early-stage companies,
and founders with solutions they need to scale quickly, from credit
and financing to treasury and payments, international banking,
access to the Investment Bank, asset management, and more. The
Women on the Move initiative fuels female ambition and advances
financial equality by providing greater access to capital,
networking, expertise, and advice to female clients, serving
women-owned or women-run businesses at all stages of development,
from start-ups through large corporations. The Office of LGBT+
Affairs is a global initiative dedicated to advancing equity and
inclusion for the LGBT+ community, partners closely with
stakeholders across the firm to promote intersectionality and
leverage combined resources to deliver equity and inclusion for
LGBT+ employees, clients, partners and communities, worldwide.
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