Cohort 5 Info Session August 26, 2014
Success Stories A year of progress trending upward
Four Companies in Cohort 4 Received Funding from BDC
31 companies launched to date through Launch 36. We are on track to hit our target of 36 companies in 3 years.
Two companies in Cohort 2 Received Funding from BDC
Three Companies in Cohort 3 Received Funding from BDC
Am I too early or late to apply? TesKng Bulletproof Glass (1931)
Programming ü Validated learning ü Lean Startup ü Develop first release ü Founding team ü Early adopters
ü Customer acquisiKon ü Honing sales model ü Deeper bench ü Framework to scale ü Clearer path ahead
START PHASE PROGRAM
BUILD PHASE PROGRAM
START
COMMUNITY PARTNER PERKS
CLARITY.FM CREDITS
MENTORSHIP
OFFICE SPACE (12-‐WEEKS)
DEMO DAY
BUILD
BDC NOTE ELIGIBILITY ($150K)
CLARITY.FM CREDITS
SPECIALIZED MENTORSHIP
ENTREPRENEUR IN RESIDENCE
INVESTOR NETWORK
DEMO DAY
Timeline
Sept 8th
ApplicaKon Deadline
Sept 12th
SelecKon Camp (Moncton, NB)
Sept 22
Start & Build
Nov 18th
Demo Day
Week of
Do you qualify?
Are you a technology based startup? Then… YES!
Sept 12th
Moncton, NB 9AM -‐ TBD
SelecUon Camp
SelecUon Criteria (Start) q Have a working prototype of a MVP?
q Product/service offering? q Find a viable and addressable market?
q CompeKKon?
q Cost structure of the business? q Know a clear path to revenue? q Secure early-‐adopter customer(s)
SelecUon Criteria (Build) q A completed lean canvas
q Customer validaKon
q A total addressable market that is greater than $500-‐
million
q A working minimal viable product or prototype, and;
q A commieed founding team, ideally full-‐Kme.
But most importantly…
Q&A
HOW TO APPLY
www.launch36.ca/apply
3 Things
ApplicaKon Deadline is Sept 8th
ApplicaKon Deadline is Sept 8th
ApplicaKon Deadline is Sept 8th
Thank You