About Collide Village Accelerator Program
The Collide Village is a milestone driven accelerator where we invest in startups, teach them about evidence based entrepreneurship, and help founders brand and commercialize their innovations. The Village offers each accepted company: - An initial seed fund of $25K in return for 8% of company’s equity - Strong Customer Development and Validation focus - Access to an exclusive network of Mentors, Advisors, and Investors - Free office space for duration of the program Our 3-month program focuses on customer development, validation, value proposition canvas, MVP (minimum viable product) definition, consumer and business marketing, branding, go-to market strategy and fundraising. It Takes a Village to Raise a Start-up Mentors, partners, investors, university alliances, and corporate patrons make up our village. This network prides itself on providing our start-ups with the support they need. This is both our network and our village! An exclusive list of top-level mentors from across the nation chooses to donate time, knowledge, and experience to our start-ups. These mentors have demonstrated success and lived a life of their own in the start-up world. They drive our Village to the next level. A key differentiating factor of the CVAP is that start-ups perform extensive customer validation before investing in further product development. After market validation, start-ups work with top-notch market research firms and expert branding mentors. They develop go-to-market and marketing and branding strategies. Start-ups complement their product understanding with meaningful consumer and market insights. Our supporters are vested in CVAP’s success. They are industry leading technology, business services, and legal firms. In addition, top VC firms and local and national angel investors work with CVAP. The Village provides networking opportunities to help you find potential partners and experts who can help propel your start-up to success. Goal Driven