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Elevate Origins

Two distinct tracks

Pre-Seed Track

This track is specifically for aspiring entrepreneurs who may not have a business idea yet, or for startups that have not yet generated revenue. It is also for entrepreneurship instructors/faculty who are looking to supplement their classwork with institutional investor-designed programming.

Seed Track

This track is reserved for revenue-generating startups and for life science companies that have completed pre-clinical trials. This training places a greater emphasis on developing business models, pitch decks, and executive summaries from lessons learned and data collected.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:

Pre-Seed Track

  • What it takes to be an entrepreneur and launch a startup
  • The ideation process to find impactful problems to solve
  • How to interview the market to validate the severity of the problem, market size, and current solutions for the problem (competition)
  • How to identify the optimal solution to a problem
  • Best practices in recruiting a team of co-founders and advisors
  • Expectations for early stage capital raising
  • How to build a go-to-market strategy; including business model, marketing/sales strategy, milestones, and the ask
  • How to put it all together in a 10-slide pitch deck and practice pitching
  • All the tools needed to compete for an Elevate Nexus Regional Pre-Seed Award of $20,000

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:

Seed Track

  • Learn expectations for early-revenue startup fundraising
  • Develop and refine a pitch deck and executive summary tailored for seed round investors
  • Receive one-on-one coaching from Elevate Ventures Entrepreneurs-in-Residence
  • Have numerous pitch practice opportunities in front of peers and investment professionals
  • All the tools needed to compete for an Elevate Nexus Regional Seed Award of $80,000

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