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At LightSpeed Innovations, we are about accelerating Your Success! We have learned over the past 3 years how various programs support Deep Tech founders. We therefore have several programs available for entrepreneurs.
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Acceleration Sprints are 3 day programs to build connections, solidify business foundation, source new customers. Programming includes investor panels, discussions with corporations, and workshops on your business led by industry experts.
These Sprints are open to deep tech startups at the concept, friends & family, pre-seed stages. Attendance is a first step towards investment and syndication. We host 4 a year, in various locations around the United States, and charge a nominal fee ($150) to attend. Workshop programming sources from the Lean Launchpad where the business model canvas and mission model canvas is coupled with agile development and then coupled with Bill Aulet's Disciplined Entrepreneurship that takes companies beyond customer discovery. We layer in startup financial modeling, in many cases extend the work you have already started, and then move into Investor Communications. |
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Held once or twice a year where our alumni, enterprises, corporations and new starts gather to meet, network, and discuss industry changing technologies and scaling.
We believe market traction is the single most important step a startup can achieve, and formulate our Deep Tech Summits foster relationships. We actively curate meet/greet sessions to connect startups with companies and enterprises. |
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If you have attended one of our programs, you are then invited to apply for our Acceleration and Syndication program.
2 years of development packed into 3 months; over 200 hours of direct support & engagement This program is for:
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Our program is semi-virtual, a combination of in-person and virtual sessions, and fully customized
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STRATEGY/GUIDANCE
We work with you to accelerate business formulation, develop market entry and product strategy, understand and analyze growth and metrics, and create the right pitches to match the right investors or customers. |
MENTORING
Launching a business can be a challenging experience. We pair you with a team of a Venture Partner who curates access to our mentor network and provides hands on support to enable you to move forward fast! We like to say, 2.5 years of progress in 3 months! |
COMMUNITY We are about building a community. Ask any of our alumni. We invite them back during our accelerator to share their experiences and build new relationships with you, learn themselves. When you join LightSpeed, you join a community. It takes a village... |
INVESTMENT AND ONGOING SUPPORT
A hallmark of our program is that it does not end with Demo Day. The core team sticks with you beyond and interfaces to continue to help you grow and navigate even as your business needs shift. You have access to ongoing events, are invited back to network and meet new customers, new investors, re-engage. Again, we are building a community. |
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Focus on the work, focus on understanding the market, understanding the user needs. Our support should align with what you would be doing for your business.
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Requirements:
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