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[Name] Hub Ventures [What they offer] Through the program, participants refine their business models and investor pitches while growing their networks of peers, mentors, and potential investors. Upon completion of the program, 3-4 ventures will receive $75,000 in seed funding (convertible debt) through a peer selection process that puts the investment decisions into the hands of the cohort. Additionally, participants will pitch to top Bay Area Impact Investors at Hub Ventures Investor Day [Eligibility] EXPERIENCE: Top 5 position in a promising and innovative for-profit venture focused on reaching scale and achieving a measurable social impact. STAGE: Early: beyond idea, started prototyping, have customers, and legal formation completed. IMPACT: Ventures that create access and inclusion for marginalized populations locally and globally. Focus areas include (but are not limited to) education, healthcare, local living economies, food systems, Fair Trade, international development, mobile technology, affordable design, collaborative consumption, and off-grid power systems. A response to big and compelling problem coupled with a creative and systemic approach to tackling it. LOCATION: Must be Bay Area based during the duration of the program. PARTICIPATION: Only one team member per venture should attend programming. Ability to attend all Hub Ventures' events, meetings, and peer-review sessions during the 12-week cohort (mandatory gatherings will be evening based and will not exceed 3 hrs/week). Ability to present at the Hub Fast Pitch during the week of March 7-11. Availability to pitch at Hub Ventures Investor Day. [Description] 
Hub Ventures is a 12-week evening program providing funding and resources to a community of 16 entrepreneurs building for-profit solutions for a better world.
Changemaker Toolbox | Ashoka United Kingdom
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