WHAT WE DO
Venture Catalysts is a 501c3 non-profit that builds inclusive ecosystems through the development and strategic support for large-scale ecosystem partnerships, entrepreneurship events, funding, and growth programs. We create ecosystem-as-a-service (EaaS) to help founders gain acceleration, investment, or revenue growth. We help entrepreneurs and corporate/org partners find optimized, custom ecosystem paths.
WHAT WE’VE ALREADY DONE
CREATING IMPACT
ACCESS & GROWTH
ATTRACT TALENT TO ENTER OR SCALE WITHIN THE ECOSYSTEM
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VentureLab
6-Week Pre-Accelerator
Spring 2024 Deadline: March – May 2024
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Detroit Startup Week
5-Day Celebration of Detroit Entrepreneurship
Summer 2024
ACCELERATION
COHORT PROGRAMS ACCELERATING EARLY-STAGE GROWTH
Techstars Detroit Powered by JP Morgan
Next Class: March 2024 – June 2024
App Deadline: TBD
ECOSYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
Strategic Support for Founders, Mentors and Peers
Founders Dinners
Bi-monthly Invite Only Dinners For Founders
Venture Catalysts Fellows
Ecosystem Builders Partners & Mentorship Program
Design Challenges | Product Sprints
Solution-oriented Product / Strategy Labs For Founders & Corporate Innovation
Diversity & Inclusion – Events & Programs
AfroTech Detroit (2018) 2-Day conference experience dedicated to highlighting Detroit as a technological hub for inclusive innovation and entrepreneurship.
INVESTMENT & DEAL FLOW
PROGRAM PARTNERS & SPONSORS
STARTUP CAPITAL PARTNERS
