Idea Village: VILLAGEx

VILLAGEx is our industry-leading, mentor-driven accelerator program for venture-scale startups on the path to raise at least $1M in the next 24 months.

Over a focused four-month period, up to 10 companies comprise a highly-selective cohort of startups that are ready to hustle towards their journey to scale.  VILLAGEx leverages the passion and expertise of executive-level mentors, startup experts, business professionals, and mentors across industries and around the globe to provide Gulf South founders with the connections and resources needed to scale rapidly.

VILLAGEx recruits founders across the Gulf South and is optimized for in-person engagement in New Orleans, Louisiana.

VILLAGEx seeks companies who have demonstrated clear strength in at least two of the following areas. The goal of our program is to work with companies over the course of the accelerator to successfully fill in the areas where there may be gaps.

As part of the culmination of each VILLAGEx program, founders have the opportunity to showcase their company at Demo Day. This annual event brings together over 300 people from the regional startup community to witness founders presenting their startups. This celebratory event offers all attendees valuable connections and a sense of community.

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