Plug In Ventures: Pre-Accelerator
Designed for Black and LatinX founders, our Pre-Accelerator Program equips you with the essential tools to validate your business ideas and prepare for growth. No matter what is your another sector focus, you'll gain foundational knowledge, expand your network, and refine your business model.
Eligibility
- Full-time dedicated Black and Latinx founders with the skills and determination to grow
- Any field, sector, or industry – and especially anything tech
- Startups with proof of product-market fit
- Connection to South LA and related communities
Program At-A-Glance
Plug In's Pre-Accelerator Program is designed to help cultivate the next generation of founders and entrepreneurs. This program connects founders to the tools, introductions, and business development opportunities they need to grow & scale their companies and networks.What makes our accelerator program different? We work with a small group of founders to drill down on the specific challenges each founder faces and curate our sessions around those needs.
- 12-Week Program
- Small Cohort of 8-10 Early Stage Founders
- Consistent 1:1 Mentorship & Follow-Ups
- High Engagement, Guest Speakers, Workshops, and Business Development
- Strategize go-to-market plan
- Introductions and business development
- High-powered network of mentors and advisors
- Insider fundraising advice and strategy
- Product design & development support and more
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Related Resources
Doing anything alone is a way of the past. Plug In offers two critical catalysts for startup empowerment. We identify untapped talent among Black and Latinx founders, providing guidance, connections, and support from inception to maturity. With over 500 founders supported across diverse sectors, our community has collectively raised $30 million and created jobs across their respective sectors. While these numbers are modest, we anticipate significant growth as new and ambitious founders join our community. What will be your contribution?
We validate and empower talented early-stage entrepreneurs.
We do this through investment, mentoring, commercial expansion, and business development. Join our network of future tech stars.
Barriers limit Black and Brown founders' access to crucial resources and contribute to the persistent lack of investment, with under 2% of venture capital reaching them.
Join our community. We're excited to help you hit your 10x potential.
Through our Plug In Programs, we engage and empower Black and Latinx early stage entrepreneurs. We have 2 core program tracks. Our Tech Accelerator and the Plug In Labs. But there’s much more.
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