Application Deadline: TiE Boston ScaleUp

Overview

Boston, MA
United States

Tuesday, 12 November 2019 - 11:45pm

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Details

Boston ScaleUp company and get personalized mentoring for your startup’s challenges.  Get advice on sales, product market/ fit, pricing, packaging and more while joining a peer community of founders.

What we're looking for:

Through the diversity of knowledge and experience in the mentor pool, we can support the growth of any compelling company from any sector. ​

We are looking for companies at an appropriate stage of growth to maximize the offerings of the TiE ScaleUp program and to enter the TiE Boston community. For this reason, we do not have a set quota of companies for each cohort. However, we do strive to keep the cohort small to ensure each company is receiving the attention and resources necessary to succeed. 

 

Eligibility:

TiE ScaleUp is a "sector agnostic" accelerator and we bring in companies from all areas of industry. ​

Companies that are in a position to best leverage the offerings of ScaleUp often exhibit the following characteristics:

  • Commercially viable
  • Paying Customers
  • Planning to raise in the next 6 - 12 months
  • Management team in place
  • Receptive to review of company product/market fit
  • Understands their greatest challenges to scale
  • Founding team is open and receptive to help
  • Located in New England area
  • Commitment to participate in and complete the program
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Exceptions can be made for companies depending on the growth cycle of their sector. Not all of these characteristics must necessarily be present for a company to receive an invitation to TiE ScaleUp. If you have any questions on your eligibility, contact Simone LaPray at simone@boston.tie.org.  

How to apply:

There is no fee to apply and every application will receive feedback from our review committee members. The application should take founders 10 - 15 minutes to complete. Though our application varies from year to year, we generally ask for the following information: ​

  • Contact Information
  • Company Business Model
  • Market Opportunity
  • Current Business Model
  • Revenue Stream
  • Fundraising Plans
  • Barriers to Scale
  • Pitch Deck​
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We treat this information with the utmost respect and care. This information will only be made available to the individuals to review your application with the expectation to maintain confidentiality. If you have any questions, please contact Simone at simone@boston.tie.org