PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

FoundersBoost (a partner of Techstars) is a mentor-driven pre-acceleration program that runs for 6 weeks and we take no fees or equity from startups. Our goal is to prepare early-stage startups in Vancouver/BC for accelerators, seed investors, and revenue by providing pitch coaching and mentorship during the program as well as connections to accelerators and VCs after the program. Founders Boost helped over 300+ startups from 15+ cities around the world raise $85 million in funding in the past 4 years.

We are running two cohorts each year:

Spring Cohort - Application period between Jan - Mar, six Weekly sessions between Apr - May, Demo Day in June

Fall Cohort - Application period between Jul - Sep, six Weekly sessions between Oct - Nov, Demo Day in Dec

Between Jan - Mar and Jul - Sep, we will be focusing on promoting the accelerator program and recruiting startups/mentors, as well as hosting webinars and startup community events

Between Apr - May and Oct - Nov, we will be focusing on running the weekly sessions and recruiting Investors for Demo Days

KEY PROJECT ACTIVITIES:

• Accelerator program management, startup event management
• Marketing and Promotion
• Research startups and supporting organizations

IDEAL ROLES/RESPONSIBILITIES:*

Marketing + PR - Event promotion in our social media channels, other tech communities, and tech medias

Sponsorship - Reach out to potential sponsors to secure sponsorship for our events (professional firms, tech companies, etc)

Program Associate - Coordinate with startups, mentors, speakers, investors, and Headquarter

Venture Analyst - Researching, sourcing, and recruiting startups to the accelerator program

Event Management - Host and organize webinars and startup community events

Partnership - Research and develop relationships with different related communities/organizations that support startups

FINAL PROJECT DELIVERABLES:

This varies depending on the roles and the time your project start/ends (relative to what we are focusing on during that time as mentioned in the Project Description section above)

PROJECT MENTOR NAME: Kenneth Ip - FoundersBoost Vancouver Director

Weekly team meetings, online communication