The goal of the project is to 1) understand the unique needs of accelerators and the founders they support, and 2) develop solutions that will enable the growth and ongoing success of the founders during the journey of starting a company.

We plan to partner and collaborate within the startup ecosystem, identifying 1 or 2 key partners (accelerators, investors, founders) who can help us ensure that our solutions will meet the rigorous and rapidly changing startup environment.

One of the major drivers for our platform is to provide equal access to resources across the industry, and narrow the gap which exists in representation. We believe that technology can enable access through structure, consistency and support.

The current approach for supporting ventures is broken. Most matches are ad-hoc, reporting is difficult and tracking data across systems is impossible. As we see venture investment pull-back, it’s more important now that decisions are made with data. We also know that representation in tech is skewed, and in order to improve, we need ways to measure experiences and provide insights to decisionmakers.