Thanks to the partnership with Entrepreneurship Across Borders, Techstars ATL & NOLA, and Kingston BETA, we now can share that six startups and seven entrepreneurs from the Kingston BETA Community who got into the Techstars Accelerator and got a total of JMD$111,000,000 dollars in investor dollars and convertible notes in the last 12months.
Three Jamaican Startups Join Prestigious Techstars Atlanta Accelerator
Melissa Powell (POCMI), Monique Powell (QuickCart), and Raquel Seville (Dataffluent) have been selected for the highly competitive Techstars Atlanta Accelerator Program.
Each startup will receive US$120,000 in investments and convertible notes, as well as access to Techstars’ renowned global network of mentors, investors, and resources to support their growth and scalability.
We’re going to celebrate this and wrap our season-opening event with them – you will hear their stories, know more about their digital businesses, their accelerator details, and what’s next for them..
Join us on Thursday, October 3rd, AC Hotel Kingston, 6:30 pm- 9 pm.
THE NEXT KINGSTON BETA
This is why the next Kingston BETA event that kicks off our new season, will be wrapped around them and you do not want to miss this. Learn more about their businesses, their accelerator process so far, challenges, and what’s next.
New Ticket Prices.
We’ve increased the General Ticket Price to JMD$2,000 | US$12. The second increase in 17 years. So we know you’ll be fine with that. We’ll be adding a VIP Experience shortly too. So watch for that. Tickets go on sale on Thursday, September 19th, 2024. The link will be public on all socials.
THE STARTUP STAGE
You know the drill, we open the application form to any early-stage entrepreneur who is using tech to solve problems. We will select the top 3 to pitch at Kgn BETA and they will get 5 mins max to pitch.
The winner gets:
Prizes
- – $300,000 cash grant from DBJ
- – Access to Kingston BETA’s Investor and Business Networks
- – New Digital Rockstar Merch
- – 2 Tickets to Kingston BETA Academy Workshops Series around Pitching, Investors Engagement, Money Management, Business Modeling
Apply Now: bit.ly/PitchAtKingstonBETA
Deadline: Thursday September 26th, 2024
We can’t wait to see y’all and here what you did over the Summer!
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