{"id":20581,"date":"2020-02-25T12:17:21","date_gmt":"2020-02-25T17:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/?p=20581"},"modified":"2020-02-25T12:17:22","modified_gmt":"2020-02-25T17:17:22","slug":"call-blue-ridge-labs-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/2020\/02\/25\/call-blue-ridge-labs-2\/","title":{"rendered":"CALL: Blue Ridge Labs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Blue Ridge Labs @ Robin Hood has recently opened applications for Catalyst<\/a>, a six-month incubation program to help promising social entrepreneurs who are building technology-enabled solutions to improve the lives of low-income communities in the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Blue Ridge Labs team specializes in creating and supporting early-stage social tech ventures (both for-profit and nonprofit). Catalyst alumni have been named Echoing Green Fellows, participated in Y Combinator, raised rounds from prominent social impact VCs, been featured in Forbes 30 under 30, TechCrunch, and the New York Times.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I thought your team might be a great fit for the program, and I think it would be worth checking out. Here\u2019s why: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7         $60K in cash stipend per team, plus health insurance and a user testing budget <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7         Hands-on support to help you build, test, and refine your technology platform  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7         Executive coaching to help strengthen your founding team  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7         Connections to talent, advisors, and potential users and partners through the Robin Hood network <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7         A wide range of discounted or in-kind services, including legal support, advertising, licenses, and more <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7         Plus, free office space in a community of social entrepreneurs\u202f This year Catalyst runs from June 2020- November 2020, and the\u202fapplication deadline is Mon<\/strong>day, March 9th.<\/strong> The selected teams will be announced mid-May. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can learn more\u202f <\/strong>here<\/strong><\/a>, attend the <\/strong>open house<\/a><\/strong> on Monday, February 24th, join a\u202f <\/strong>weekly webinar<\/strong><\/a>\u202ffor more information, and reach out to the Blue Ridge Labs team directly at\u202f blueridgelabs@robinhood.org<\/strong><\/a>\u202f <\/strong>with any questions.\u202f <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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