Northwestern Mutual Black Founder Accelerator Powered by gener8tor — gener8tor
Summary
What to expect from the Northwestern Mutual Black Founder Accelerator\xae program.Team Meetings feature individualized coaching and mentorship from the gener8tor team and Northwestern Mutual.Executive Mentor Chats are one-on-one meetings with your paired mentor from Northwestern Mutual. Each mentor is paired with one startup in the Northwestern Mutual Black Founder Accelerator\xae for the duration of the 12-week program.Cohort Programming featuring topics relevant to startups including understanding market size, choosing a revenue model, and how to pitch investors.Mentor Swarms are speed-dating-style meetings with mentors including serial entrepreneurs, industry experts and investors. (Are you a mentor who would like to get involved? Learn more and fill out our mentor interest form here.Investor Swarm is an opportunity for each company to pitch to 80+ angel investors, VCs and corporate funds locally and nationally.Cohort Meals are an opportunity to strengthen your relationship with founders from other startups while sharing and gaining knowledge that could be beneficial to you as a leader.Program Wrap-Up provides each cohort the opportunity to celebrate their program completion with one another and program partners. Participants will have the opportunity to provide feedback and complete mandatory exit surveys.Premiere Night is a celebratory reception during which participating companies have the opportunity to pitch to an audience of entrepreneurs, mentors, investors and community members.In addition to core programming, participants are required to attend conferences and other program related events at the discretion of gener8tor.