Venture Fellows Program
Los Angeles, USA
Do you have an idea to make your community more resilient, equitable, & sustainable? The Venture Fellows program is a 9-month hands-on experience – we invest in diverse innovators to pilot good ideas that help communities become more resilient in response to the impacts of climate change.
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About the program
Do you have an idea to make your community more resilient, equitable & sustainable? Applications are now open for the 2024 cohort of Larta Institute’s Venture Fellows program. Through nine-months of hands-on experience, the program invests in diverse innovators to develop and trial good ideas that help communities become more resilient in response to the impacts of #climatechange. 10 Venture Fellows from Los Angeles & Miami will benefit from: - No cost program – no equity or fees - 1:1 mentoring and group cohort sessions - Up to $25K for pilot activation in a targeted community* - Cohort based learning, knowledge hub, educational content - Market access support from local cities and NGOs - Legal services and support - Access to investors and grant funding to scale your start up *Only select Fellows in Pilot Ready Track may be chosen to receive funding of up to $25K associated with validation of a project in targeted community. Depending on your stage of idea, we offer 2 program tracks: Pilot Preparation: Support for pilot planning, discovery, and research Pilot Ready: Deploy your MVP, pilot-ready solution in a local community Apply by February 15th to be part of our 2nd cohort at: larta.org/venture-fellows Read the latest Venture Fellows press release: https://shorturl.at/kwAH1 Learn more about our 2023 cohort: https://larta.org/venture-fellows-2023-cohort/