CED is excited to announce that technology companies can now APPLY for GRO, an Incubator by CED. If selected, your company will have the opportunity to join our first nine-week cohort starting October 5, 2020.

Companies in GRO will attend weekly classes delivered by top-notch speakers, receive 1:1 coaching from industry leaders and entrepreneurs, and complete assignments to help grow and scale.

We encourage you to apply if you:

Have plans to start a high-growth tech company but don't know where to begin
Have started a high-growth tech company but are pre-revenue and need to nail the launch
Have launched a high-growth tech company with some revenue but are looking to scale

All applications are due by September 10, 2020, and will be reviewed by a selection committee comprised of industry experts. Companies will be notified of their selection on September 21, 2020, and announced publicly on September 28, 2020.

This application should take around 30-45 minutes. Do not forget to hit submit when you have completed the application and are ready to send it in.

The deadline to submit your company application is Thursday, September 10, 2020.

If you have any issues submitting your application, please email Lindsay at lrivera@cednc.org.

Applicant Info

First Name

Last Name

Title

Mobile Phone

Work Phone

Company Mailing Street

Company Mailing City

State/Province

Company Mailing Postal Code

Company Details

Company Name

Website

Twitter

Incorporation Date

Industry Sector

Does your company have any affiliation with a university? If so, which one?

Short Company Description (Your Elevator Pitch)

Founding/C-Suite Team (Name, Title, LinkedIn URL)

Board Members/Key Advisors (Name, LinkedIn URL)

Number of FT Employees

Number of PT Employees

Number of Contractors

What stage of development is your company currently in?

Idea Stage - have identified a problem that technology can solveCustomer Discovery - have conducted more than 10 customer discovery interviews with more plannedMVP Completed - preparing to launchEarly Product Market Fit/Validation - less than 10 paying customersScaling - between 10-100 paying customersOther

What is your projected revenue for 2021? ($ Amount)

Application Questions

What problem are you solving?

What is your solution? Briefly describe how your solution is addressing this problem.

Explain how your technology is disruptive. What is your company's defense in the marketplace? Highlight your company's intellectual property, innovation, technology, or market advantage.

What is your company's plan for generating revenue? What are the customer segments and price points?

Who is your target market? Given the number of customers and revenue model, what is the dollar value of your market opportunity at launch and at scale? (Please include figures and sources of data.)

Who are your company's direct competitors, potential competitors and alternative solutions? How is your product or service differentiated from your competition's product or service?

Milestones to be achieved in the next 12 months

Tell the selection committee why you should be selected.

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