Astia is currently inviting applications for Astia Global Entrepreneur Program 2012, specially meant for exceptional women-led high growth start-ups who know that success is about growing a business and thriving even in today’s tough market. Astia was founded in 1999, and is a not-for-profit organization that encourages women’s full participation as entrepreneurs and leaders in high-growth businesses. Astia offers programs that provide access to capital and ensure sustainable high-growth for the start-ups.
About the Program
The Entrepreneur Program is an unparalleled resource for success—a transformative program designed by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs who want to become dominant players in their sectors. It offers comprehensive 6–day workshop, 2–month program of personalized advising from premier experts and the opportunity to start benefiting from the global ecosystem of angels, VCs, corporations, and entrepreneurs that is Astia.
Qualification Criteria
- An innovative idea in a high-growth sector such as Technology, Life Sciences, Clean Tech, or high-growth Consumer
- A high-growth investment opportunity – at any stage of growth
- An exceptional team and business strategy
- A significant market opportunity
- A defendable competitive advantage
- At least one woman in a leadership role (at C level) or in significant position of equity.
Program Benefits
- High-touch, customized Advisory services focused on high-growth and driving to exit
- Relationship with the Astia community through life of the company, with continued access to -Astia Advisor database and invitations to client-only programs and events
- Access to VCs and Angel investors
- Annual CEO Summit for the Astia portfolio (takes place in Silicon Valley)
- Expert advise by a team of current and former CEOs, VCs, angels and successful entrepreneurs
- Presentation skills coaching by leading experts
- Opportunity to present to an audience of VC and Angel investors
- Participation in the week-long program for entrepreneurs
- Strategic business planning advice
- Team recruitment
- Fundraising advice including strategy and alternative options
- Investor roundtables and fundraising reviews
- Product development reviews
Pricing
- $250 Application Fee
- $5,000 Participation Fee (includes participation in the portfolio for the life of the company)
- Shares in consideration of services
Astia Sponsors
Astia is generously supported by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, the Althea Foundation, Microsoft, Fenwick & West, AOL, Lowenstein Sandler, Moss Adams, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, SNR Denton, SVB Financial Group, Osborne Clarke, BNY Mellon, Wells Fargo, Reed Smith, Cisco, Gust, Salesforce, Alloy Ventures, AOL Ventures, Asset Management, Illuminate Ventures, Golden Seeds, Prolog Ventures, StarVest Partners, Opus Capital and Andreesen Horowitz.
Last date for submitting the applications is February 3, 2012.
For more information, visit this link.
