[Incubator, Virtual] Applications open for Blue Ridge Labs Catalyst incubator, apply by March 29

[Allison Moomey]

We at Blue Ridge Labs @ Robin Hood have recently opened applications for Catalyst, a six-month incubation program to help promising social entrepreneurs who are building technology-enabled solutions to improve the lives of low-income New Yorkers.

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.  

What Catalyst offers:

• $60K in cash stipend per team, plus health insurance and a user testing budget
• Hands-on support to help you build, test, and refine your technology platform 
• Executive coaching to help strengthen your founding team 
• Connections to talent, advisors, and potential users and partners through the Robin Hood network
• A wide range of discounted or in-kind services, including legal support, advertising, licenses, and more
• This year’s program will be remote-first, with all programming available remotely
• Once safe to re-open, Catalyst teams will have access to free office space in a community of social entrepreneurs 

This year, Catalyst runs from June to November of 2021, and the application deadline is Monday, March 29.The selected teams will be announced in early June.

You can learn more here, join a weekly webinar for more information, and reach out to our team directly at blueri...@robinhood.org with any questions.