Venture Asheville Elevate Program Seeks 15 High-Growth Startups

Elevate, Venture Asheville’s entrepreneurship development program, is now accepting applications for its third cohort of fifteen early-stage, high-growth startups.

With thirty local ventures and over fifty mentors currently participating, the program will expand to forty-five startups in January 2017.

Elevate enables startup founders to rapidly navigate the daily challenges of building great companies while honing their personal skills as effective leaders and CEOs. The program offers two world-class services: Team Mentoring modeled on MIT’s Venture Mentor Service, adopted by over 50 startup hubs globally; and peer-to-peer group advisory boards offered through a partnership with Vistage International, a global leader in executive coaching.

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“The world-class startup and corporate experience our mentors possess makes Elevate uniquely valuable to entrepreneurs in Asheville,” said Josh Dorfman, Director of Entrepreneurship at Venture Asheville. “Of the thirty startups in our program, many are overcoming significant hurdles and rapidly progressing to advance into new markets, hire local talent, and build successful ventures.”

Applications are now open on a rolling basis to startups that meet the following criteria:

  • Have a high-growth, scalable business model
  • At least one full-time founder working on the business
  • Live or work in Asheville-Buncombe County
  • Preference for startups already in market but will consider earlier stage

Fifteen entrepreneurs will be accepted into Elevate’s January 2017 cohort. Learn more and apply now for Elevate at www.ventureasheville.com/elevate.