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  Are you a startup that’s developing and rolling out solutions in the EdTech domain? Or is your venture imagining and creating technologies that shape the future of work? If you answer either of these questions in the affirmative, you may want to apply for a place in the Halcyon EquityTech Fellowship. This opportunity could take your business to a global audience, and help it to become a major problem solver in its area of concern.
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This fellowship will provide founders with training, business-building resources, and an 8-week residency at Halcyon in Washington, DC. They taught to find product market fit, develop leadership, and improve investment readiness. Note that the program will begin with a virtual kick-off meeting.

Target Fields

The Halcyon EquityTech Fellowship targets two sectors:
  • EdTech, including secondary education, higher education, corporate training, and lifelong learning; educational accessibility; and the removal of financial barriers to getting an education. This encompasses solutions powered by AI, data analytics, and immersive technologies.
  • Future of work, covering the use of tech to reskill and upskill workers, and business models and technologies that improve workforce analytics, collaboration and wellbeing.
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Benefits

These are some of the benefits that fellows of this program will enjoy:
  • Each venture will receive $10,000 in equity-free stipends
  • Get $10,000 in Amazon Web Services (AWS) credits
  • Work with professional advisors
  • Attend workshops where they will learn about investment readiness, leadership development, and product market fit
  • Get free legal support
  • Connect with potential investors
  • Join a global community of entrepreneurs working to make a difference in the lives of the people they serve
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Eligibility

This program is open to persons who meet the following criteria:
  • Should have a minimum Viable Product (MVP) that has the potential to scale
  • Must be a CEO or have decision-making power
  • Be at least 21 years old by the time the program commences
  • Should be fluent in English
  • Products and ventures should contribute to at least one UN SDG
  • Be able to participate in all program activities
Applications will remain open until April 18, 2025. You can apply HERE.
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This article was first published on 5th April 2025
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Ikenna Nwachukwu holds a bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He loves to look at the world through multiple lenses- economic, political, religious and philosophical- and to write about what he observes in a witty, yet reflective style.

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