Raising Equity By Taking None
ACT Tulsa is a joint venture between i2E and ACT House. This 5-month cohort driven accelerator program is aimed at cultivating and driving innovation of Black and Latino technology startups located in Tulsa.
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Our Mission
We help innovators craft the best version of themselves, build their ideal team, and execute their dream, by leveraging innovation with cross-cultural collaboration.
Program Information
Act Tulsa FAQs
We invest $70,000 of non-dilutive, non-recourse capital into each of the participating startups in our cohorts. The terms are simple: 0% interest, 0% equity, 1x payback triggered by revenue milestones after 18 months so that another founder can have the same opportunity we gave you.Act Tulsa FAQs
No, we do not take equity and we do not take board seats in the companies participating in the accelerator. We exist to raise the bar for underestimated founders and not only increase the value of your company but increase your ownership in it as well.
Act Tulsa FAQs
The accelerator runs for a period of 5 months, with digital workshops, programming, and mentorship taking place each week. The first half of the workshop is focused on implementation and acceleration, while the last half focuses on incubation and growth.
As part of the ACT Tulsa Accelerator, selected founders outline the top technical challenges facing their startup and are then paired with relevant mentors to help solve those challenges. Participating startups receive focus on technical challenges and how to commercialize and scale their startup, as well as connections to relevant corporations in Tulsa.
Act Tulsa FAQs
The third cohort for the ACT Tulsa Accelerator will kick off in September and run for 5 months. The cohort will consist of 6-8 of the most promising startups around. ACT Tulsa runs two cohorts a year accepting up to 15 startups each year, so if this cohort doesn’t work for you stay tuned for Cohort IV next year.
Act Tulsa FAQs
This program will run for 5 months in Tulsa, OK. It is required for you to be present in Tulsa for the first 3 months of the program, the incubation phase.
Act Tulsa FAQs
This program is open to Black and Latino-led startups. The accelerator program is best suited for pre-revenue to early revenue-generating startups.
Selected companies should have a founder and appropriate team members that are available to join all program elements of the ACT Tulsa cohort and are located in or can relocate to Tulsa, OK for the first 3 months of the program.
Act Tulsa FAQs
ACT House has partnered with i2E, a private not-for-profit corporation. i2E’s mission is to invest in entrepreneurs to build successful high-growth companies in Oklahoma. They achieve their mission by working directly with companies through programs like ACT Tulsa to commercialize their technologies, launch and grow new businesses, and access needed capital.Act Tulsa FAQs
Investments
No, we do not sign NDA. We encourage you to share what you are comfortable with but know that we are not in the business to steal ideas, we’re here to accelerate companies.Act Tulsa FAQs
Yes, we provide office space for you and your team for free! Office space is located in the 36 Degrees North Incubator Space in Downtown Tulsa! We also pay for parking. We want to make sure we remove as many barriers as possible so you can get to work on accelerating your company.Act Tulsa FAQs
We’d love to hear them! Contact us at any time with any additional questions you may have at [email protected].
ACT Tulsa Partners
