Raising Equity By Taking None
ACT Tulsa is a joint venture between i2E and ACT House. This 6-month cohort driven accelerator program is aimed at cultivating and driving innovation of Black and Latinx 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.
For more program information including the latest cohort schedule, view the ACT House website.
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Who Should Apply
This program is open to minority-led technology startups. The accelerator program is best suited for pre-revenue to early revenue-generating tech 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.
Cohorts will consist of 6-8 of the most promising startups around. ACT Tulsa will run two cohorts a year.
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Program Format
The accelerator runs for a period of 6 months, with digital workshops, programming, and mentorship taking place each week. The first 3 months are focused on implementation and acceleration while the last 3 months are focused 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.
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Partners
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.
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Investments
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.
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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.
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