Pre-Accelerator

The Mission

It Takes A Village is Atlanta Tech Village’s diversity and inclusion initiative which emphasizes the importance of supporting diverse perspectives and inclusive work environments in technology. We believe an entire community with different skill sets, backgrounds, and cultures is needed to produce the most productive and innovative companies.

Our Pledge

We pledge to have honest and open conversations about how we can work together to support startups and organizations led by women and people of color. From this pledge, our Pre-Accelerator was born.

Our Pre-Accelerator

Atlanta Tech Village’s It Takes A Village Pre-Accelerator Program gives startups led by women and people of color the opportunity to gain direct access to community, education, mentorship, and capital.

This program is a pre-accelerator that will help diverse founders hurdle any obstacles preventing them from getting to the next level by providing space to work with like-minded individuals, advice from seasoned professionals, and educational workshops to strengthen skills.

At the end of this 4-Month Program our goal is to get participating startups a seed investment, pilot with an enterprise company, and/or spot in an accelerator program.

Key Takeaways

• Mentorship – Gain valuable information and feedback from Atlanta Tech Village’s mentors and advisors on a weekly basis.
• Exposure – Give you the opportunity to advance your company by tapping into Atlanta Tech Village’s extensive network.
• Validation – Help you find product market fit through a series of Lesson Labs led by startup experts.

Graduation Party 🎉

In conclusion of the program, we celebrate participating Founders who have successfully graduated from the program with pitches in front Atlanta’s startup ecosystem while giving startups the opportunity to demo their products.

Founders will get 3 minutes to pitch and a designated table for attendees to mix and mingle with potential customers, investors, and tech influencers in the southeast.  We also have a pretty darn good time.

Program Alumni 

Check out all the graduates from the Pre-Accelrator. Combine this group has generated $480K+ in seed investments and generated $1.9M in revenue.

Robert	Hatcher	Soundcollide
Aaron	Petty	Mitivate
John	Thomas	RedBag Gifts
Ify	Ifebi	Vendorspace
Wilkinson	Egwu	Lawn Tap
Glen	Williams	LocalCity
KARTHIK	PUVVADA	Closing Page
Vishal	Kumar	Closing Page
Barbara	Jones	Freeing Returns
Jessica	Goodwin	MomSquad
David	Hailey	Countalytics
Rob	McFadden	Countalytics
Lisa	Jones	EyeMail
Richard	Bailey	GrpFit
DeShawn	Stevenson	OurErrands
Carolyn	Pitt	Film Connx LLC
Lundyn	Carter	Laine London
Tiffany	Gaines	Laine London
Jerica	Richardson	HackOut Ninja
Daniel	Santos	HackOut Ninja
Brandon	Evans	Cryptopedia/Renaissance Labs
Cloe	Guidry	Hire Ground
Christiannah	Oyedeji	Trymyfab
Ifrah	Khan	Usit – On Demand Babysitting App
Sheehan	Khan	Airlift
Danielle	Major	Smart Convos, Inc.
Niesha	Butler	ScrapSports
Dana	James	Construwise
Justina	Olatunde Davis	Omode’ Play and Create
Umama	Kibria	Sweat Pack
Stefanie	Jewett	Activvely
Dumarkus	Davis	Musicbuk
Ariam	Sium	Click-A-Shift
Connor	Ford	Spirit

Requirements

Eligibility for this program:

• Woman or Person of Color
• Have a functional product: MVP, beta or launched (Past idea stage)
• Raised less than $150K
• Technology focused company with proprietary software
• Work from the Village a minimum of 2 Days a week
• No A$$holes – kind and supportive people only

Benefits

• Community of like-minded entrepreneurs
• Membership at Atlanta Tech Village
• Mentorship and Advisement
• Lesson Labs: Rich curriculum centered around in depth topics relating to growing a sustainable business
• In-Depth Customer Discovery Curriculum
• Amenities: Events, fitness gym, Free weekly lunches, 24/7 Access to the building

Spring ’20 Cohort Schedule
Applications Open	November 19th
Applications Close	January 6th
Founders Selected	January 24th
Start of Program	February 7th
Graduation Party	May 28th