Apply for Accelerator, Direct Venture, Generation Food Investment or Follow-on Investment.We would love to hear from you. Application Direct Venture 1Email Details2Company Information3Basics4Market5Team6Founder Info Which location & investment type are you interested in?*New York City AcceleratorSingapore AcceleratorParis AcceleratorDirect Venture InvestmentGeneration Food InvestmentFollow-on InvestmentCompany Name* Email* Company InformationWelcome to the Big Idea Ventures Accelerator application. Throughout this application we will ask various questions about your company, progress, and goals. 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(USD)USD$0USD$1 - USD$250,000USD$250,001 - USD$500,000USD$500,001 - USD$750,000USD$750,001 - USD$1,000,000+USD$1,000,001How are you producing your product?Contract manufacturer / co-packerCommercial kitchenProduction partnerR&D PhaseNot currently in productionOtherDo you have any intellectual property or some ownable asset that makes your product difficult to replicate?If so please explain.Have you raised money from investors? (USD)If so, how much?USD$0 - USD$1,000,000USD$1,000,001 - USD$2,000,000USD$2,000,001 - USD$3,000,000USD$3,000,001 - USD$4,000,000+USD$4,000,001If you have raised money from investors before, who was it with?*Check all that apply. Select All Accelerator Angels Corporate Venture Capital Fund Friends and Family Incubators Personal Savings Venture Capital Other Please upload your deck*For simplicity, please attach only PDF filesAccepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 256 MB. MarketDo you have customers? Who? What is their demographic?What is the strategy you have used to get front of your target customers?What have you done? What worked best? What has not worked and why?Please describe your distribution strategy.*Are you targeting grocery, convenience, direct, food services, individuals, etc? What is your future go to market strategy? What are you planning to do next given your current resources? What would you do with greater resources?(Note, the previous question was your strategy, this is more about how you plan on executing that strategy) TeamFor this section, we would like to know more about your team. Instead of having you write your answers, please take a few minutes to record a video response and upload said video to a site of your choosing. Production and filmography do not matter to us, we only care about what you say. Here are the questions we would like you to go through: - Tell us the founding story of your company. Where did the idea come from? What motivated you to start your company? - How did your team meet? Have you worked with your team before? If so, please describe. - Please describe any relevant experience the founders have. - What has been the biggest hurdle your team has overcome? - What is your favorite cooking or food hack?Link to Video with Team Responses Password (if required) Have you founded a company before?YesNoGenderFemaleMaleNon-binaryEthnicityAsian or Pacific IslanderBlack or African AmericanHispanic or LatinxMiddle EasternNative AmericanWhite or CaucasianMultiracial or BiracialA race/ethnicity not listed hereEducationHigh SchoolAssociate DegreeBachelor's DegreeGraduate or Professional DegreeSome CollegeOtherAgeUnder 1818-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465 or AbovePrefer Not to AnswerWhat was your profession before becoming an entrepreneur?Accounting/FinanceAdvertising/Public RelationsAerospace/AviationArts/Entertainment/PublishingAutomotiveBanking/MortgageBusiness DevelopmentBusiness OpportunityClerical/AdministrativeConstruction/FacilitiesConsumer GoodsCustomer ServiceEducation/TrainingEnergy/UtilitiesEngineeringGovernment/MilitaryGreenHealthcareHomemakerHospitality/TravelHuman ResourcesInstallation/MaintenanceInsuranceInternetJob Search AidsLaw Enforcement/SecurityLegalManagement/ExecutiveManufacturing/OperationsMarketingNon-Profit/VolunteerPharmaceutical/BiotechProfessional ServicesQA/Quality ControlReal EstateRestaurant/Food ServiceRetailSalesScience/ResearchSkilled LaborTechnologyTelecommunicationsTransportation/LogisticsOther Founder InfoFounder 1NameTitleResponsibilitiesTime Commitment (FT or PT)Email Founder 1 BackgroundFounder 2NameTitleResponsibilitiesTime Commitment (FT or PT)Email Founder 2 BackgroundFounder 3NameTitleResponsibilitiesTime Commitment (FT or PT)Email Founder 3 BackgroundThis is the last question before submission. 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