Industry Transformation Accelerator Spring 2025 Application

Industry Transformation Accelerator Spring 2025 Application
Name*

First NameLast Name
Email*
example@example.com
Co-Founder Name(s)
What's the name of your startup?*
Name Of Your Startup
What year was your company founded? *
Founding team participation is pivotal for success. Are your co-founding team members committed to being active participants?

YesNo
Location*

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip Code
Please submit the URL for your company's website. *
Is your startup incorporated? *
If yes, where and corporation type? *
Is your startup pre-revenue or post-revenue? *
If you are pre-revenue, how will your startup make money? (100 word limit)*

0/100
If you are post-revenue, what is your monthly revenue? (100 word limit)*

0/100
Describe your company and the problem you're solving. (200 word limit)*

0/200
Describe your technology and how your solution uniquely addressing this problem? How are you outpacing the competition? (*Please do NOT include proprietary information in your description-200 word limit)*

0/200
How have you engaged with industry so far in developing this solution? (200 word limit)*

0/200
Are you affiliated with a college/university? *
If yes, what college/university? *
Does your startup include university IP? Select all that apply:*

LicensePatentCopyrightTrademarkOther
Do you have a license for the IP? Please explain: (100 word limit) *

0/100
Please describe your current team including their roles in the company. (200 word limit)*

0/200
Why is your team is uniquely suited to solve this problem. (200 word limit)*

0/200
Are you or someone on your team building your technology?*

YesNo
What is the technology readiness level (TRL) of your technology or solution? *
Refer to guide for assistance in determining technology readiness level
To date, what work have you done to bring your startup idea to life? (250 word limit)*

0/250
Traction is taken into consideration for eligibility for the program. Please select which kinds of traction you have and explain what progress has been made.*

SalesRevenueActive UsersMinimum Viable Product/PrototypeRunning Alpha, Beta, Pilot of productProduct LaunchedOther
What is your current/past experience in designing, pitching, and running pilots with your prospective customers?*
Please describe your sales traction.*
Please describe your revenue traction. *
Please describe any investments you have received and the amount.*
Please describe any grant funding you have received and the amount.*
Please describe your active users traction.*
Please describe your minimum viable product/prototype.*
Please describe your alpha, beta, and pilot of product.*
Please describe your product launch.*
Please describe any other forms of traction to date.*
Have you been awarded non-dilutive grant funding?*

YesNo
What type of funding was awarded? (Select all that apply)*

SBIR/STTR Phase 1SBIR/STTR Phase 2Other grant funding awards
Please explain any other types of non-dilutive grant funding received to date. (100 word limit)*

0/100
What dilutive investment have you raised to date?*

Friends and Family/BootstrapPre-SeedSeedCrowdfundNone
In total how much investment have your raised?*
Please list current investors:*
What is your current employment outside of working on your startup?*
Why are you specifically interested in the Launch Blue Industry Transformation Accelerator program? (200 word limit)*

0/200
What challenges would you like help with when working with corporate partners? (200 word limit)*

0/200
Do you have anything that might interfere with your participation in an intensive accelerator program for the 7 weeks? (For example, participation in another intensive program, extensive travel, etc.)*
If yes, please explain. *
The Industry Transformation Accelerator Program has cohort meetings that take place on Wednesdays from 3:30-5:00pm ET. Are you available to attend during this time?*
If no, please explain your conflict. *
Please include a link (Google Drive, YouTube, Vimeo, etc.) to your pitch video below.

A few guidelines:
- Maximum time allowed is 1 minute
- Feel free to get creative and have fun showcasing your personality
- Make sure to briefly cover the areas of: problem, solution, traction, and team
- Feel free to check out our pitch lab for inspiration on creating an engaging pitch.
Link to pitch video*
Link to Founder/CoFounder LinkedIn Profile*
Link to LinkedIn Profile of team member
Link to LinkedIn Profile of team member
*All questions regarding gender, race, ethnicity, disability or veteran status are optional
Please select your gender (optional).
If other, please describe.
Please select the race/ethnicity you identify as (more than one can be selected- Optional):

Black/African DescentCaribbeanCaucasian/WhiteEast Asian (Including Chinese, Japanese, or Korean)Hispanic or LatinxMiddle EasternNative AlaskanNative AmericanPacific Islander/Native HawaiianSouth Asian (Including Bangladeshi, Indian, and Pakistani)Southeast Asian (Including Cambodian, Indonesian, Thai, and Vietnamese)OtherPrefer not to answer
If other, please describe.
What is your military/veteran status? (Optional)
Do you have a disability (as defined by Section 12102 of the ADA- Optional)?
https://codes.findlaw.com/us/title-42-the-public-health-and-welfare/42-usc-sect-12102.html
If yes and you are comfortable sharing, please list your disability(ies)
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