Big — digitalundivided

Is your startup ready to go to market?

BIG provides you with the network, know-how, and scalable revenue model to get there.

BIG pre-accelerator is a virtual program that provides an enriching experience for founders, equipping them with the skills, knowledge, and network necessary for business success, in a nurturing and empowering environment that fosters innovation and growth. The BIG program prepares pre-revenue companies led by founders to be market-ready and capable of developing scalable revenue models.

WHO SHOULD APPLY TO BIG?

TO QUALIFY, CANDIDATES MUST:

Pre-revenue founders
Be 18 years old or older
Founders who have started to build or are ready to launch their MVP (minimum viable product)
Founders who want to take their tech-enabled business to market
Founders are required to share how and in what way inclusion in this program will disrupt inequities in the entrepreneurial ecosystem or investment landscape in which they operate or which digitalundivided operates.

IN BIG, YOU WILL:

Be ready to test your ideas, develop scalable revenue models, and launch your product or services to the market.
Have a refined business pitch ready for investors.
Gain comprehensive knowledge in key areas of business management.
Establish connections with mentors, industry experts, and peers.
Be better equipped to lead and grow their businesses.

Meet Our 2024 Founders

ADAMMA IHEMESON

THE AUTOMATED CMO

ANA ESPINOZA

BROWNVASE

ARIANA RODRIGUEZ

CORXLY

BERYL COLBERT

JOISU Co

DEMI OLOYEDE

LIMPIAR

LASHAWNDA RODGERS

RODGERS GLOBAL LEADERSHIP CONSORTIUM

NGOZI ODITA

AFRICANXT

NICOLE WARDLAW

THE BRAZEN CLUB

NIHIRA MUGAMBA

BLACK & EDUCATE, INC.

OBIANOZO CHUKWUMA

MMARA INC.

WENDEE LEE CURTIS

ASTRAY APP

Who is the program open to?

The program is open to founders based in the United States or its territories. Companies with a strong tech component that are pre-revenue and just about to go to market should apply. We do not accept idea-stage companies for this program; but if you are at the idea stage and have not yet launched, please consider our START program. If your company is already generating revenue, please consider our BREAKTHROUGH or Do You Fellowship programs.

Where does the program take place?

The virtual nature of BIG allows applicants from anywhere to apply to the program and participate in the workshops and office hours via Zoom.

We encourage qualifying women founders from all across the United States and its territories to apply to this program.

Once the program ends, does digitalundivided fund my company?

This program is a pre-accelerator program, and we do not offer funding. However, we will prepare you to take on funding, apply to the nation’s top accelerator programs, and, most importantly, find a community of like-minded entrepreneurs, who will support you the entire way there.