Call for Applicants to the 2022 Accelerator Program of the Blue Startups LLC, a Hawaii-based accelerator program, is now open.

The 2022 Accelerator Program is an intensive mentor-driven 13-week mentorship program that focuses on recruiting capital-efficient and scalable technology companies, including software, travel technology, and sustainable solutions. Companies accepted into the program will have the opportunity to get mentorship, access to business expertise, product testing, peer review, pitch development, introductions to investors, and seed funding. Those who will be selected to be part of the 2022 cohort will qualify for up to $100,000 in funding, in-person mentorship in Hawaii, and the chance to pitch their ideas to venture capitalists in San Francisco.

The Call is open to all female and/or cross-border founders from scalable technology companies in the go-to market places, specifically from the Software as a Service (SaaS) sector, travel and tourism sector, or sustainability sector based in Hawaii, Asia, or the US.

Interested applicants may directly apply through https://www.f6s.com/blue-startups-2022-cohort/apply. The Call is open until April 1, 2022.  We have attached, for your reference, the communication from the DOST Office of the Assistant Secretary for International Cooperation and the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), and a backgrounder on the said program. For further information, you may contact Ms. Farnsworth of the Blue Startups LLC at chenoa@bluestartups.com and copy furnish honolulu.pcg@dfa.gov.ph, oasec.ic@dost.gov.ph, and pcmd@pcaarrd.dost.gov.ph.

 📎 Attachments: 

[NAARRDN] - Call for Applicants to the 2022 Accelerator Program Blue Startups LLC

Attachment 1 - [DFA Letter] - 2022 Accleerator Program

Attachment 2 - [DOST Memo] - Call for Applicants to the 2022 Accelerator Program