Hello Community,
Excited to announce this accelerator & growth opportunity!
The Ryu founder community 2025 cohort コロンビアの龍
Briefly: online forums, 16 weeks program, pitch practice, virtual sessions, tools, discounts, playbooks and mentoring
For startup & ëCommerce founders
The opening session for the selected founders will be in July 2025
Online sessions, with optional office hours, happy hours & co-working opportunities in upstate New York & NYC
why now
Members of our community have been involved for decades in international startup ecosystems
Many of have been engaged with Techstars Startup Weekend, Innpulsa, Startup Chile, GDG, Girls who code, & others
When we started, many people didn't know about the Internet or startups
Lately, we hear of many individuals and associations looking to launch new projects, & build wealth
Our communities have founders, investors, operators & strong international friendships in a variety of industries
Some of our startups offer services to founders, and we're encouraging interoperability & collaborative deals
ProColombia, state and corporate funds are looking to collaborate with diverse groups of startups
Stay tuned for more information!
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~ Schedule
- February 11, 2025 : Rolling applications open
- May 24, 2025: Finalists selected for NYC tech week
- June 4 & 5, 2025: NYC tech week summit, pitch competition
- July 15: kickoff session, online & upstate NY
- October TBA, 2025: NYC & online demo day
Eligibility & participation
For founders at any experience level, we want to create a diverse collaborative community
The program is better suited for early stage projects, without technical co-founders, business ideas & a commitment to their project
Learn from experienced operators, founders & managers about user validation, product design, creative direction, marketing & community
We encourage to attend the sessions & roundtables to offer, receive & listen to feedback by experienced mentors
We encourage you to request specific services or contacts that would be helpful
We have a catalogue of trusted partners, vendors and discounts, to accelerate your launch
0 equity, warm introductions to our business network
We encourage you buy and sell in the community
Summit
We're sponsoring the Calima Summit 2025, June 4 & 5, 2025
The event will be in Moonzecope, a production space in Soho
Applicants that submit their information before before May 24 could featured at the event