Thursday, July 20, 2023

Born Global Venture Lab (ONLINE)

IMPORTANT ANNOUCEMENT: Born Global Venture Lab will be ONLINE ONLY starting from July 2023 on every Wednesday 6 pm CT. We believe this format will make it more accessible regarless of your location, reduce carbon footprint, and increase our impact.

Join us on Wednesday, July, 6:00-7:00 pm CT if you are looking for startup support or if you are looking to support founders. Let's build together!

Please fill out this application form if you'd like to present your startup and join our community slack space, and our team will reach out to make the arrangement with logistics details. Kindly note that we will do our best to accommodate, but we cannot guarantee everyone gets a slot at the next event given the time limit. Thanks for your understanding.

BORN GLOBAL VENTURE LAB is an entrepreneur-centered program for founders to showcase their startups, update their business progress, share their best practice with fellow founders, and seek feedback and resources from investors, experts, partners, and members of the Born Global Community.

Our goal is to help foreign-born and native-born founders with storytelling, problem-solving, product development, testing marketing, decision-making, talent acquisition, business development, and fundraising, etc.

This is NOT a pitch competition. There will NOT be judging or ranking. There WILL be interactive discussions. Entrepreneurs will share their stories, ask for support, test ideas, and iterate for optimized growth, powered by collective intelligence from the community.

Special thanks to our community partners:

University of St. Thomas

Founded in 1947 by the Basilian Fathers, the University remains Houston’s first and only Catholic university. The University of St. Thomas, dedicated to educating leaders of faith and character, is committed to the religious, ethical and intellectual traditions of Catholic higher education and welcomes students of all faiths.

SBA

SBA Houston District office provides help with SBA services including funding programs, counseling, federal contracting certifications, and disaster recovery. We can also connect you to our partner organizations, lenders, and other community groups that help small businesses succeed. The Houston District Office services 32 counties in southeastern Texas.

SCORE

SCORE, the nation’s largest network of free, expert business mentors, is a nonprofit association dedicated to entrepreneur education and the formation, growth and success of small business nationwide. Because our work is supported by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), and thanks to our network of volunteers, we are able to deliver our services at no charge or at very low cost.

SBDC

The Houston Center SBDC is a business advising and training center of the University of Houston Texas Gulf Coast SBDC Network serving 32 counties in Southeast Texas. The SBDC is funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact Houston Center SBDC at (713) 752-8488 for accommodations.

Impact Hub Houston

Impact Hub Houston is a locally rooted, globally connected 501c3 nonprofit working to make Houston a role model for how the world solves its most pressing issues. We champion inclusive, impact-driven innovation, providing spaces and programs that inspire, connect, and empower people who are working to solve real-world problems, especially those outlined in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and those that directly impact diverse underserved, under-resourced and overlooked communities.

Women in AI

We are a Global community of women experts and influencers of women in AI. Our goal is to close the gender gap in the field of Artificial Intelligence by empowering women and raising awareness about gender diversity in AI.

Born Global Ventures

Born Global Ventures is an investment firm focusing on early-stage globally scalable tech startups led by resilient immigrant/foreign-born founders reshaping the world. We provide financial capital, intellectual capital, human capital, and social capital to startups at a lower cost and higher speed, with greater success rate and maximized capital efficiency.

Born Global Community

Born Global Community is a 501c3 nonprofit organization with a mission to propel diverse entrepreneurs and investors with a global mindset and to interconnect local and international innovation ecosystems. We are committed to cultivating the galaxy of global innovation by starting and growing businesses and investment through educational programs, support systems, media content, and network expansion.

Thanks to The Born Global Community for news and the graphics for this virtual startup event.