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Promise Venture Studio
Promise Ventures ECD Founder Support
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Rolling
Odds
Not published
Effort
1 to 2 hrs
Can you get this?
✓Focus on children prenatal to age five
✓Both nonprofit and for-profit ventures eligible
✓For BIPOC and proximate innovators in ECD
✓Equity-driven social ventures in ECD
Your real odds
The fellowship supports a small group of ventures, so selection is genuinely competitive.
Promise's broader network includes 300+ ventures and 500+ entrepreneurs, which gives you a sense of the pool you're drawing from, though exact acceptance rates aren't published.
What it takes
Join the venture network1 to 2 hrs
Review the guide and index for fit2 to 3 hrs
Apply to the fellowship acceleratorA few hours
Worth knowing
BIPOC founders and innovators with lived experience in the communities they serve are central to Promise's model, so if that describes you, it belongs front and center in your application.
What else do you qualify for?
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