Application Deadline: 19 June 2024
The Barclays Venture Growth Programme is a dedicated 16-week programme that focuses on growth and removing barriers to fundraising through targeted support. The programme will accelerate ventures and boost their success beyond the programme through a three-layer approach.
Assess
A series of assessments designed to understand the current state and opportunities for improvement, including talent profiling and a business audit.
Accelerate
A core business and investment-readiness development programme delivered by experts, in order to fundamentally prepare all ventures to raise investment.
Advocate
Brand-building activities, press opportunities, promotional and customer acquisition support, highlighting businesses in marketing channels, signposting to relevant stakeholders and championing in business networks
Applicant Criteria:
Your Business:
- Uses digital technology to operate or deliver their value proposition
- Revenue generating and/or VC backed
- Looking to significantly increase team size
- Demonstrably growing customer base and/or market share
- Aspiring national or international growth
- Ideally seeking to raise further investment
- UK registered business.
You/Your Team:
- At least 1 founder (or c-suite) self-identifies as Black or of Black heritage
- You have proven expertise in your industry
- You are available to attend all the masterclasses over the 16-week period.
Programme Components:
Through the 16 weeks the cohort will have access to the below:
- 8 masterclasses
- Talent profiling
- Business Audit
- Dedicated Adviser and 1:1 Funding Clinics
- Entrepreneur in Residence
- Investor Networking Events
- Community Networking Events
- Founder Spotlight Series
- Supplier Engagement
- Roundtables
- Investor Demo Days
- 1:1 Mentoring
- Investor Relationship Brokerage
Masterclasses:
- Achieving product market fit
- Securing the financial health of the business
- Business strategy
- IP and legal
- Product and service development
- Supply chain
- Leadership
- Market expansion
- Timeline
- – Applications open: 01 May 2024
- – Applications close: 19 June 2024
- – Programme begins: 18 August 2024
- – Successful applicant(s) notified: 24Â August 2024
- – Launch event: 24Â August 2024
- In-person events: 10 Sep 24, 08 Oct 24, 04 Feb 25
- – Demo Day 1: 28 November 2024
- – Demo Day 2: 26 February 2025
There are only 20 spaces available on this unique 16-week accelerator, delivered through a combination of virtual and in-person events from 06 August 2024 through to February 2025.
The Application Process:
Competition is fierce for this transformative programme, so we have a three-stage application process to ensure applicants and their businesses are at the right stage of their journey and are able to gain the most benefit from the programme.
Stage 1: Written Application
Please check that you meet the criteria mentioned above. If you do, then complete the application form using the link below.
Stage 2: Interview
Shortlisted applicants from Stage 1 will go through a virtual interview with Barclays and Foundervine lasting 30 minutes
Stage 3: Final selection
Shortlisted applicants from Stage 2 will be sent an invitation to join the accelerator. They will have 2 days to accept the invitation. If we do not receive the acceptance we will invite the next applicant on the list to join the accelerator.
More Info: Barclays Eagle Labs Black Venture Growth Programme
