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Fledge is a global network of conscious company accelerators and investment funds, helping entrepreneurs create impactful companies and co-ops at scale through intense, short programs filled with education, guidance, and a massive amount of mentorship.
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Each city runs (up to) one session per year. Each city’s program is a bit different from the others’, but all are focused on mission-driven for-profit companies, and all invest in their fledglings.
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Th educational curriculum is based on The Next Step books and online classes, taught to fill in any gaps in the key skills entrepreneurs need to know to succeed: strategy, financials, marketing, sales, funding, etc.
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The whole network shares a global network of hundreds of mentors, who share their experiences, advice, and connections in 1-on-1 meetings with participants.
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Every day, week after week, the participants iterate on their business strategy, financial models, marketing and sales plans, funding options, and investor and sales pitches, plus we put a special focus on storytelling. The result is intense and creates lasting value for years after the companies return home.
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Fledge started in 2012 and to date has invested in over a hundred companies from dozens of countries.
Invested $65,000
Realize Impact invested $65,000 into Fledge, adding to a total pool of capital that exceeds $3 million. This investment was recommended by seven people, half of those attending Fledge’s new Angel Accelerator, with a mix of direct donations and grants from Seattle Foundation and Impact Assets.
If you would like to join in this crowd or co-invest along side us, contact us.