2024 Dream Starter Application Questions – Preview

Preliminary Information

  • How did you hear about this application?
  • Company name:
  • Number of founders:
  • Name of primary founder:
  • Primary founder email address:
  • Primary founder phone number:
  • Primary founder city of residence:
  • Company website:
  • Provide a brief description of your company (200 words or less):
  • Company address:
  • Relevant company video links:
  • Date the company was founded:
  • What need does your company/product meet/aim to solve for?
  • Brief description of a recent win or accomplishment (200 words or less):
  • What stage is your company in?
  • Market size opportunity (total number of potential customers):
  • Number of current staff members (if any):
  • Number of current advisory team members (if any):
  • Customer Information
  • Define your target market (i.e. families, students, generation-specific, etc.)
  • Letters of intent (LOI’s) (if applicable):
  • YoY customer growth for 2023-2024 (if applicable):
  • Projected customer growth for 2024 to 2025 (Can share MoM or QoQ growth):

Revenue Information

  • Revenues in 2023 (if applicable):
  • Revenues from previous years (if applicable):
  • Projected revenues in 2024:
  • Current profitability:
    • Dollars:
    • Percentage:

Additional Questions

  • What differentiates you from competitors in the market? (List up to three reasons)
  • Who do you see as your main competitor(s) and why?
  • What are the top three ways you would use the $100K in funding to grow your business?
    • (Marketing, sales, employee growth, product development, legal, etc.)
  • What kind of growth impact would this grant have on your business?
    • (Runway, number of customers, partner development, revenues, profitability, product development, brand development, patent filing, etc.)
  • How much capital have you raised to date?
  • Are you currently fundraising or planning to fundraise in 2024?