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?