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CASCADOR 2023

Cascador is an accelerator for mid-stage entrepreneurs in Africa who are scaling mission-driven companies.

We combine one power week in-person in Lagos with 6 months of mentorship to turbo-charge your business.

Our goal is that you leave the Cascador program as a strong, transformative leader with a strategic plan to scale, and the connections, resources, and capital required to execute your plan.

EARLY APPLICATIONS ARE DUE ON APRIL 30 FOR CASCADOR 2023

Dates: October 30 – November 3, 2023

Venue: Lagos Business School (housing and meals are provided)

Cohort Size: Limited to 10 entrepreneurs

Application Requirements:

1 year in business

$50K USD annual revenue or >$250K USD capital raised.

We began accepting applications on January 31, 2023.

Applications are due by April 30th, 2023 for early acceptance. Semi-finalists will be asked to submit financial documents.

Finalists will be interviewed. Accepted Applicants will be notified by September 1st.

Please be aware that the application may take some time to fill out. If need be, scroll to the bottom of the application and click on Save and Resume if you need to come back later.

If you would like to just download the application for offline viewing, you can download it HERE.

Name *

First

Last

Email *

Phone *

Company Name *

What does your company do? *

Website / URL *

What year was your company founded? *

What was your 2022 revenue in USD, excluding pass-through revenue? *

How much funding have you raised in USD? *

How many full time employees do you have? *

Where is your company headquartered? *

LinkedIn profile: *

Age *

How did you hear about Cascador? *

If you were nominated by a Cascador alumni or faculty, please enter their name: *

Your Customers

Who is your target customer? *

What problem are you trying to solve for them? *

How do you acquire customers? *

Your Competitors

What is your competitive advantage? *

What competitors do you fear the most, and why? *

2022 Financials

2022 Revenue *

All revenue should be in USD. Do not include pass-through revenue. (For example, if you are an e-commerce company, do not include the value of the merchandise that was sold, or if you are a fintech, do not include the transaction values)

2022 Operating Expenses *

2022 Operating Profit *

2023 Year-to-Date

January 2023 Revenue *

February 2023 Revenue *

Projected March 2023 Revenue

Projected April 2023 Revenue

Projected May 2023 Revenue

Projected June 2023 Revenue

How many customers have you served in 2023 so far? *

Your Future Vision

How big do you think your company can get? Please describe that vision. *

What will be your competitive advantage when you are at large scale? *

Supporting Materials

Upload your current pitch deck in Google Slides or PowerPoint format. Please do not submit a PDF. *

Click or drag a file to this area to upload.

Submit a one minute video which describes your company using a YouTube or Vimeo link. *

This can be a simple video recorded on your phone or computer, or can be a professional edited video.

Tell us what makes you a good leader? What weakness do you need to work on? Please be honest. Self-awareness is the foundation for growth.

Submit a one minute video about yourself using a YouTube or Vimeo link. *

This can be a simple video recorded on your phone or computer.

Please upload any additional files, documents or videos that will help us get to know you and your company.

Click or drag a file to this area to upload.

Is there anything else you would like to tell us? *

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