Agora Startup House

August 2012 founder and member of Rotary Club of Berkeley, California, Lars Føleide, suggested to present Agora Startup House to the club. Which resulted in confirmation to give a talk in April 2013, putting together a panel and making a solid presentation of the exciting year we've put behind us! www.BerkeleyStartupHousing.org was presented, which include www.AgoraStartupHouse.org - and as the topic was startup challenges, it made sense to include our newest social venture N...evara: www.Nevara.org (An Urban Farming Platform). Slides can be found here: www.Rotary.BerkeleyStartupHousing.org Some of the startups that has a connection to Agora Startup House was presented at the end. We are now accepting application for those curious about living in an Residential Incubator next semester. Apply Now! :D www.BerkeleyStartupHousing.org

Interested in growing your startup organically? Founder of Agora Startup House makes a 3 minutes long question to Guy Kawasaki on that topic! =) www.youtu.be/HHjgK6p4nrw?t=42m54s We are now accepting application for those curious about living in an Residential Incubator next semester. Apply Now! :D... www.BerkeleyStartupHousing.org See more

Y Combinator is one of the more established accelerator brands out there. But if you are passionate about social change, then such alternatives exist for Social Ventures as well! =) Each year, the Unreasonable Institute selects about 25 entrepreneurs from around the world to stay in one house together for 6 weeks and connect with mentors, institutional funders and investors. It also provides access to seed capital, skills training, international exposure and a global support ...network. 61 of the 70 ventures that have gone through its rigorous program are now working in 36 countries around the world. Together, these startups have raised over US$23 million and employed over 400 people. As a more established program, Global Social Benefit Incubator (GSBI) has mentored over 150 enterprises in the past 10 years. It has an impressive track record nearly 95% of GSBI alumni are still working at their social ventures, and more than 50% are breaking even and scaling. Each year, it selects about 20 entrepreneurs to participate in its proven curriculum and individualized mentoring program. This includes a two-week in-residence boot camp" that ends with formal business plan pitches to Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and venture capitalists.