Seed Spark Program (with Stanford Seed)
A programme by WEneurs
A five-month online programme with Stanford Seed for early-stage entrepreneurs; WEneurs nominated applicants in India. Its dated cohorts ran in 2023 and are closed.
At a glance
| Best for | Early-revenue and growth-stage entrepreneurs (past cohorts, now closed). |
|---|---|
| Stage | Early revenue – Growth |
| Duration | 5 months |
| Format | Online |
| Cost | Paid |
| Run with | Stanford Seed |
About Seed Spark Program (with Stanford Seed)
The Seed Spark Program was a five-month online entrepreneurship programme offered by Stanford Seed, the Stanford Institute for Innovation in Developing Economies, for early-stage entrepreneurs with traction or in the growth stage. WEneurs Forum was the India collaborator that invited and nominated applicants. The two cohorts with dates on the WEneurs site ran in 2023 and are closed. The pages for later cohorts have no content.
What you get
- A five-month online programme with one-to-one mentorship
- Participants paid a programme fee. Participants nominated by WEneurs received part of it back on completing the programme. The refunded share differed between cohort 6 and cohort 7.
Who can apply
- Early-stage entrepreneurs in the traction or growth stage. The page does not limit the programme to women.
How it ran: Cohort 6 ran from 15 February to 31 July 2023. Cohort 7 ran from 15 June to 20 November 2023. WEneurs reported more than 110 early-revenue entrepreneurs from India, Pakistan and Nepal in cohort 6.
How to apply: There is no open cohort on the site. Write to info@weneurs.in to ask whether the programme will run again.
Where to apply
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