Exciting news! Motiv has been accepted into the University of Cincinnati's Venture Lab NEXT accelerator program. The 12 week program helps select student ventures find product-market fit through curated mentorship, peer-to-peer learning, and inspiring guest speakers. Plus, each team will receive $10K in non-dilutive funding to further their projects.
Motiv is excited to work alongside student ventures, Phizzio (a software solution that caters to physical therapy centers to enhance treatment accessibility and adherence for their patients), Junietta (Making music creation accessible through a novel portable music synthesizer), bēginn (Digital health platform to support women in improving their health for fertility and optimally healthy pregnancies through functional lab work, personalized lifestyle and nutritional recommendations and group support in healthy lifestyle changes), and X-inator (a novel 5x, thermally stable energy source.)
As part of the program, Motiv is provided a valuable one-on-one mentor. The team's mentor is UC College of Engineering and Applied Science alumnus Jason Harbert. He is a Y Combinator alum and a co-founder and CTO of e-commerce fulfillment management solution, Flowspace. Flowspace is disrupting the logistics industry and pioneering a new era of independent fulfillment solutions. Through a network of third-party providers, the company is streamlining operations, lowering costs and exceeding consumer expectations within the marketplace. Fueled by his first job packing boxes and the experience he gained at CEAS, Harbert was inspired to create a technology that simplified logistical tasks. The company has seen great success, and recently became the first U.S. partner powering fulfillment for TikTok Shop!
UC Venture Lab NEXT Program Details:
Dates: May 6th to July 29th
Time: 3:00pm-6:00pm
Location: 1819 Innovation Hub
Program Overview:
1st Session: Expectations and program framework; crafting milestones and timelines
2nd Session: Mentor Speed Dating
3rd Session: Customer Discovery
4th Session: Ecosystem Mapping and Market Research
5th Session: Building an MVP; Product Development
6th Session: Go-to-Market Strategies
7th Session: Sales Strategies for B2B and B2C
8th Session: Revenue Models
9th Session: Financial Modeling
10th Session: Legal/Fundraising
11th Session: Company Culture and first employee hires
12th Session: VC or angel investor critique of team pitches/decks
In addition to these sessions, the program includes weekly check-ins with staff to review milestone progress, and curated EIR/mentor conversations during six of the twelve weeks.
Additional Resources:
Free co-working hot desk space in the 1819 Innovation Hub
One-on-one meetings with an Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR)
Access to a Venture Research Studio student staff member for market research
VL partner rate for the 1819 Makerspace (prototyping tools, 2D and 3D printers, etc.)
Motiv is thrilled to be part of this dynamic program, which will provide invaluable insights and resources to refine our product and expand our impact. Stay tuned for updates as Motiv embarks on this exciting journey!
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