CORPORATE partnerships

Power a new inclusive future

Join us on our mission to create a more diverse, accessible, and inclusive startup ecosystem.

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Partner Spotlight

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"Furthering our deep commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, we are eager to leverage our resources to make the early-stage startup ecosystem more equitable and accessible for underrepresented founders."
Julie Haase

EVP, Executive Managing Director & COO

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Our Work

We partner with corporations, foundations, and other institutions to support their efforts to advance inclusion in innovation from the ground up.

Consulting & Program Design
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Partner with us on the creation and management of customized accelerator programs, fellowships, or other initiatives to support underrepresented entrepreneurs.
Workshops & Training
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Host customized events, workshops, and/or networking opportunities for your VC, foundation, angel and corporate angel networks.

Our Work

We partner with corporations, foundations, and other institutions to support their efforts to advance inclusion in innovation from the ground up.

Partnership in action

AWS Impact Accelerator

We advised AWS on their accelerators focused on Black founders and female founders. Our services ranged from reviewing curriculum design through an equity lens and supporting their cohort selection process to facilitating core leadership workshops.

VHLX | A Fellowship for Latinx Founders

We partnered with Google For Startups to launch VHLX, a 20-week, virtual-first fellowship program that supports overlooked Latinx founders in building successful startups.

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Angel Investor Bias Training

We hosted a workshop for 100+ angel investors in collaboration with Republic to train them on uncovering blind spots and mitigating bias when investing in underrepresented founders.

Sponsorships

Our corporate sponsors work with us to manufacture privilege for founders in our programs. Sponsorships enable Visible Hands to deliver high-quality, customized support that unlocks potential and helps level the playing field.

In-Kind Partnerships

Offer your product or service to founders in the Visible Hands community and equip them with the tools for success.

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WeWork: Exclusive Workplace Partner

As the exclusive workplace partner to Visible Hands’ 2022 Visionaries Accelerator, WeWork supports the New York City-based participants with free workspace and access to WeWork’s global community, with the goal of fostering innovation through collaboration. At WeWork, the founders are able to utilize meeting rooms for group work, network at building events and more, bringing the benefits of in-person connection to the remote-first program.

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Bolster: 1 on 1 Mentorship

Built by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs, Bolster matches CEOs with executives, mentors, and board members without the hassle of traditional talent sourcing.

The Bolster team joined forces with Visible Hands to provide personalized mentorship for each founder in the 2022 Visionaries Accelerator program.

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Hill Holliday: The Power Room

Hill Holliday’s new Women’s Equity Initiative, the Power Room, partners with one woman business owner each year who has graduated from the Visible Hands Accelerator to help further grow their business by providing “pro bono” marketing services tailored to their needs.

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