Deadline: 18 June 2025
Entries are now open for the Embark Program to fuel new and aspiring entrepreneurs from Black, Indigenous, Latina/o/x, and Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities as they build a path forward by offering the resources and guidance to turn early-stage ideas into viable businesses.
Benefits
- Community
- The program nurtures meaningful collaboration among up to 20 early-stage entrepreneurs. Share learnings, find accountability partners, and motivate one another.
- Guidance
- Over the course of three months of workshops, fireside chats, and office hours, you’ll learn best practices from industry, startup, and domain experts. In addition, you’ll get valuable feedback on your business.
- Financial support
- Upon completing the program, Founders will receive a $5,000 grant to invest in building their companies.
Program Duration
- Embark is a virtual, 3-month program.
Eligibility Criteria
- Check out their application criteria:
- You have a business idea at the design or prototype stage and are serious about turning it into a company in the next six months OR you’ve started your company in the last year but haven’t yet done manufacturing and have made less than <$20k revenue.
- You are building a product, service, or experience that inspires and equips people in their lives outside including gear, apparel, furniture, mobile app, website, e-commerce, retail, outdoor experience, service, food and beverage, skincare, etc.
- You identify as a person of color from the Black, Indigenous, Latina/o/x, Asian American and Pacific Islander communities.
- You are based in the United States (US Citizenship is not required) and you are at least 18 years old.
For more information, visit REI Co-op Path Ahead Ventures.
