BEST Bridge to Startup 2024 Application

BEST Bridge to Startup 2024 Application

Thank you for your interest in BEST Bridge to Startup (BB2S)!

Please confirm you meet the following eligibility criteria before applying:

- Teams must have at least two eligible founders (maximum three):
o Undergrad: Successful completion of final year project (or equivalent from other faculties) and graduating in June or have only a few courses left to graduate from their degree program
o Grad students: Graduate students who have submitted their final thesis (masters or PhD) to FGS or have approval from supervisor.
- Teams must commit to working on their project (May 1-Aug 31) for 20 hours per week (Tuesday-Thursday).
- Each member of the teams must have completed the individual application (and the project information: Team members can use the same project info for the application)
- You have or are willing to enter into a basic founders agreement before the start of the program.

The application deadline is April 19th at 11:59pm EST. Selected teams will be invited to an interview. All applicants will be notified on the status of their application by April 26.
Please note that your answers can not be saved. We suggest that you jot down the responses to the questions below on a separate word processing application. Once you are satisfied with the responses, enter them here in the appropriate places. Once the form has been submitted, no changes can be made. We look forward to seeing your application.

PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name * First Last
Student ID *
Email *
Phone * - ### - ### ####
Preferred Pronouns
e.g. He/Him, She/Her, They/Them *
Faculty/ School *
Department *

Department Mechanical Engineering Civil Engineering Computer Engineering Software Engineering Space Engineering Geomatics Engineering Electrical Engineering Earth & Atmospheric Science Computer Science Computer Security Digital Media Other Other
Level of most recent degree (in process/completed) *

Level of most recent degree (in process/completed) Undergrad Masters PhD
Graduation date (or expected) * / MM / DD YYYY
If you are not graduating by Spring 2024, how many courses you have left to complete your degree program?
What final year capstone project have you completed? *

What final year capstone project have you completed? Eng 4K CIVIL 4K C4 EECS 4088 I have not completed any final year capstone course NA (Grad students only) Other Other
Please list relevant (e.g. entrepreneurial) activities/programs/courses you have taken part (especially at BEST Program e.g. BEST Certificate, BEST Coop, BEST e-WIL). *
What inspired you to pursue an entrepreneurial path? *
What do you bring to your team (skills, qualities, strengths) to increase the likelihood of your team project success? *
What three personal development and growth do you hope to achieve by participating in this program?
What three personal career goals do you hope to achieve by participating in this program? *
PROJECT INFORMATION

This section can be similar to your project member's.
Please enter the full name for your project *
Please include Full name and email address of your team members *
Have you incorporated your venture/startup? *
Yes No
Where do you see yourself in the next 2-3 years? *
Please enter the total number of founder-level team members (including yourself) in your venture (for example: 3) Note: Max 3, Min 2 members *
Please select the best industry classification for your venture. *

Please select the best industry classification for your venture. Agriculture Advanced Materials & Advanced Manufacturing Clean Technology Education Energy Optimization Financial Services Forestry Life Sciences and Advanced Health Other Other
Please share the link to your venture website below (if you have one).
Elevator Pitch (explain your technology/product at a high level, no longer than 4 sentences). *
What problem are you trying to solve? Explain problem details, root cause and severity of customers' pain. *
Provide evidence of identified problem and details of specific user. *
Please provide evidence of good understanding of market, trends and potential customers (evidence of market opportunity) and evidence of limitations of alternate solutions. *
Please describe the essential of your solution and how it is solving the problem (addressing root causes). *
What is novel about your product or service and why is it better than alternate solutions? *
Please provide evidence of why you and your team are well suited to address this problem/build venture *
What are your project outcome expectations from participating in BB2S in terms of Technology/Solution, Customer Engagement, Business Model, Fundraising, Revenue, and Team? *
Please upload your pitch deck *

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Please upload your resume. *

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If you have a demo of your technology, please share it as an unlisted YouTube URL here.
I understand and acknowledge the terms and conditions stated in this BB2S application. *

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Date * / MM / DD YYYY