Bunker Labs is now accepting applications for the next cohort of Veterans in Residence, which kicks off in January 2022.
Veterans in Residence, a partnership of WeWork and Bunker Labs, is a six-month, early-stage business incubator that provides veteran and military family member entrepreneurs with coworking space, local entrepreneurial community, and a national business network.
Veterans in Residence is offered in cities nationwide, as well as through a virtual cohort for interested entrepreneurs without a local Veterans in Residence. Strong candidates are military veterans and military family members who have formed a legal business entity or startup and generated some revenue, but not more than $100,000.
“Entrepreneurs who are past the ideation stage and are looking for a small cohort to challenge, inspire, and support them are in a great position to leverage the community, resources, and accountability of Veterans in Residence,” said Bunker Labs’ Director of Entrepreneurship, Ann Cardona.
To date, the Veterans in Residence, a Bunker Labs and WeWork partnership has had 950 veteran-owned businesses participate.
Program alumni have also gone on to win pitch competitions and accolades including the grand prize in the Bob Evans Heroes to CEOs pitch competition (worth $50,000), first place in the Austin FC Dream Starter Competition (worth $100,000), and funding from Google for Startups Black Founders Fund.
“Entrepreneurship levels the playing field: It is just as challenging for a PFC as it is for a General Officer,” said Cardona. “Entrepreneurs in our community respect one another for having the courage to enter a profession that is not often mentioned in the service and which is needed now more than ever.”
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Interested startup teams and solo entrepreneurs can find more program information and the application at: https://bunkerlabs.org/veterans-in-residence.
For a full list of locations and current participants, visit: https://online.bunkerlabs.org/stories/bunker-labs-veterans-in-residence-21b-cohort-participants