Open for applications!
We’re pleased that you’re interested in bringing your startup to the Coastside Venture Studio. Please review the eligibility information below and fill out the form.
You must answer “yes” to the following questions to be eligible to apply.
- Is your startup based on ag-tech, water-tech, the built environment OR currently located on the Coastside?
- Is your startup in development and not yet ready for full-scale product sales?
- Has your startup raised less than $2M in debt or equity funding from non-governmental sources to-date?
If you have answered “yes” to all of the above questions, fill out the form below.
APPLY TO THE COASTSIDE VENTURE STUDIO
What to expect
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. You can expect to hear from us in 10 to 15 business days.
A few to consider (but we don't necessarily require):
Technical Excellence: Are you deeply knowledgeable in the field of your proposed project to independently and safely lead the technical work involved? Can you communicate complicated, technical concepts to a general audience?
Leadership: Are you motivated to grow professionally through the leadership training CSVS provides? Can you manage conflict and act with integrity through ambiguity to mobilize the resources needed to advance your proposed project?
Participation: Will you support an inclusive, equitable, and diverse environment—in the CSVS community and the wider innovation ecosystem? Will you positively contribute to the CSVS community?
Feasibility: Is your proposed project rooted in sound business principles? Does it present a credible path to scale, including viable entry markets or the potential to pivot? Is it reasonably differentiated from existing solutions and commercial efforts?
Impact potential: Is your project aligned with Coastside Venture Studio's mission for good?
Leadership: Are you motivated to grow professionally through the leadership training CSVS provides? Can you manage conflict and act with integrity through ambiguity to mobilize the resources needed to advance your proposed project?
Participation: Will you support an inclusive, equitable, and diverse environment—in the CSVS community and the wider innovation ecosystem? Will you positively contribute to the CSVS community?
Feasibility: Is your proposed project rooted in sound business principles? Does it present a credible path to scale, including viable entry markets or the potential to pivot? Is it reasonably differentiated from existing solutions and commercial efforts?
Impact potential: Is your project aligned with Coastside Venture Studio's mission for good?
We're committed to an "IDEA" (Inclusion. Diversity. Equity. Access.)
CSVS exists to create a better future for all. We actively promote inclusion, diversity, equity, and access across all of our operations, our partnerships, and our brand. As part of this ongoing effort, we:
The world is hungry for both new technologies and a more just, equitable economy. As such, we hope that by helping your startup, CSVS will have an outsized impact on these interconnected goals.
- strive to create an inclusive environment that celebrates diversity and prioritizes psychological safety and well-being for our employees and fellows.
- recognize and openly acknowledge our own past and present complicities, challenges, and failures with respect to IDEA.
- embrace an attitude of continual learning and growth at an individual and organizational level.
- devote resources and time to expanding our IDEA awareness and strategy.
- proactively engage with our partners and the broader community to promote IDEA and elevate marginalized voices.
The world is hungry for both new technologies and a more just, equitable economy. As such, we hope that by helping your startup, CSVS will have an outsized impact on these interconnected goals.
