{"id":48966,"date":"2016-08-22T10:20:02","date_gmt":"2016-08-22T20:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=48966"},"modified":"2019-02-12T14:25:56","modified_gmt":"2019-02-13T00:25:56","slug":"turn-your-idea-into-a-business-apply-now-for-xlr8uh-cohort-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2016\/08\/22\/turn-your-idea-into-a-business-apply-now-for-xlr8uh-cohort-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Turn your idea into a business: Apply now for <abbr title=\"accelerate University of Hawaii\">XLR8UH<\/abbr> cohort 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/system-xlr8uh-fall-2016.jpg\" alt=\"X L R 8 U H fall 2016 apply now banner\" width=\"620\" height=\"207\" class=\"size-full wp-image-48970\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/system-xlr8uh-fall-2016.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/system-xlr8uh-fall-2016-260x87.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"clear-photo\">Join the 50+ other entrepreneurs that have graduated from the award winning <a href=\"http:\/\/xlr8uh.com\/index.html\"><abbr title=\"accelerate University of Hawaii\">XLR8UH<\/abbr><\/a> startup investment program. Many have gone on to raise millions of dollars in funding and investment for their business.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who we are:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><abbr>XLR8UH<\/abbr> is the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/\">University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span><\/a> accelerator program. We provide industry expertise and mentorship, working with faculty, students, staff and alumni of the Â鶹´«Ã½system to validate their business idea and bring it to market.<\/p>\n<p><strong><abbr>XLR8UH<\/abbr> will prepare you with:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mentorship from an experienced team<\/li>\n<li>Access to industry experts and investors<\/li>\n<li>Investor led bootcamps + pitch practices<\/li>\n<li>Financial modeling for your business<\/li>\n<li>Intellectual Property strategy guidance<\/li>\n<li>And much more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Phase <abbr title=\"Roman numeral one\">I<\/abbr> companies (idea stage\/proof-of-concept) apply for up to a $25,000 investment.<\/p>\n<p>Phase <abbr title=\"Roman numeral two\">II<\/abbr> companies (commercialization\/growth) apply for up to a $50,000 investment.<\/p>\n<p>All companies are eligible for up to $100,000 in follow on investment.<\/p>\n<h2>How to apply<\/h2>\n<p>Apply at <a href=\"http:\/\/xlr8uh.com\/registration.html\">XLR8UH.com<\/a> by October 5 to be considered for our fall cohort. We are always reviewing applications and admit on a rolling basis. The earlier you apply, the better your chances.<\/p>\n<h2>Information sessions: Want to know more? <\/h2>\n<p>Take the first step in learning more about <abbr>XLR8UH<\/abbr> at one of our information sessions. Refreshments will be provided. <abbr title=\"Please respond\">RSVP<\/abbr> below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Thursday, September 1, 4:30&#8211;6 p.m. at iLab <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa Campus<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/xlr8uh-fall-16-on-campus-info-session-1-tickets-27099754094\">RSVP for more details<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Wednesday, September 14, 4:30&#8211;7 <abbr title=\"after noon\">p.m.<\/abbr> at <abbr>XLR8UH<\/abbr> <abbr title=\"Head quarters\">HQ<\/abbr> (Downtown)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/xlr8uh-fall-16-downtown-info-session-1-tickets-27101832310\">Sign up<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ask us about our award winning program. Email us at <a href=\"mailto:info@XLR8UH.com\">info@XLR8UH.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>&#8217;s nationally recognized venture accelerator program <abbr>XLR8UH<\/abbr> is accepting applications for its 5th cohort taking place in fall 2016. Applications are open to all students, faculty, staff and alumni of the 10 campus University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> System.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><abbr title=\"accelerate University of Hawaii\">XLR8UH<\/abbr>, a startup investment program, is accepting applications for its 5th cohort taking place in fall 2016.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[498,734,332,1051,947,594],"class_list":["post-48966","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-business","tag-entrepreneurship","tag-hawaii-innovation-initiative","tag-mentorship","tag-uh-system","tag-xlr8uh","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48966","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48966"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48966\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":82322,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48966\/revisions\/82322"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48966"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48966"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48966"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}