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Frequently Asked Questions
Who Can Join the Startup Council?StartupCouncil.org invites YOU. We exist to connect, educate, introduce, and support everyone who is working hard to innovate. If you are a startup founder, a startup investor, a community organization or company serving startup companies anywhere in the world you are welcome. Startup members get the most from our services and investor network if they already have some revenue traction and funding. We especially invite first-time and under-represented founders, including women, minorities, immigrants, veterans, rural, and disadvantaged entrepreneurs to join us, and welcome partnership inquiries from organizations with similar missions. The Startup Council is not an investment group. We do not make investments or direct investor introductions. Instead we provide tools, publicity, and networking opportunities for startups to connect better with investors. Plus, we run StartupInvestorsDirectory.com (and our members get a big discount on its proprietary investor research tools!). | Why Join the Startup Council?StartupCouncil.org is your new friend group, a worldwide community service network supporting and connecting everyone in innovation ecosystems worldwide. Joining us connects your startup company, investment firm, service provider, or community service to thousands of other #startupfriends, investors, partners, and community organizations globally. We offer publicity opportunities, increased deal flow, branding, events, helpful resources, discounts, and anything else we can find to help support early stage founders. Contact us here if you have questions or suggestions about how we can work together to support entrepreneurs. When will you Approve my Membership?To keep our membership of high quality, the Startup Council team reviews each new member application manually. If you are approved, check your inbox for a Welcome email within 48 hours. (Note many people forget to upload a graphic. Your membership may be approved but your profile will not be publicly visible until you upload a logo or graphic!) |
What qualifies as a "Startup"?Criteria for listing approval as a startup company include: Company is less than 8 years old, has fewer than 500 employees or less than $50 million in annual revenue, and is raising venture capital style funding for rapid growth. Consulting services, agencies, or companies selling to startups are not accepted in this category and should apply as Service Providers instead (even if they are startups also). Startups can be located in ANY country worldwide. If you run a professional, early stage company that wants to raise venture capital or angel investor money for rapid growth, your company can apply for membership listing here. You can list your startup in our searchable directory of high growth companies by choosing from dozens of industry categories, funding levels, US and international locations, and many unique founder characteristic categories, too. We are the only service in the world where you can identify your startup by sector, stage, location, and also include minority, immigrant, ethnic, veteran, sexual orientation, and other identifying status that can help you raise money. Apply for Startup Membership here. Not all applications will be accepted. The Startup Council reserves the right to refuse service by refunding and removing any listings in its sole discretion. | SERVICE PROVIDERS: How Can I List My Services to Attract New Startup Clients?If you are seeking new business and clients who are entrepreneurs, startup founders, and/or startup investors, we'll be happy to help you reach them. You can get exposure for your business in our Directory, for your content in our newsletters and your own company blog on our platform, and more. Publicity from your membership and content you publish through our platform can help you to attract new clients and partners. Add your profile to the Startup Council Directory here as a Service Provider. INVESTORS: How Can I Attract New Startup Deals as an Investor?StartupCouncil.org serves innovative new startup ventures worldwide. If you are a venture capital firm or angel investor seeking deal flow, list your firm and investment thesis as an Investor in our Directory. You can get exposure in our Directory, in our newsletters, at Startup Council events, and more. Publicity from your membership and content you publish through our platform can help attract new deals. Investor Membership is limited to accredited investors, properly licensed venture capital and investment firms, and qualified purchasers. If you are not personally and actively writing investment checks, please join us in the Service Providers category, not as an Investor. (This includes Accelerators and Incubators and all types of fundraising consultants.) Add your profile to the Startup Council Directory here as an Investor. |
Sponsorships and Partnerships?StartupCouncil.org is a rapidly growing and popular resource supporting innovation and new ventures worldwide. We are supported by Sponsors worldwide and would appreciate your support for our community services, too. Learn more about Sponsorships here. If you'd like to partner with us to reach startup founders or investors, or collaborate on events or content publishing or other ideas, please let us know? | What are the billing, renewal, and cancellation policies?Billing is by credit card or online payment only. Memberships automatically renew for the same length of time as originally ordered unless cancelled prior to the renewal billing. Cancel your membership and listing any time by logging into your Membership Dashboard. Visit Account, then Manage Account, then click on the Close My Account button. Listings are automatically deleted by the system on cancellation or when payment is not received. No refunds or credits for unused listing time or early cancellation. If you decide to return in the future after canceling, you’ll need to start over by signing up for a new membership and creating a new profile. If you have billing problems or questions, there's no need to contact your credit card company. Please just email us anytime instead. We're happy to help. |
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