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Community Fund

The Community Fund gives Geekdom members the opportunity to pitch their startups for $25,000 in pre-seed funding. Along with the chance to get an investment, applicants get valuable experience and feedback from our community investment panel.

Pitch your startup to a panel of investors for $25,000 in seed funding!

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Application
Who can apply?
To qualify, you need to be an active Geekdom member for at least 90 days prior to the application close date, have a legally formed company, and be giving back to the Geekdom community. Companies must be an LLC, C-CORP, or S-CORP. Non-profit companies are not eligible.
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Finalist Selection
What companies are chosen?
A selection panel reviews all complete and eligible applications. Five finalists are chosen to advance to the next stage. Finalists are evaluated on their business model, use of funds, and Geekdom mission fit.
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Pitch Day
Who will receive the investment?
Finalists have five minutes to pitch their business to an investor panel comprised of guests from the San Antonio tech and entrepreneurial community, followed by a 5 minute Q&A with the panel. The selected company is announced to all Geekdom members at our next San Antonio Startup Day event.

Important Dates

Applications will for our Community Fund will open in Q2 of 2024.

Whats in the Application

The Community Fund application includes questions about yourself (the applicant), your company, and what you would use the $25,000 investment for.

A URL to a 3-minute application video and a .pdf file of your pitch deck are also required.

Be the first to know when applications open by joining our waitlist.

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