Alabama Launchpad
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Providing the fuel for Alabama’s next big thing.

Alabama is full of amazing talent with big ideas. Alabama Launchpad is dedicated to raising them up to greater heights that propel job growth and prosperity in their wake.

Our competitions give Alabama’s budding entrepreneurs the tools they need to turn their ideas into real-world businesses, helping propel our state to a bigger, brighter, and better tomorrow. Rigorous training and invaluable feedback from our expert Launch Advisors help prepare our contestants for the challenges of business, and our financial seed funding gives rising stars the opportunity they need to reach their full potential.

Miller Girvin of EDPA speaking at an Alabama Launchpad pitch finale.

OUR PARTNERS Everything we do at Alabama Launchpad wouldn’t be possible without the generous support of our partners whose shared vision for a bolder and brighter future for our state is lifting everyone higher.

Our team is your team.

When you compete, you never do it alone. Our team at Alabama Launchpad is ready to lend our decades of combined experience to help you polish your pitch and guide your company on an ever-upward trajectory.

The Launchpad Team

The Launch Advisors

FAQs

    1. Alabama Launchpad receives applications during its open application period.
    2. A set of qualified Launch Advisors covering core business areas and various industries review all applications – and decide who’s moving forward as finalists. During this time, all applicants get access to multiple high-value seminars covering key business topics.
    3. Finalists receive $2,500 stipends, weeks of one-on-one mentorship, pitch coaching, and seminars all designed to improve their businesses – and make them more competitive for the finale. Alabama Launchpad has hand-picked Launch Advisors to help with various elements of a startup’s growth, from sales and finances to product specifics and hiring. These mentoring sessions are mandatory, so expect to spend at least an hour per week dedicated to Alabama Launchpad, not including practicing your pitch!
    4. INVESTOR MEETINGS: Behind closed doors, finalists pitch to their respective team of investors, depending on their industry-specific track: Life Sciences, Technology or Consumer Goods. After these meetings, each vertical winner is selected. Ultimately, one Life Sciences company walks away with $1oo,000, one Tech company with $75,000 and one Consumer Goods company with $50,000. This prize money is delivered in two tranches: the first within 30 days, and the second after winners have completed milestones designed by the investor committee.
    1. To qualify as eligible, a business must have (1) raised not more than $1 million in equity capital, and (2) received no more than $2 million in revenue.
    1. Generally speaking, judges will review your application based on these evaluation criteria.
    1. Please review the Launch Prep for exact criteria.
    1. The application fee is $150.00 (Paid through Paypal, credit cards accepted). The application fee is required when you submit your completed application but is not required to begin an application. Application fees offset some of the costs of administering the program and help to ensure that only serious candidates are entering.
    • Your video should introduce your founding team and explain why you are building the company and the product you’re building. We are not looking for an edited, expensive marketing video. We want to learn more about you and your company in a quick, simple, and personal way.
    • Please see the deck template included in the application for further details. This deck is meant to guide you on the content included, not its graphical style. Broadly speaking, we are looking for information on your problem, solution, product, traction, revenue model, market size, competitors, competitive advantage, team, and needs.