Why MEMBERSHIP?
The Innovation space is growing— fast.
In ecosystems all over the world, accelerators, and incubators, labs, hackathons, prize challenges, and many other initiatives are becoming key gathering points for entrepreneurs, institutions, governments, corporations, and universities to come together. And that’s needed more than ever.
But the challenges to creating and sustaining innovation ecosystems are real — we can’t all do it alone, or in our own way. Innovation approaches can become ambiguous without standardization, and the language of innovation can become insular without reason.
cela Membership:
cela is a global network of innovation organizations and individual operators. Membership is select, but designed to open up support for innovation leaders everywhere, from colleagues anywhere in the world.
MEMBERSHIP OPTIONS
Choose Your Level
Regular newsletter on accelerator events + access and information on cela events, like cela GATE and cela Summit.
Free
Access to other cela member profiles, pipeline assistance for your programs, and media opportunities.
$99/MO
Includes all aforementioned benefits + curated 1:1s with renowned accelerator leaders around the world, discounted sponsorship of cela events, and priority consideration for media partners seeking content.
Prorated Premium Rate
BENEFITS INCLUDE:
Accelerator News & Updates
Access and information on cela events (cela GATE and cela Summit).
The Networker Membership Level is best for innovation ecosystem leaders anywhere to stay in the loop on their space and their colleagues the world over.
BENEFITS INCLUDE ABOVE PERKS AS WELL AS:
Member Profiles
Present yourself to your industry, and see others who do what you do.
Pipeline
Pre-screened, curated connections for your program (prospective startups or other participants, potential mentors, aligned sponsors, staff, or other amplifying links).
Media Opportunities
cela will make connections where valuable between its members and its media partners, including Forbes, Fast Company, Inc. Magazine, Dow Jones, NASDAQ, TED, and a roster of other content platforms.
Research, Reports, Benchmarking
cela has helped conduct academic and industry research on innovation. Our database of information is at your disposal. How do you stack up against other programs? Is your mentor network diverse enough? Is your business model fair to founders? What team structures are at play?
The Cohort Membership Level is best for innovation leaders who are ready to contribute to the space not just as great community members, but as thinks and influencers in their own right. They can lead events of their own, be called upon to speak at cela activations or other events cela partners on, as well as get access to resources created by their colleagues from around the world — as well as put forward their own.
BENEFITS INCLUDE ABOVE PERKS AS WELL AS:
Exclusive 1:1s
Meet the world’s most renowned accelerator leaders, as well as other key stakeholders in the innovation ecosystem — corporate CIO’s, government representatives and other policy makers, contacts at NGO’s like the UN. This list grows constantly.
Sponsorship
Members have discounted opportunities to sponsor at cela activations and communications.
Curated Match-Making & VIP Networking
Since we know these members best, you get more than pipeline — you get guaranteed, high level, best match connection on a regular basis.
Insider Access to Content Calls
When we are asked by a media partner for recommendations on content, you’ll have first look at taking a stab at it or being featured.
The Alumni Membership Level is best for either individuals or organizations, and offers an opportunity not just to collaborate and create leadership, but to actively connect with other institutional platforms that cela engages with, like Forbes, Fast Company, the United Nations, city and national government representatives the world over, and
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