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About Surge Angels
The mission of the Surge Institute is to educate and develop leaders of color who create transformative change for young people, their families, and our broader communities. Our most entrepreneurial-minded alumni desire and imagine opportunities where they can create such change outside of the system, something of their very own. But every entrepreneur needs a boost in moving their idea toward impact.
Surge Angels exists to educate and prepare rising entrepreneurs and business leaders of color in education. More specifically, these entrepreneurial go-getters all share an important core goal. These leaders of the near future, the vanguard of innovative educational solutions, all aim to increase both high-quality education options and access for low-income children. This is also the core value of Surge Institute, and Surge Angels is the means to accelerate this progressive goal. Together, we can work to ensure a brighter future for our communities.
The Angels Experience
Surge Angels is a program rooted in rigorous hard work, but with our accelerator, that means big potential for success.
Surge Angels is a six-month-long program with a cohort of up to ten Surge Alumni.
Participants will be guided and supported in business essentials, including, but not limited to, strategic planning, financial understanding, operational training, and marketing insights.
Participants will be matched with executive coaches with entrepreneurship experience.
Each founder can earn startup capital and tailored support for their entrepreneurial enterprise.
How to Apply to Surge Angels
Surge Angels will be returning in 2027! Stay posted for more details.
In the meantime, here are some things to keep in mind when considering applying to a future cohort.
Applications to Surge Angels should reflect ideas that are prepared to launch or have been recently launched.
Applications can be based on your Freedom Dream/Capstone Project presentations, but this is not required, as long as the venture is education- or youth-focused.
Competitive applications have been refined beyond the idea phase through testing, piloting, and research. These founders have done the work to ensure their idea is viable and are ready to prove, through the application process, that their idea is launch-ready.
The Post Angels Experience
Founders Workshop Series
The Founders Workshop Series offers sessions specifically curated for the Angels cohort in the year following their graduation. These sessions are designed based on the founders' expressed needs, focusing on venture-related skills. The goal is to enhance professional development through networking and collective learning experiences.
All Founders Workshops are open to every Surge alumni.
Entrepreneurs and Founders Alumni Affinity Group
This Affinity Group is a space for Surge alumni building ventures, organizations, or initiatives to exchange ideas, access support, and grow alongside fellow builders.
Affinity Groups are open to every Surge alumni.
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