2023 ARM Labs Innovation Program for early-stage Entrepreneurs ($50,000 in funding)

ARM Labs is designed to engage early-stage FinTech startups in a series of activities aimed at exponentially advancing the growth of their companies within a short time frame and ensuring their investment readiness. Selected startups will be provided with financial investment, distribution, access to investors and lots more!

Join ARM Labs Innovation Program’s 5th Cohort! Fintech, PenTech, Data Intelligence, and Digital Trade startups can secure up to $50,000 in funding, mentorship, ARM Subsidiary partnerships, and access to an investor network.

Benefits

Access To Funding

Direct equity funding for the selected startups worth $50,000 each in equity

Mentorship

Accepted startups enjoy hands-on mentorship from leaders in the FinTech sector.

Workspace

Provision of Office workspace for the selected startups (workspace can sit up to 5 people per startup)

Access To The Program’s Alumni Network

Startups get to meet previous cohort founders and learn from their experience firsthand.

Access To Investors

Startups will get introduced to a network of investors at the end of the program for possible follow-on investments.

The selection process

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. At the end of the application process, the selection will happen in 3 stages

STAGE 1: Screen applications and shortlist the Top 30 most innovative value propositions

STAGE 2: Review the Top 30 startups and shortlist Top 15 startups using Product Validation and High-level Due Diligence Check

STAGE 3: The last stage of the screening process entails conducting individual interviews with the top 15 startups in a rotational manner. Each startup is evaluated independently using an e-scoring tool. The program will select the top

Timeline