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The 2009 fbFund REV incubator program currently has ~25 startups, and the average funding amount is $25K (note: a few of our startups are non-profits, they do n
by davemc500hats 17y ago
The 2009 fbFund REV incubator program currently has ~25 startups, and the average funding amount is $25K (note: a few of our startups are non-profits, they do not receive funding).
In general, almost all of our startups have already built out a prototype prior to applying for funding. While we wouldn't rule out funding someone completely at the "napkin concept" stage, it's probably unlikely compared to the # of opportunities that already have some level of development.
likely it would be best if you build out some amount of relevant prototype to test your proposed customer problem/solution hypothesis.
that said, we are not planning to begin a new round of fbFund until next year sometime, so you might want to consider other alternatives as well.
for more info on fbFund, you can read details on TechCrunch here:
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/28/facebook-names-first-class-of-fbfund-rev-its-new-incubator/ http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/28/facebook-names-first-cl...
regards,
- dave mcclure
fbFund REV incubator
program investment manager
- csomar 17y agoI would be more interested in the fbFund than others.. but if it's available for the next year also, then i would start and make some progress in my application and then turn a simple version public and show it. if the idea is great and the application seems to be promising, do you think it will be accepted?