Organizations Filed Purposes:
BLACKBOX PROVIDES INTENSIVE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT CONNECT HIGH-POTENTIAL FOUNDERS WITH THE RESOURCES, KNOWLEDGE, AND NETWORKS THEY NEED TO SUCCEED AND SCALE THEIR IMPACT. OUR MISSION IS TO ENSURE EVERY ENTREPRENEUR, REGARDLESS OF GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION, HAS A SHOT AT CREATING SHARED VALUE FOR THE GLOBAL ECONOMY.
BLACKBOX CONNECTTHROUGH OUR FLAGSHIP EXPERIENCE IN SILICON VALLEY, BLACKBOXERS:*BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS, EXPERIENCED VENTURE CAPITALISTS, AND SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS;*ACCESS RESOURCES TO FUEL THEIR GLOBAL EXPANSION;*AND EMERGE AS DRIVERS OF GROWTH CAPABLE OF TRANSFORMING STARTUP ECOSYSTEMS INTO HUBS OF INNOVATION.SINCE 2011, MORE THAN 6,000 FOUNDERS HAVE APPLIED TO BLACKBOX CONNECT, AND OVER 400 FOUNDERS FROM 60+ COUNTRIES HAVE BEEN SELECTED TO JOIN OUR WORLDWIDE NETWORK. IN THAT TIME, WE'VE CELEBRATED 14 EXITS TO FUEL THE GROWTH OF THE GLOBAL VENTURE ECOSYSTEM, 68% OF ALUMNI HAVE GONE ON TO RAISE ADDITIONAL FUNDING, 89% CONTINUE TO GROW AND THRIVE, AND THE COMBINED VALUATION OF THE NETWORK HAS REACHED ~$1BILLION. THIRTY-EIGHT PERCENT OF BLACKBOXERS ARE FEMALE FOUNDERS, WITH OVER 45% OF ASSOCIATED STARTUPS HAVING AT LEAST ONE FEMALE FOUNDING TEAM MEMBER.IN 2018, 46 RISING CEO/FOUNDERS FROM 26 COUNTRIES PARTICIPATED IN THIS TWO-WEEK INTENSIVE RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM.EACH PROGRAM CYCLE, APPROXIMATELY 45 EXPERT SPEAKERS AND MENTORS FROM THE SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY SHARE THEIR TIME, EXPERTISE, AND INSIGHTS WITH BLACKBOXERS, PROVIDING AN UNPARALLELED OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN AND FORGE RELATIONSHIPS WITH SOME OF THE TOP ENTREPRENEURIAL LEADERS IN THE WORLD.
BLACKBOX IGNITE, OUR THREE-DAY IN-COUNTRY PROGRAM, IS A CO-CREATION OPPORTUNITY AVAILABLE TO VALUE-ALIGNED STARTUP COMMUNITIES, INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS, AND OTHERS SEEKING TO EXPAND THEIR IMPACT ON THEIR LOCAL OR REGIONAL ENTREPRENEURIAL ECOSYSTEM.WITH HANDPICKED SPEAKERS AND MENTORS FROM OUR SILICON VALLEY NETWORK, WE WORK WITH YOUR TEAM TO CREATE AN EXPERIENCE THAT AMPLIFIES YOUR VISIBILITY AS AN ECOSYSTEM LEADER, ADDS VALUE TO YOUR STARTUP COMMUNITY, AND LEVELS UP YOUR IMPACT ON YOUR TARGET COMMUNITY.IN 2018, BLACKBOX PARTNERED WITH UNIVERSITIES, GOVERNMENT-BACKED ENTREPRENEURSHIP INITIATIVES, STARTUP CONFERENCES, AND INDEPENDENT ACCELERATORS TO EXECUTE SIX (2) BLACKBOX IGNITE PROGRAMS IN LEBANON AND TURKEY.OVER THE PAST SEVEN YEARS, WE'VE BEEN PROUD TO ELEVATE AND EMPOWER MORE THAN 400 ENTREPRENEURS ACROSS 60+ COUNTRIES TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. WE'VE BEEN HUMBLED BY THE IMPACT OUR PROGRAMS HAVE HAD ON THE LIVES OF BLACKBOXERS, WHOSE COMPANIES NOT ONLY SOAR TO NEW HEIGHTS UNDER THEIR RENEWED LEADERSHIP, BUT WHO EMERGE AS ECOSYSTEM LEADERS AND DRIVERS OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
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| Fadi Bishara | FOUNDER, CEO, DIRECTOR | 40 | $140,000 |
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