FOUNDER INCLUSION

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The Immerse mission

Putting a great idea into the world shouldn’t rely on engineering experience. Immerse has equipped Black, Latinx, and women and femme-identified founders to build web apps by themselves, giving them full agency at every point in the product-building process.
ABOUT IMMERSE

Putting in the work

Immerse is a big commitment, but it’s also the only pre-accelerator with the practical training and mentorship you need to take your wireframe from back-of-napkin sketch to market-ready app.

Plan

You’ll build with Bubble, the no-code app platform. This stage includes high-level architecture, designing features, and building a product roadmap.

Build

Our two-week intensive teaches you app design basics. We also host weekly classes and office hours and pair you with a mentor to keep you on track.

Connect

We bring in industry-leading founders, funders, and operators at all stages to offer advice, support, and guidance throughout the course.
DEMO DAY

Crossing the finish line

Once the program ends, top founders present their final product in front of hundreds of tech peers, founders, and investors. Judges select two winners, each of whom receives one of the prizes:
Best Pitch: $5,000 and one year of free Bubble services

Fan Favorite: Six months of free Bubble services  
By the end of the Immerse program, Founders will have a fully-functional app and the opportunity to pitch their product publicly.

Build your dream app

"It's amazing that I'm actually walking away with a complete app and a very supportive community of entrepreneurs. I loved the energy of the group and the organization of the program. And actually receiving what the program claimed to offer was a huge plus for me.”

Harmony Jackson
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IMMERSE ALUMNI

From ideators to creators

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Eissra Eltom’s journey from Immerse to Techstars

The founder’s app brings remote teams closer together through games, surveys, and more.
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Developer Spotlight on alum Harmony Jackson

What started as a side project turned into a full-blown product that knits together tech and crafting.
Get to know the latest Immerse founder cohort.

Get to know the latest  founder cohort

The sixth Immerse cohort enabled women/femme-identifying individuals to walk away with a workable app.

Meet the Immerse MVPs

Immerse in the news

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YOUR SUPPORT

Meet your team

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Nichole Bestman, Founder Inclusion Director

Nichole is the founder of Shipfair, launched during the first Immerse cohort. Founders value her rigorous but kind coaching style.
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Monica Yoon, Program Manager Associate

Passionate about DE&I, Monica is thrilled to help facilitate operations for Immerse after having witnessed its tangible impact on founders.
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Immerse Mentor Network

Immerse mentors — startup founders, operators, and investors — teach participants the intangibles of running a business and offer 1:1 support.

Immerse FAQs

For more information, check out Immerse support.
CONTACT THE TEAM

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