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👉Perplexity just introduced Perplexity for Startups program to help founders and their teams take advantage of Perplexity's product and API for day-to-day research and building prototypes that require good orchestration of the web and LLMs—e.g., vertical search, agents, customer support, documentation, sales and marketing, background research, legal/medical research, lead generation, etc.Eligible startups can apply to receive $5000 in Perplexity API credits and 6 months of Perplexity Enterprise Pro for their entire team.Startups are eligible for the program if they have raised <$20M in equity funding, are less than 5 years old, and are associated with one of our Startup Partners. Learn more and apply here:
https://www.perplexity.ai/startups
👉Techstars just introduced an updated investment offer of $220,000 on improved terms for companies accepted into their future accelerator programs, starting with the Fall 2025 programs.
In addition to the capital, companies gain access to our 3-month mentorship-driven accelerator program, perks from our partners, and access to a world-class network of investors, partners, mentors, and alumni.
🚀 Applications for our Fall 2025 programs are now open!
🔗 Learn more about how the improved accelerator investment offer is better for founders here -https://www.techstars.com/newsroom/investment-terms
LET'S ROCKET NETWORK!
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🚀 - must attend
🌶️🔥 - something hot
🤓💻 - good for developers and other technical folks
🦄💰- venture capital and investing-related
⚡- energy-related
♻️- renewable energy and sustainability-related
🏥 - health care related
🎖️🪖 - veteran or military related
🏅 - sports tech related
₿ - web3 related
HERE ARE OUR PICKS FOR THIS WEEK
Monday, April 14
Tuesday, April 15
Wednesday, April 16
Thursday, April 17
Friday, April 18
Saturday, April 19
⚠️Hosting a tech meetup or startup event? Submit it via the RocketNetwork Event Submission Form to boost your visibility!
HOPEFULLY, USEFUL LINKS
🚨BANKING FOR YOUR STARTUP + Free AWS Credits - LINK
🚨Master The Art of Crafting a Pitch Deck That Gets You Funded - LINK00 Global’s Flagship Accelerat
🚨Power your growth with $25,000 -APPLY LINK
🚨PITCH at FOUNDERS LIVE - APPLY
🚨PITCH at SOFTWARE DAY AT THE ION - APPLY
🚨THE LAUNCH Accelerator - APPLY (SPRING COHORT)
🚨Apply for up to $100K equity-free funding and one year of mentoring from Unicef - LINK
🚨Snowflake startup challenge! (receive up to $1 million in investments from Snowflake, mentorship from industry leaders at NYSE-listed companies) - APPLY
🚨Invest in Houston's first community-owned food-maker hub - LINK
🚨Everything They Teach at YCombinator in just 10 Minutes
🚨Black Founders Fund by Google - Register your interest
🚨Greater Houston Support Stack Program by Impact Hub Houston - Participant Form
🚨YC Requests for Startups - LINK
🚨AI Voice Agents: 2025 Update - LINK
🚨$100,000 For Researchers, Builders and Creatives - LINK
🚨Apply to Startup Battlefield - APPLY
🚨Win up to $10,000 in cash & prizes! Will you accept The Challenge? Entries are open April 7 - June 15 - APPLY
🚨Apply to Tech Stars - APPLY
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That’s a wrap for now, RocketNetworkers,
Stay tuned, and keep grinding!
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