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Rise Ideation Academy Application Form

We're thrilled you're interested in applying for Rise Ideation Academy!

The Rise Ideation Academy is best suited for individuals who have an idea they are interested in turning into a business.

If you already have an MVP or have raised some investment, there are other Rise Academies that may be better suited for you. Learn more about them here.

The application form shouldn't take longer than a few minutes, but will require you to share a few details about your idea.

Basic Information

First name

Last name

Date of birth

Phone/mobile

LinkedIn URL

Full Residential Address

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City

County/State

Postcode/Zip Code

Country

This programme allows you to bring one additional team member. Will you be bringing on an additional member?

Team member first name

Team member last name

Team member date of birth

Team member phone/mobile

Team member email

Team member LinkedIn URL

Team member residential address

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City

County/State

Postcode/Zip Code

Country

Diversity

Barclays is committed to supporting underrepresented founders. We are requesting the data below in order to support a diverse community within the Rise Academies. Information you provide below will not affect your candidacy, and all responses in this section are optional.

Do you have a female in a position of leadership?

What gender do you identify as?

What ethnicity do you identify as?

What gender does your team member identify as?

What ethnicity does your team member identify as?

We can legally only ask the above questions regarding diversity, however if there are other ways you identify as being diverse and feel comfortable sharing, please do so here.

Background

Are you working on your idea full time?

Are you a first-time entrepreneur?

If no, please share your previous experience. [500 characters max]

Have you participated in another FinTech programme or accelerator before?

If yes, which one(s)? [100 characters max]

What drives you to become a founder? [500 characters max]

Your Idea

Describe the problem you are trying to solve. [500 characters max]

How many people experience this problem?

How have you or someone you know been affected by this problem?

How do people try and overcome this problem today? [500 characters max]

How much time and money do they spend resolving it? [500 characters max]

Fast forward to the future - how would you like to solve this problem? [500 characters max]

Do you have a website or presentation about your idea? If so, please share details.

Website URL

Presentation/pitch deck upload

Choose File

What FinTech area does your idea fall into?

If other, please specify [200 characters max]

Additional information

How did you hear about this programme?

Please provide detail [200 characters max]

What or where do you think you need the most help from this programme to help move your idea forward? [500 characters max]

Why is this programme the right fit for you? [500 characters max]

If you were to be offered a place on this programme are you prepared to put the time and effort in to making the most of it [4-6 hours per week]?

You're almost there!

Once you click Submit Form, your application will be sent to the team at Rise for review, where they'll assess whether you'll be a good fit for the programme.

Shortly after submitting your application, you'll receive an email confirming receipt.

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