Frequently Asked Questions:

• Name of the program
  • Members of the cohort are strongly prohibited from making any public announcements (e.g. on social media, to the press) indicating that we have been admitted into the Cohort.  Involvement in the program will be publicly announced upon successful graduation from the cohort.
• Why this program
  • Successful graduates of the program include Sevetri Wilson, the first Black female founder in New Orleans to raise over $1MM.  Heli Prilliman had two back-to-back wins raising $250,000 from Precursor Ventures and another $100,000 Backstage Accelerator.  
• How much capital do we plan to raise during the 6-week program?

  • A $750k Seed (at a $2.25M pre-money valuation / $3M post-money) allows us to accelerate customer acquisition, hire full-time employees, and install third party software and technologies.   

• Tell me about the Founder's background

  • Brooke holds a Bachelor of the Arts in Organizational & Corporate Communications from University of Houston and a Master of Science in Project Management from Walden University.   She received distinguished honors and recognition from the School of International Training, the ExxonMobil Community Summer Jobs Program, and Houston Food Bank. 

  • Her third company, Velour Imports was built based on nearly two decades of experience in supply chain management, distribution, and transportation & logistics.  “Being an entrepreneur isn’t easy, but it’s even harder for minority and women led companies,” said Grammy-award winning rapper and investor Hakeem “Chamillionaire” Seriki.

  • Brooke is writing about her challenges in raising capital, overcoming the loss of her parents at the age of 7, and her life changing transition of living as a Jehovah's Witness before being adopted at the age of 14 in her autobiographical book 'He thinks my STEM is sexy.'