BOSS Lab - Startup Intake Questionnaire

Pillsbury formed the Black-Owned Startup Support (BOSS) Lab to help reimagine the startup environment. We are partnering with Black founders to support their businesses and provide access to the additional tools, knowledge and networks necessary to secure funding and position their companies for long-term success.

To be considered for the program, please complete this brief questionnaire. A member of the Pillsbury team will be in touch to arrange an initial conversation about your business and objectives.

1. Company Name:
Startup must be led by at least one Black principal founder in the U.S. or the UK *This question is required.

2. Company Website (if applicable):

3. Has the company already been formed? *This question is required.

4. Please enter the date of formation. *This question is required. This question requires a valid date format of MM/DD/YYYY.

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4. Please provide the following information regarding the company's founders: *This question is required.

Space Cell	Founder Name	LinkedIn Profile	Full-time Founder? (Y/N)
Founder #1	Founder #1: Founder Name	Founder #1: LinkedIn Profile	Founder #1: Full-time Founder? (Y/N)
Founder #2 (if applicable)	Founder #2 (if applicable): Founder Name	Founder #2 (if applicable): LinkedIn Profile	Founder #2 (if applicable): Full-time Founder? (Y/N)
Founder #3 (if applicable)	Founder #3 (if applicable): Founder Name	Founder #3 (if applicable): LinkedIn Profile	Founder #3 (if applicable): Full-time Founder? (Y/N)
Founder #4 (if applicable)	Founder #4 (if applicable): Founder Name	Founder #4 (if applicable): LinkedIn Profile	Founder #4 (if applicable): Full-time Founder? (Y/N)
Founder #5 (if applicable)	Founder #5 (if applicable): Founder Name	Founder #5 (if applicable): LinkedIn Profile	Founder #5 (if applicable): Full-time Founder? (Y/N)

5. Principal Company Contact: *This question is required. This contact should be one of the company founders listed above.

6. Principal Contact Email: *This question is required. This question requires a valid email address.

7. Principal Contact Phone: *This question is required. This question requires a valid number format.

8. Has anyone from your company previously been in contact with Pillsbury? *This question is required.

9. Please provide the name of the Pillsbury representative with whom you've spoken. *This question is required.

9. Please share a link to your business plan, executive summary or presentation deck. *This question is required.

10. Please insert a link to an introductory video (no more than five minutes). *This question is required. Please try to include all founders in the video. Do not worry about production quality. This is only being requested so that we can get to know you better; a cell phone video will do so long as it covers the following:

What problem is your company trying to solve and what solution are you proposing?
Where does your company currently stand in terms of formation/ funding?
Why would you like to join the Pillsbury BOSS Lab?