Boost is a 12-week program tailored to support your early-stage venture toward product-market fit.
What support will I receive at Boost?
Depending on the stage of your business and the needs of your team, Boost can provide:
- Mentorship from Moon’s team of designers, engineers, researchers, and more, tailored to the stage, goals, and challenges of your venture.
- Access to mentors from industry-relevant areas like VC, AI engineering, Fintech, and more.
- Masterclasses – a series of lectures for founders who just started their journey in the venture world.
- Events tailored to early-stage ventures, with guest speakers and panel discussions.
- Pitch practice sessions to refine your storytelling, deck structure, and pitch delivery.
- Access to our studio space, and the Boost community of like-minded founders.
At the end of Boost, selected ventures will have the opportunity to pitch to receive an investment of $300,000 USD.
* The amount of the investment may vary depending on the stage of the venture and other factors.
Who can apply to Boost?
Boost is open to any person or team looking to get expert advice for their early-stage business to get traction in the market.
How do I know if I am the right fit for Boost?
Boost is looking to help founders who have begun working on a new business idea, testing their prototypes with real customers, or looking to increase the traction of their MVPs.
You are a good fit if your next steps are:
- Testing assumptions about your users, market, and business model.
- Designing and building the first version of your product or service.
- Testing and iterating your product/service based on real user feedback.
For those who want to pursue new business creation but don’t yet have a new business idea, we suggest you apply for our hands-on learning program, Spark.
If you have a growing business and are looking for investment only, we recommend talking with our investment team.
How much time is required to participate in Boost?
Depending on the stage of your startup and the needs of your team, time in Boost can be as light or heavy as required.
Our goal is to help you improve your product or service by providing you with practical tools to collect real feedback from customers, experiment fast, and execute on the most promising opportunities.
We encourage you and your team to make the most of the services Boost provides, but ultimately it’s up to you to decide how much time to commit to the program.
When can I join Boost?
Applications to join Boost are always open. Our team will get in touch with you within a couple of weeks. If selected, you should be able to join Boost between two and four weeks from your application date.
Apply to Boost from the form here.
How much does Moon invest?
After participating in Boost, selected ventures will meet our Moon investment committee in hopes of receiving $300,000 USD in funding.
* Investment terms may vary depending on the stage of the venture and other factors.
What happens after investment?
Moon will continue to provide support and guidance post-investment.
Selected ventures will have the opportunity to access our team of designers, engineers, researchers, and product managers for short engagements of work, towards bringing the venture closer to market traction.
I’m a corporation. What if one of my teams is interested in applying for Boost?
We’re eager to work with corporate teams and bring your innovative ideas to life. Contact us at bdtokyo@mooncreativelab.com and we’ll send you information to share with your team to see if Boost is the right fit for you.
Have another question?
Would you like to learn more about our Boost program or speak with someone directly at Moon? Email us at: boost@mooncreativelab.com