Catapult Application Due Date April 4, 2025

Thank you for your interest in the Capital One Catapult Program!

Criteria:
CEO/President/Owner must attend all sessions
3+ years in business
$1M - $15M in Revenue

Complete the online application with the information for the participating CEO, President, or Founder
Create a 60-second video describing your business challenge, proposed innovative or digital solution and why your company might benefit from this program.

Program inquiries should be directed to: catapult@capitalone.com.
Please fill out the below application and submit no later than April 4, 2025)

Dates for Catapult 12, to be held in person and virtually (See dates below)
April TBD (Virtual Welcome/Meet and Greet)
May 13-14 (Plano,TX)
June 10-11 (Plano, TX)
July 15-16 (Virtual)
Aug 27-28 (Mclean, VA)
Sept 16-17 (Virtual)
Oct 8-9 (Virtual)
Oct 29-30 (Mclean, VA) - Pitch Competition



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* 1. I am available and committed to meeting in person on the following dates (May 13-14, June 10-11, Aug 27-28, Oct 29-30) in person as well as attend the virtual zoom sessions in April 30, July 15-16, Sept 16-17 & Oct 8-9.

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* 2. I understand that I am responsible for my travel expenses associated with being in the Catapult 12 cohort

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* 3. As a reminder, the participant must be the company's leader: CEO/President/Founder. Please provide the following information: First Name, Last Name

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* 4. Please provide the participating applicant's cell phone number.

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* 5. Please provide the participating applicant's email address.

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* 6. Please enter your company name

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* 7. Please provide your company mailing address

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* 8. How many years has your company been in business?

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* 9. Provide a link to your business's website.

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* 10. Provide a description of your business's product or service offering:

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* 11. State your company's mission and vision:

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* 12. What industry group(s) are represented by your company

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* 13. How many employees work for your company?

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* 14. Provide 2024 annual revenue

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* 15. Provide 2025 estimated annual revenue:

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* 16. If accepted to the program, I agree to provide to Capital One an annual revenue update for the three years after program completion. This information will be kept confidential

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* 17. Have you ever been a supplier or subcontractor for Capital One? This will not affect acceptance into the program.

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* 18. Please select any organizations you are affiliated with. Multiple choices may be selected if applicable.

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* 19. What experience do you have with Design Thinking?

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* 20. How did you find out about Capital One's Catapult program?

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* 21. Have you participated in other development/mentor programs or business pitch competitions within the last 3 years?

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* 22. What do you hope to gain by participating in Capital One's Catapult program?

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* 23. Please describe the business challenge you are hoping to solve for during Catapult

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* 24. Please describe your proposed solution to your business challenge

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* 25. Submit a 60-second video describing your business challenge, proposed solution and why your company might benefit from this program. This is not a commercial or preproduced video about your company.

Video Instructions:
The video can be from your smartphone
The video must be of the business owner/CEO/President/Founder
The video should be stored on a site (i.e. YouTube or Vimeo)
The video should be made public.

Video Tips:
Should not be production-quality, we encourage you to use a smartphone
Include your name, title, and your company's name
Briefly describe your business
Discuss the business challenge
Describe the innovative or digital solution you want to work on while in Catapult
If applicable, discuss the challenges you've experienced while trying to develop this new solution
Discuss your desired outcomes from this program
Should not include any animations, graphics, PowerPoint presentations or narrations from others with your application

Please include the link to the video in the below text box