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About BREAKTHROUGH

Digitalundivided's BREAKTHROUGH Program, provides founders with a deeper understanding of their customers, startup funding, growth marketing strategies, and networking opportunities to scale their ventures, supported by Surdna Foundation, JPMorganChase, and Pivotal.

In order to qualify for the program, founders must:

  • Be 18 years of age or older
  • Have a business registered in US for at least a year
  • Operating within the US or D.C.
  • Have majority ownership of an established business with traction
  • Have a technology component incorporated into the business (website or mobile app)
  • Generate a minimum of $50,000 annual business revenue
  • Located within 100 miles of the metropolitan statistical area (MSA) region of Breakthrough
  • Willing to support “Lift While We Climb Commitment.”

Selected founders will receive:

  • Guidance on scaling businesses via virtual live sessions with industry leaders.
  • Expert advice and personalized guidance from business leaders and entrepreneurs through mentorship
  • A deeper understanding of the tools and resources necessary for establishing banking relationships
  • A community of entrepreneurs who can collaborate, share experiences, and help one another succeed;
  • Increased visibility and recognition in the entrepreneurial ecosystem.
  • Ongoing support Post-Program

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KEY DATES (Sacramento)

  • Recruitment cycle: June 1st - July 10th
  • Application Review: July 6th - July 11th
  • Interviews: July 13th - July 17th
  • Finalists Notification & Onboarding:  Week of July 20th
  • Live Sessions: July 27th - August 14th (Tuesdays and Thursdays)
  • Celebratory Event: Week of August 24th

PROGRAM CURRICULUM

  • Session 1: Program Overview and Fireside Chat
  • Session 2: Accessing Capital: Effective Funding Strategies for Growth/The Power of Capital
  • Session 3: Marketing and Branding Strategies
  • Session 4: Using Technology to Grow your business, including AI
  • Session 5: Negotiation and Scaling Sales and Revenue Models
  • Session 6: The Art of Pitching/Storytelling

Meet our San Antonio Cohort

Catherine Derr

Happyness Tea Company LLC

Catherine Derr is the founder of Happyness Tea Company, a craft loose leaf tea blender. Her…

Diana DiPietro

Swoon

Diana DiPietro built Swoon from a vision that was deeply personal and, in many ways,…

Derek Georg

Marathon Kids, Inc.

Marathon Kids is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving youth health and wellness…

Andrea Ley

Olla Express Cafe LLC

Passionate Mexican Woman, former IT by profession and dedicated to coffee by election, she…

Tiana Symmonds

AskTiana Solutions, LLC

Tiana Symmonds is the Founder and Leadership Architect of AskTiana Solutions, a premier…

Juliana Bio

Peace n’ Pilates

J. Faith Bio is the Founder and CEO of Iron Grace, LLC dba Peace n’ Pilates, a culturally…

Kat Sterling

Nuspira Inc

Kat Sterling is the Co-Founder and COO of NüSpira, a health and wellness brand providing…

Sheila Naya

AKINYI SKIN

Sheila Naya is the co-founder and CEO of AKINYI, a premium skincare brand. Her goal is to…

Nesha Brown

PurposeMint

Nesha Brown is the Executive Director of Mint To Prosper Foundation and the founder of…

Enrique Trevino

Thoughtful Snacks LLC

Enrique Treviño is a Texas entrepreneur and founder of a family-owned snack company focused…

Lilit Yenokyan

Investra

Gabrielle Nguyen is the Owner of APDAT Print Co., a screen printing shop and event screen…

Marisa Gonzalez

Juniper Therapy PLLC

Marisa Gonzalez is the Founder and Clinical Director of Juniper Therapy, a telehealth…

KEY DATES (Sacramento)

Catherine Derr is the founder of Happyness Tea Company, a craft loose leaf tea blender. Her mission is to provide unique teas grounded in traditional herbal principles. Happyness Tea Company was founded in 2013 when friends started buying Happyness Herbal Blend out of Catherine's kitchen.

Swoon

Diana DiPietro built Swoon from a vision that was deeply personal and, in many ways, counter-cultural. In an industry that often rewards speed, volume, and transactional efficiency, Diana chose a different path, one grounded in foundational excellence, mentorship, and the radical belief that a beauty appointment can be genuinely transformational for the person receiving it.

Marathon Kids, Inc.

Marathon Kids is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving youth health and wellness by helping kids build lifelong habits of movement through running and physical activity programs. Since 1995, Marathon Kids has supported schools, coaches, and communities with free, evidence-based tools and technology designed to get kids moving in fun, inclusive, and goal-oriented ways.