Halcyon Opportunity Intensive, Spring, 2023

 In its fourth year, the Opportunity Intensive, Spring 2023 is comprised of impact-driven founders whose ventures primarily serve or are based in government-designated Opportunity Zones in the Washington, D.C. region. This year the Opportunity Intensive will have spring and fall cohorts. Each fellowship is book-ended by a week of residency at the beginning and the end of the program, with monthly meetings in between.

• Halcyon Future Builders Intensive, Winter 2022/2023
• Halcyon Opportunity Intensive 2022
• Halcyon Opportunity Intensive, 2021
• Halcyon Opportunity Intensive, 2020
• Halcyon Black Girl Ventures x Halcyon Intensive
• Halcyon Intensive, 2017

Halcyon MENA Intensive, Spring 2023

Our second MENA Intensive, presented in partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and the U.S. Department of State, serves impact-driven startup founders across the Middle East and North Africa. The program includes a one-week residency in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

• Halcyon/MENA Intensive, Summer 2022
• Halcyon/AWS Africa Intensive, 2022
• Halcyon Bahrain Women’s Intensive, 2021
• Halcyon Korea Intensive, 2018
• Halcyon Saudi Arabia Women’s Intensive, 2018

Halcyon’s locally-focused fellowship supports impact-driven entrepreneurs based in or primarily serving historically under-resourced communities in the Washington, DC region. This fellowship includes skills training, pro-bono legal support, pro-bono consulting services from Capital One, world-class advisors & leadership coaching, access to co-working spaces at Halcyon, a $5,000 USD equity-free stipend per venture, and $25,000 in AWS cloud computing credits! Programming is delivered in-person through a combination of two, one week long residencies and five monthly day long meetings.

Halcyon is excited to run its first climate resilience intensive, thanks to the support of Amazon Web Services, S&R Everymay and HR Sage. This fellowship will bring entrepreneurs based in Latin America and the Caribbean, who are working on solutions to combat the impact of climate change in the region. Fellows receive access to pro bono legal support, skills development, and mentorship, investment readiness training and connections with relevant impact investors, and $25,000 USD in Amazon Cloud credits! The programming is delivered in a hybrid modality with 3 monthly virtual meetings, a one-week in-person residency in Washington, D.C. and a one-week in-person residency in Mexico City. 

Halcyon’s second Africa Intensive, with the support of Amazon Web Services, S&R Everymay and HR Sage, is focused on bringing together entrepreneurs who are leveraging ag-tech/food-tech to solve the continent’s food security and climate and adaptation challenges. Fellows receive access to pro bono legal support, skills development, and mentorship, investment readiness training and connections with relevant impact investors and more! The programming is delivered in a hybrid modality with three monthly virtual meetings, a one-week in-person residency in Washington, D.C. in August and a one-week in-person residency in Nairobi in November.