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Join one of our equity-free fellowships to connect with the brightest minds building LatAm's startup ecosystem
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Explore

For early-stage founders and future founders to find and/or validate big ideas in tech.

Next cohort: LF7
Application deadline: May 13th, 2022
Start date: June 13th, 2022
Duration: 6 weeks
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Build

For companies post-product-market fit that are ready to scale.
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Next cohort: LB1
Application deadline: May 20th, 2022
Start date: June 20th, 2022
Duration: 6 weeks
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Angel

For operators, founders, and investors looking to become prolific angels in LatAm.

Next cohort: LA2
Waiting list open
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Talent

For people in tech to grow as startup operators or join founding teams.
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Next cohort: TBD
Waiting list open
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The Community

Latitud is an open, collaborative and respectful environment to allow peers to share challenges and learn from each other. Now with +1,000 founders and ecosystem builders, the more our community grows, the more value it offers.
Who's in it
Second, third and fourth-time entrepreneurs
Founders and early employees of unicorns and scale-ups
VCs and bankers succumbing to fintech
Engineers turned stellar CTOs
Successful exits with many unsuccessful episodes
Amazing angel investors committed to the ecosystem
Latitud fellows come from:

FAQ

What is Explore after all?

Explore is an equity-free fellowship filled with world-class knowledge, amazing entrepreneurs, networking spaces, and all types of opportunities for founders that are somewhere between the Ideation stage and PMF. We're not an accelerator, but rather a community with a program.

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How much time do I have to put in?

We expect you to dedicate around 5-7 hours weekly to take full advantage of live sessions, mentor office hours, and other spaces where you can connect with the community sync or async. Since the very first cohort, we've continuously heard from fellows that the more you put in, the more you get back.

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When do live sessions usually happen?

Sessions usually last around 1 hour (occasionally a bit more) and happen once a day, between 1pm and 7pm BRT. Mentor office hours take place weekly, also for 1 hour, with high-caliber startup operators and founders. Once accepted into a cohort, you'll have access to the calendar a few days in advance, so you can plan ahead.

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Do you have any tips to nail the application?

Yes! 

First: Apply as soon as applications open. We screen them as they come, and with the number of brilliant founders we encounter in the process, spots fill up quickly. 

Second: Describe your business as if you were explaining it to a 5-year-old. We like to think we're smarter than that, but this guarantees that anyone can understand your vision.

Third: Highlight your biggest achievements, results, and learnings during your career and founder journey.

And finally: Make sure you clearly answer all prompt questions we ask for in the video, sticking with the time limit of 3 minutes total. Try to use 1-2 minute per question.

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After I apply, what are the next steps?

The Latitud team spends a good amount of time screening applications and selecting those who will move on to the online interview stage.

If that's you, you will get an email invitation to schedule a quick chat with us. If not, you will still receive an update via email. Please note we are unable to provide feedback at this stage of the selection process.

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If I get selected, can my founders join too?

We select founders, not startups, so each co-founder will have to apply separately.

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Does Latitud offer discounts or scholarships?

We have a limited amount of scholarships per cohort. They're offered on a need-basis after the cohort is selected, prioritizing the following groups:

– Women 
– Underrepresented founders 
– Underprivileged founders

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What are the dates for the next cohort?

Here are the dates for the 11th cohort (LF11) of Latitud Explore: 

– Applications open on June 12th

– Interviews finish by August 25th

– Cohort invitations are sent on September 4th

– The program starts on October 16th

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