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Hero House Venture Building Program

Hero House Venture Building Program is a comprehensive 16-week program that guides tech startups through a strategic journey from orientation to market readiness. 

Participants benefit from personalized mentorship, practical sales development, innovative growth hacking strategies, and essential fundraising preparation. 

The program offers rolling admissions, allowing entrepreneurs to join at any time throughout the year while ensuring flexibility and inclusivity.

Focus Industries

AI & Physical World

  • Full Stack Hardware + Software Solutions 

  • Control Technologies 

  • Communication Platforms

 AI & CyberSecurity

  • AI Trust Risk & Security 

  • AI-Enabled Threat Intel 

  • Supply Chain Security 

  • IT-OT Infra Security

 AI & Our Brains

  • BCI Platforms And Devices

  • Neurotherapeutic Solutions

AI & LLMS

  • Computational Biology 

  • Corporate Data

  • HealthCare

What’s in it for you?

Services and Building Blocks of the Incubator

Mentor Hours:

Engaging with some of the most renowned high-profile tech professionals from the U.S. to Australia, with varying backgrounds.

VC Hours:

Meeting with potential venture capital and angel investors.

Sessions:

Participating in panel discussions and talks featuring experienced entrepreneurs and industry experts.

Immersion Visits:

Visiting incubators, accelerators, and innovation hubs to learn about emerging technologies and trends in the region.

Perks and Benefits:

Utilizing $300K of free products and services such as cloud credits, CRMs, design and branding tools, etc.

Demo Day:

Pitching their companies to an audience of industry experts, VC funds and angel investors.

Selection Criteria

  • The technology must be novel or offer a significant advancement over existing solutions. 

  • It should fit into one of the 4 categories/industries specified above. 

  • The target market should be substantial and growing. 

  • The technology or idea should address a significant market need or problem. 

  • Evidence of working together previously and achieving past successes or as a team.

How to participate?

The program offers a rolling acceptance for companies and ideas throughout the year. Please fill out the application form. 

Participation process 

1. Application Submission

 

2. Initial Screening

 

3. Interview and Presentation 

 

4. Due Diligence 

 

5. Final Selection

 

6. Onboarding

Our mentors

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Ashot Arzumanyan

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Co-founder and Partner at SmartGateVC

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Areg
Alimian

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Partner at SmartGateVC

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Alex Pepe

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Venture Partner

at SmartGateVC

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Jack Topdjian

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Healthcare Venture Partner at SmartGateVC, Prior partner at Mckinsey, Pwc, Booz and Deloitte.

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Vach Hovsepyan

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Former SVP of Customer Success at Service Titan, Investor, Advisor

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Armine Galstyan

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Head of North American Operations & Principal at SmartGateVC

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Hamlet Azarian

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Founder & CEO at Azarian Growth Agency

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Lusine (Lucy) Abgaryan

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Co-Founder and CEO at GrittGene

SmartGateVC
Portfolio Companies

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$35M 

  Series B  

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$13.5M 

  Series A  

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$20.5M 

  Series B  

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$11M 

  Series A  

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$15M 

  Series A  

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$50M 

   Seed    

Our Follow on Investors Include

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