MasterCard (NYSE:MA) and Silicon Valley Bank are inviting commerce-focused startups doing business in the United States to apply for Commerce.Innovated.
Commerce.Innovated. is a four-month virtual program that provides startups with the resources to refine and enhance their solutions through access to industry expertise from MasterCard, Silicon Valley Bank and their respective networks.
Launched in 2014, the program has worked with 10 commerce-focused startups to date, including CardFlight, Dash, Gone, Kaayasoft, PayByGroup, Penny Owl, Realtor Maven, Standard Treasury, Splitwise, and Slide.
Applications for the next Commerce.Innovated. class can be submitted online at www.commerceinnovated.com through March 8.
The program will begin in April and is open to early-stage startups that meet the following criteria:
– a solution that is helping to make commerce easier, safer or better for consumers or businesses
– secured or raising seed funding
– have a strong and dedicated core team, and
– have a working product
FinSMEs
22/05/2015