Company
Date Published
Author
Yaw Owusu-Boahen
Word count
924
Language
English
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None

Summary

The Immerse program, powered by Bubble, aims to empower underrepresented founders with no-code skills to build professional-grade web applications. The program has expanded its focus to include all founders of color and is partnering with more VCs and accelerators. The inaugural cohort produced four Demo Day finalists, with standout winners D'azhane Cook (Remane) and Maryssa Salomon (TravelTrunk). These entrepreneurs built their apps using Bubble's no-code platform without prior coding experience, showcasing impressive accomplishments and market inefficiencies solved. The program seeks to democratize access to web app building skills, introductions to the tech ecosystem, and community support for underrepresented founders, providing a pathway for them to validate their ideas and scale their businesses.