Workshops and mentoring program
Dafna is a workshop and mentoring program for entrepreneurs who have received Sproti or Vöxtur grants, in collaboration with the Technology Development Fund.
Dafna is only for those who have been awarded a Sproti or Vöxtur grant from the Technology Development Fund. Grants are applied for on the Technology Development Fund website.
About Dafna
In the fall of 2021, the Dafna project was launched as a pilot initiative. The Technology Development Fund entrusted KLAK with the task of supporting beneficiaries who received Sproti in the fund’s spring distribution and monitoring their progress for six months.
Dafna has since grown and is now for all those who receive Sproti and Vöxtur grants, and Dafna has developed into a 4-month growth space consisting of workshops and organized mentoring sessions.
The mentoring arrangement, developed in collaboration with the MIT Venture Mentoring Service, provides each grantee with two to four mentors. During the Dafna period, grantees meet regularly with their mentors as a group, ensuring they have a dedicated advisory team.
Dafna's goal is to increase the success of the companies that receive funding from the Technology Development Fund.
Agenda
Those who receive a Sproti or Vöxtur grant from the Technology Development Fund are invited to participate in Dafna.
Dafna for those who receive a grant in the spring distribution begins in September and ends in January. Workshops are the first Thursday and Friday of each month, September through December. Dafna then concludes with a presentation from all beneficiaries to the fund's board in January.
Dafna for those who receive funding in the Autumn distribution begins in February and ends in June. Workshops are the first Thursday and Friday of each month, February through May. Dafna then concludes with a presentation from all beneficiaries to the fund's board in June.
Between workshops, grantees are expected to work on practical projects to help them progress. Beneficiaries meet with their mentors between workshops, typically meeting with their advisory group four times during the Dafna period.
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