Beban is an entrepreneurship-themed reality TV show produced by Hope Ventures, the investment arm of Hope Fund, where entrepreneurs pitch their promising businesses to a panel of regional investors for immediate investment and strategic business development opportunities that accelerate their growth into new markets.
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Our selection criteria for Beban Season 4 businesses:
The business is generating revenue with potential for stable cash flows (growth and expansion stage)
The business has a solid business model and in full operation (MVPs are not accepted unless founder has a successful track record)
Proven market traction with a solid product and customer base
The business has a high scalability potential
Founder(s) must have strong traits and skills that will help the company achieve its goals
Founder(s) are preferably full time
Our Process
Upon completion of the application form, the Hope team will guide you throughout the process
1
Apply
Fill out the “apply now” form to introduce your business and the investment opportunity to the Hope team
2
Redirect
The Hope team will redirect you based on your business stage; you may be redirected to a program or directly to an investment associate
3
Meetings
Establish a line of communication with the investment team that will support you until the business is ready for upcoming investment stages
4
Due Diligence Process
Your business will be evaluated based on many factors including team, market size, traction, legal, value proposition, amongst others
5
Investment Committee
You will pitch your business to the investment committee for evaluation, the Hope team will support you in preparation for the pitch
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Terms Negotiations
If an investment offer is made, negotiations will commence to agree on the investment terms and mechanism
What we look for
In founders:
Execution driven founders that can build momentum in their businesses and get things done
Hard working and resilient founders able to creatively overcome business challenges
Clear understanding of the problem being solved, or the value being added with their businesses
A visionary founder with aspirations and a plan of growing and scaling their business beyond Bahrain
Self-aware and honest founders able to reflect and adjust
In businesses:
A clear and strong value proposition to compete against existing businesses
Operating in a high growth market with demonstrated market need
Clear growth & scalability potential
Promising business model
Hope is currently scouting for investment opportunities unrelated to its programs and will start contacting applicants in 2022.