CEOcircle (IVMF)
IVMF at Syracuse University + JPMorgan Chase (Founding Partner)
Eligibility
Veteran or military spouse CEOs and senior executives, controlling shareholders. Company must gross $1M+ annual revenue OR have raised $5M+ in capital. All industries welcome.
Award
13-month executive peer cohort: 9 monthly 90-minute virtual huddles + 4 in-person fly-in forums. Dedicated JPMorgan Chase Commercial Banking liaison. 10-12 CEOs per cohort.
Deadlines
Annual cohort. Applications open June through August. Program runs November through November. · Applications open June-August annually. Fill out interest form at ivmfsyr.formtitan.com.
Editor's take
Vet founders already past $1M ARR who need peer accountability and CEO-level sparring at that revenue tier.
You are pre-revenue or under $1M. This is peer coaching, not startup school. Wrong altitude.
Trailing 12-month revenue documentation, articulation of the top three problems you are stuck on, and 4-8 hours per month reserved for the group.
Free program (participants cover fly-in travel and lodging only). Presented by JPMorgan Chase. Companion to Military Founders Lab (earlier stage) and Veteran EDGE (broader growth event). Previous fly-in speakers include Larry Johnson (former CEO Fogo De Chao), Chris Cassidy (former Navy SEAL/astronaut, CEO of National Medal of Honor Museum), Kelly Perdew (Moonshots Capital).
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