We are prioritizing applicants who are building companies with scalable business models. This means that the company has the potential to grow rapidly over a short period of time (versus incrementally) and can maintain or improve profit margins as sales volumes increase. These companies would also typically seek venture capital funding as part of their pathway to growth.

In many, but not all, scale is achieved through the use of technology, including reaching a large number of customers and/or delivering its product online, being a software or internet-based product, being a physical product that can be scaled up through increased manufacturing. In other words: If your business follows a scalable model, your cost per customer won't increase, even if you gain 100 customers overnight. See more examples below.

Examples of high-growth, scalable companies include:

Examples of high-growth, scalable companies do not include: