Facebook is known for its innovative ideas and plans that have invoked substantial changes in the social media business industry. In April 2014, it launched FbStart support program at the Facebook developers conference named f8. This program aims to help Mobile app startups in developing their apps into successful businesses.
FbStart is a global program of Facebook that focuses on helping mobile app based startups to grow and become organized and profitable businesses. Startups with a mobile app can apply to FbStart program.
Their entry into the program will give them access to the following benefits:
You can either opt for the Bootstrap Track or the Accelerate Track, each uniquely suited to your needs and requirements as a mobile app startup.
Let’s take a look at the two.
Bootstrap Track
As a member of this track, you can have the benefits of mentorship , membership of a Facebook community of professionals and a package of $80,000 that includes services from partners of the program. Here are the features of this track:
Accelerate Track
The accelerate track provides with the same facilities as the Bootstrap track but it has a more attractive package of $80,000 that includes subscription to more apps and services from the partners. Here are the additional features of this track:
Along with all the benefits and services mentioned earlier, Facebook has two more category-based packages of benefits for the startup teams:
Social Good
The Social Good package contains benefits specific to ideas based on Social welfare. Facebook has partnered with Internet.org to provide these benefits and the startup teams will have mentorship opportunities with the Internet.org team as well.
Games
The Games package of benefits is specific to ideas based on Mobile game development. The startup teams working on Mobile games will have the opportunity of mentorship with the Facebook game development team.
All startup teams that will be accepted to FbStart will have the opportunity to engage directly with the Facebook team. These opportunities can be availed through:
Facebook has announced a total of $150,000 in prizes for the successful apps in FbStart. The winning app will be awarded $100,000.
There are no charges for applying and submitting your mobile app idea to FbStart. The whole program is free of cost, making it attractive for early stage mobile app startups.
To register, you simply need to have a Facebook account to apply for this program.
You can start your application procedure from here.
If you have an awesome idea for building a Mobile app, then start working on it today and make use of Facebook’s FbStart program.