Collide Village Accelerator Program has successfully completed two (2) cohorts where we have invested in a total of 14 companies. The CVAP is a milestone driven seed stage startup accelerator out of Dallas.The Village offers each accepted company - $75K in funding: An initial seed fund of $25K and an optional convertible note of $50K - Access to an exclusive network of mentors, advisors, and investors. - Free office space for four months in our Collide VillageOur 4-month program focuses on customer development, customer validation, a defined MVP (minimum viable product), consumer marketing, branding, go-to market strategy and fundraising.WINTER 2014 ACCELERATOR PROGRAM APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN!Apply at: http://www.f6s.com/collidevillageacceleratorprogram

Quickly transform early stage ideas into revenue-producing companies by providing capital, proven methodologies and hands-on expertise. We are seasoned entrepreneurs, with proven track records, evaluating ideas, creating new ventures, and helping entrepreneurs build successful companies.CoBuild is a new Startup Studio program developed by Collide Village. We are rolling up our sleeves and getting to work building companies based on our own ideas and/or helping domain-expert entrepreneurs create their vision:• Apply best practices and techniques developed and honed by years ofexperience in investment and entrepreneurship.• Invest in ventures with the quickest path to revenue and a proven businessmodel in a niche market.• Being disciplined with time, talent and money.• Control a higher percentage of startup equity.• Focus on vetting ideas, and building multiple products simultaneously

Tahir is a seasoned entrepreneur, investor, inventor and a technologist. As a founder and managing partner of Collide Village, a milestone driven technology accelerator, Tahir has a deep passion to change the local technology startup landscape by investing and coaching entrepreneurs on how to build a successful, repeatable and scalable business model through data-driven entrepreneurial .Tahir serves as General Partner of an investment firm where he focuses on Angle and Private Equity Investing in startup companies in a variety of industries. Tahir has a passion for taking start-up ideas and converting them to businesses. Tahir enjoys helping entrepreneurs through a structured process of mentorship. Tahir founded Fusion Solutions in 2002 to serve the specialized technical consulting, mobile solution development and staffing needs of large telecom companies. Under his leadership and management, the company has experienced unprecedented growth on a national level. During his tenure, Fusion has received various awards and recognition including 2nd fastest growing company in Dallas-100 by SMU's Cox School of Business and Caruth Institute for Entrepreneurship as well as the 5th fastest growing company in America in the 2007 Inc. magazine Inc. 500 list of the fastest growing companies. Prior to founding Fusion Solutions, Tahir served in a number of technical and management positions with Ericsson. For eight years he focused on wireless products and led a number of new development projects. He also served as interim Chief Technology Officer of an internal new technology venture. Tahir was selected by Ericsson’s leadership for an award as an inventor of “wireless storage network”. He also holds 14 patents in wireless technologies, is a Cum Laude graduate of the University of Texas at Dallas where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering.