Phase | Description | Starts | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
Phase 1 | Entrepreneur/Investor Submission & Webinars | May 2, 2025 | May 17, 2025 |
Phase 2 | Expert Panel Review & Finalist selection | May 19, 2025 | May 22, 2025 |
Phase 3 | Entrepreneur Grooming and Investor Trainings | May 26, 2025 | June 19, 2025 |
Phase 4 | Pitching Day and Mentoring for 3 to 6 months | June 25, 2025 | TBD |
A complete Jabchor 2 Pitching Event application consisting of registration form, 750-word executive summary, and a 90- second promotional video and uploading relevant documents must be submitted via the Jabchor website by May 17, 2025, at 12:00 PM (noon) Bhutan Time. Applicants are advised to allow sufficient time prior to the deadline to submit their application and to carefully review the “Application Instructions” and “Evaluation Criteria” prior to submitting. Once the application is submitted by the announced deadline, the applicant may not seek to modify it.
All applicants will be able to access and edit their applications, including submitted applications, until the application deadline.
During the application period, potential applicants can attend webinars to acquire skills to improve their applications:
This schedule may be adjusted and additional training webinars may be added. All changes to this schedule will be posted on our website.
Upload Document Checklist in Registration Form
Noted: Financial Reports (audited report) as applicable is not required to be uploaded but the promoter(s) should be able to provide the information during the next phase.
Following the application deadline, all complete submissions will be invited to attend a mandatory 3-day bootcamp scheduled from May 19-21, 2025. The bootcamp agenda includes:
Day 1: Program Orientation & Document Verification
Day 2: Investment Fundamentals
Day 3: Legal & Compliance Framework
Post-bootcamp, the selection committee will:
Selected finalists must:
✓ Complete registration payment
✓ Proceed to the grooming stage
Notification Process:
Public announcement via:
Social media:
Confidentiality and Undertaking:
All trainers and mentors will sign Innovest Private Limited’s Conflict of Interest and Non-Disclosure Agreements to enable open discussions during the bootcamp and Phase 3 grooming program.
All bootcamp participants must sign an undertaking to fully participate and agree to the Success Fee. Those selected for Jabchor 2.0 must commit to all training activities—non-compliance will result in disqualification and blacklisting from future programs.
Program Details:
Finalists will participate in the Entrepreneur Grooming Session at Innovest Office’s Innovation Lab from May 26 to June 19, 2025, with workstations and working lunch provided.
Training & One on one groom sessions :
Workshops:
Three pre-pitching webinars covering:
✓ Business Model Canvas essentials
✓ Investor communication strategies
✓ Technical writing for entrepreneurs
✓ Effective pitch development
Expert Sessions:
Finalists will engage with experienced entrepreneurs on:
Expected Deliverables:
By program end, finalists must prepare:
Investor Briefing:
Selected investors will receive:
[All program details subject to change based profiles and need of selected entrepreneurs. Stay tune with us for updates.]
Pitching Event (June 25, 2025)
Investor Negotiations after Pitching Event (June 25–30, 2025)
Company Incorporation and Funding
Post-Investment Handholding for Jabchor 2.0 offered by Innovest (3–6 Months)
Cost-sharing model for Post handholding support:
Success Fees:
An Initiative of Department of Employment and Entrepreneurship (DoEE), MoICE
Copyright © 2025 Jabchor-2.0. All rights reserved.
Designed by Wangyel Studio
