![]() Working with only five companies at a time, gBETA’s concierge accelerator model enables the cohort to receive intensive and individualized coaching from the gener8tor team, including gBETA Indy Director Chelsea Linder. gBETA cohort participants run a workshop. Their team has pushed us towards more rigorous thinking and has already made key introductions to help us grow,” said Wes Winham, Founder of Woven. “gBETA has been incredibly valuable in preparing our business to make a big impact in Indy. The five participating startups were selected from a pool of 52 applicants, and range from personalized medicine technology to coding curriculum software. GBETA Indy’s Spring 2018 cohort, which kicked off at the end of April, contains five Indiana-based tech companies: Codelicious, Pinpoint Pharma, Selfless.ly, SnapShyft, and Woven. “We’re excited to continue supporting gBETA Indy, Indiana’s first public accelerator, and its first cohort of companies as they work with gener8tor to take their ideas to the next level.” “In Indiana, we’re committed to cultivating our entrepreneurial ecosystem by helping innovators start and scale their businesses, attract new capital and create jobs for Hoosiers,” said IEDC President Elaine Bedel. Support from Barnes & Thornburg, Gutwein Law, Ice Miller, and additional future partners will help ensure the sustainability and success of the program long-term. The IEDC offered support for the first phase of the program as gener8tor works to establish a long-term presence in Indiana. Through its expansion to Indianapolis, gener8tor hopes to connect the city to its national network of mentors, corporations and investors.Īnnounced in January, the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) and Hendricks Commercial Properties helped bring the program to Indiana. gener8tor’s platform has also expanded to serve idea-stage entrepreneurs, early-stage startups, musicians, and corporate innovation executives. Since its founding, gener8tor’s 65 portfolio companies have cumulatively raised more than $150 million in follow-on financing and employ more than 1,500 people. Gener8tor was founded in 2012 by Joe Kirgues and Troy Vosseller with the intention of creating a platform to help seed-stage startups connect with experienced mentors, secure early customers and raise seed capital. ![]() ![]() gBETA shares an inside look at their first Indiana cohort with TechPoint Index. ![]() Nationally ranked startup accelerator gener8tor has expanded to Indianapolis with gBETA, its free accelerator for early-stage companies with local roots. ![]()
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