Accelerators

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gBETA Kenosha announces the addition of Bethany Larsen as its Program Manager for the City of Kenosha’s early-stage startup accelerator made possible through a partnership between gener8tor and the City of Kenosha. The gBETA Kenosha accelerator is a program of gener8tor that focuses on early-stage companies working in southeastern Wisconsin. gBETA is a free, seven-week, gBETA Kenosha hires Larsen as Program Manager

Scale Up Milwaukee‘s tenth cohort of the SPARC accelerator program launched on September 13. The program, presented in collaboration with the African American Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin (AACCWI) and Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC), provides business education and mentorship to BIPOC and women-owned businesses with annual revenue between $25,000 and $1 million. SPARC is held virtually over 10 Scale Up Milwaukee’s 10th SPARC Cohort

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Sanjay Mohan is the new Program Director of the Ignite Startup Incubator. The experienced founder and angel investor is eager to share his experience with the program participants. The Ignite Startup Incubator, an 11-month collaborative startup accelerator serving University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee students, faculty, staff, alumni and community members, accepts up to 10 startups into Meet Sanjay Mohan

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Burlington-based eCourt Reporters has been an active presence in the region’s startup ecosystem since its launch in 2017. Founders Karen Renee and Judy Gerulat have created an online legal platform designed to connect court reporters and other legal support professionals directly with law firms. The company recently made headlines as the only Wisconsin-based company to eCourt Reporters join gener8tor; continue to scale

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Five startup companies from across North America have each been selected to receive a $100,000 investment and participate in the gener8tor Milwaukee startup accelerator program. The business accelerator is active in more than 41 communities across 22 states and two countries.   gener8tor Milwaukee invests $100,000 into each of five high-growth startups per cohort across Milwaukee gener8tor announces latest cohort

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The gBETA Kenosha accelerator has announced the names of the startup businesses chosen to participate in its 2023 summer cohort. The free, seven-week, no-equity accelerator program provides startup founders with intensive business coaching and access to mentors, customers, corporate partners, and investors. The program is designed to set a path for startups based in southeastern Wisconsin to gBETA Kenosha summer cohort announced

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Kenosha-based TRT Speech Labs has created technology that aids in speech therapy. The creation, Hello Audrey, is a software program that measures and reports on the progress made in speech therapy by using algorithms that are highly sensitive to variations in human speech. Unlike voice recognition programs, this software focuses not only on the words TRT Speech Labs aids in quantifying speech development

Scale Up Milwaukee‘s ninth cohort of the SPARC accelerator program is now underway. The program, presented in collaboration with the African American Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin (AACCWI) and Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC), provides business education and mentorship to BIPOC and women-owned businesses with annual revenue between $25,000 and $1 million. SPARC is held virtually over Scale Up Milwaukee’s 9th SPARC cohort

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The University of Milwaukee Research Foundation (UWMRF) Bridge Grant Program was created to support commercialized innovations developed at UWM and foster the development of startup companies that strengthen Milwaukee’s and the state’s economy. Backed by support from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) Capital Catalyst Program, the UWMRF Grant Program recently awarded four $25,000 grants UWMRF awards $100,000 in grants to Milwaukee startups

The Milwaukee Tech Hub Coalition is seeking applications for the fall cohort of the FOR-M Incubator. The free program is seeking emerging and early-stage startup founders who are looking to develop their technology-based business ideas. The program offers educational workshops, mentorship, and other supports to aid in the development of a startup business. While this FOR-M seeks early-stage tech founders