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gener8tor’s turnkey platform for the creative economy connects startup founders, musicians, artists, investors, universities and corporations. The gener8tor platform includes pre-accelerators, accelerators, corporate programming, upskilling, conferences and fellowships. gener8tor is a proud member of the Global Accelerator Network (GAN) and is sponsored by American Family Insurance. gener8tor is also a GOLD-tier accelerator in the U.S. as ranked by the Seed Accelerator Rankings Project.

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Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals

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51-200 employees

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Madison, WI

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Privately Held

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Lean Startup, Seed Accelerator, Venture Capital, Angel Investment, Seed Investment, Customer Validation, Business Model Generation, Business Model Verification, Startup Incubator, Startups, Startup Accelerator, Musician Accelerator, Artist Accelerator, Entreprenership, and Entrepreneur Consulting

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Applications are now open for the Spring 2025 Cohort of the gener8tor Art x Sherman Phoenix program. This program is dedicated to supporting creative entrepreneurs by offering: -A $10,000 grant to invest in your art practice -Seven weeks of mentorship and professional development -One-on-one guidance to help advance your career -Take the next step in your artistic journey and gain the tools to grow your practice and career. Applications close on March 2, 2024, at 11:59 PM CT. Apply now https://lnkd.in/gAE27j8G
🌟 Recap: Techs and the City - Huntsville of the Future: Year 2035 🚀 What an incredible event! The first edition of Techs and the City in the Rocket City brought together Huntsville’s brightest minds to explore technology trends, share insights, and strengthen connections within our thriving tech ecosystem. A major highlight of the night was our engaging panel session, featuring visionary leaders who shared their expertise and perspectives on innovation. It takes a community, and we couldn’t have done this without you, Angie Sandritter, John Schmitt, Peyton McNully, Steve Odom, and Valentina Iscaro. Each panelist brought unique perspectives and valuable insights that left us all inspired and ready to tackle new challenges! 💡✨ We were also proud to spotlight the SPARK Huntsville program, a new venture-creation program launching empowering startups across North Alabama. 🚀 👉 Startups: Apply today to SPARK Program here: https://lnkd.in/e9HNbU88A special thanks to Michael Easterling & Huntsville Business Journal for covering the event and sharing the vision for the next decade in Huntsville! 📖 Check out their article here: https://lnkd.in/ecrvba-6To everyone who attended, shared their ideas, and contributed to the energy in the room, thank you! Together, we’re creating a stronger, more connected tech community in Huntsville. Let’s keep the momentum going! 🌟 TECHS AND THE CITY was founded to empower entrepreneurs and tech talent by fostering a space for shared knowledge, resources, and opportunities. Techs and The City Huntsville is a partnership between DEPLOY, Alloy Digital, Apollo Foundation, The Camp and gener8tor.#TechsAndTheCity #TechCommunity #Networking #Innovation #SPARKHuntsville #StartupEcosystem #g8hsv
Join us for an evening of inspiration as we explore Huntsville’s journey into a collaborative, innovative future — a city where government and startups work hand-in-hand to redefine what’s possible. This event will spotlight the future of Huntsville as we envision the city in the Year 2035. Peyton McNully, Angie Sandritter, John Schmitt (gBETA Huntsville Alumni), and Steve Odom will have a panel discussion on the future of tech moderated by Valentina Iscaro! Get ready for the Techs and The City event's first edition outside of Birmingham, covering the Huntsville of the Future: Year 2035, happening on Tuesday, January 14, at The Camp in MidCity. 📅 Save the Date (and register below): Tuesday, January 14, 2025 ⏰ Time: 5:30 PM CST 📍 Location: The Camp, MidCity - Huntsville, AL 🎟️ Free to attend, but RSVP is required! https://lnkd.in/gtaDBKctThe Happenings: ✨ Trailblazing Discussions: Hear from leaders shaping Huntsville’s future in government and tech. Peyton McNully, Angie Sandritter, Steve Odom with Valentina Iscaro moderating. 🤝 Networking Opportunities: Connect with innovators, entrepreneurs, and tech visionaries. 🍺 🍷 Complimentary beer and wine. ☕ Hot chocolate bar. 🍝 Homemade soup and pasta. 🔥 Plenty of HEATERS. Huntsville is a city where government tech and startups come together to achieve incredible milestones in aerospace, defense, and emerging technologies. This event celebrates collaboration, community, and innovation—essential ingredients for building a thriving tech-focused future.. 🎟️ Free to attend, but RSVP is required! Grab your ticket here: https://lnkd.in/gtaDBKct🔗 Learn more about Techs and the City at techsandthecity.orgWe can’t wait to explore the future with you. 💬 TECHS AND THE CITY was founded to empower entrepreneurs and tech talent by fostering a space for shared knowledge, resources, and opportunities. It takes a community, and this event couldn't happen without this amazing partnership between DEPLOY, Alloy Digital, Apollo Foundation, The Camp and gener8tor. #TechsAndTheCity #Huntsville2035 #Innovation #Community #TechEvents #FutureForward
TECHS AND THE CITY - Huntsville of the Future: Year 2035 eventbrite.com
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Reminder: applications to join the Michigan Founders Fund Pre-Accelerator Program, powered by gener8tor are due this weekend! 🚀 Are you an underrepresented founder in Southeast Michigan? Don’t miss this no-cost, equity-free, seven-week accelerator program that could transform your startup journey. Here’s what’s waiting for you: 💸 $15,000 non-dilutive grants for eligible business expenses 📈 Personalized coaching & programming to supercharge your growth 🤝 Access to a network of mentors, partners, and investors—locally and nationally Take your startup from early product stages to securing your First Check and building the foundation for future investment success. ⏰ Applications close on Jan. 12, 2025! 👉 Apply Now: https://lnkd.in/gbRbHT9u💡 Need more details? Visit: https://lnkd.in/eKEuSv2wLet’s make 2025 the breakthrough year for underrepresented founders #PreAccelerator #Founders #scale
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⚡ gBETA #Alaska Alumna Spotlight⚡+ Eight Lessons for #Startup #Founders from my conversation with Carleena Andrepont, CEO and founder of Keepers. Traction: Keepers currently has 150 active properties in Alaska and Texas and more waiting to be onboarded. Keepers is currently opening the Florida market, the largest vacation rental market in the nation, and has a brand new app in the app store that replaced their MVP. What does Keepers do? Keepers provides the only set-it-and-forget-it housekeeping management platform in the short-term rental industry. It removes every aspect of the cleaning process from property managers while offering high-paying jobs to cleaners. Why is the company mission important to Carleena? Keepers is a way to close the gender gap in the gig economy as most gig workers are male. ➡️ Key takeaways and some thoughts: ⚡1. Marketplace-based startups are hard, right? We hear this all the time. For Keepers, this was hard for slightly different reasons than most may think. Carleena chose a vacation rental rich, small area as one of her first markets. So far so good. BUT, Sometimes niche geographical areas are too small to sustain a marketplace due to lack of steady and reliable supply (one of her value props), even though the demand is there. ⚡2. Cold calls is the kind of fashion that’s still in - many people are willing, at the very least, to entertain a conversation —> customer discovery! ⚡3. Get clever with discovering free ways to acquire users, especially if your LTV is on the smaller side to sustain a sales force. ⚡4. Get super clear on your customer channels and prioritize them by impact on growth and cost to acquire users. (Don’t discount the cost of travel, time spent, etc. Those are real). What patterns do you see? What’s your primary “engine of growth?” Is it sustainable? ⚡5. Once you’ve identified customer channels and the ways you’re going to reach them, start to think about what the formula for the main 1 or 2 channels looks like. Can you have some predictability based on solid assumptions in your sales process? Can you sell reliably? Can you get to a point of saying: “If I spend x on sales, y revenue happens” ⚡6. Form partnerships where both parties are INCENTIVIZED to deliver on agreed upon results. It has to actually drive their KPIs, like customer retention or providing their existing customers promised value in order for them to care about this partnership. ⚡7. If a partnership involves sales activities on behalf of the founder, you should meet with their sales teams often, because it is very likely that they don’t actually understand what they’re selling on your behalf and it’s likely that you as a founder don’t understand how their sales teams work or the value your partnership provides, making it difficult to close any deals. ⚡8. Focus on being high touch with customers until tech gets better. You get to then learn lessons like number 1 above quickly and not make the same mistakes. ✌ gener8tor
Meet Nalleli Valverde, founder of Proactive Safety, and graduate of gener8tor's gBETA Greeley pre-accelerator! Nalleli started Proactive Safety because, throughout her career as a safety administrator, she recognized the critical need for effective safety training for those in high-hazard jobs. "I witnessed safety trainings that were flat-out boring and disengaging, failing to capture the attention of those whose lives depended on it. I saw my dad and uncles, who worked hard under the sun and snow, risking their lives, reflected in the faces of all the workers. I knew that safety training needed to be impactful, memorable, and retainable for those men who looked like the dearest people in my life, ensuring they too could get home to the people they love." Nalleli knows that high-hazard workers' biggest barrier is language, so ProActive Safety offers bilingual safety training programs in English and Spanish, tailored to meet the needs of diverse workforces. During the gBETA Greeley Fall 2024 cohort, Nalleli took advantage of every opportunity offered by the City of Greeley, following up with mentors and investors, refining her product offering in her coaching sessions, and expanding her perspective to plan for the future of her company. She has done the deep work to discover her secret sauce - true safety is structural, so she works with leadership to transform company culture and bring whole businesses back, from audits to elite-level examples of safety excellence. You can learn more and reach Nalleli through her website at proactive-safety.com
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MAJOR NEWS 🙌🥳 When Scott Willison first arrived in Chattanooga for our Sustainable Mobility Accelerator program powered by gener8tor, he had pitched a handful of times. Coming to Chattanooga meant one thing for Scott: 👉 Working hard, focusing on his startup and creating sustainable change He put in hours of work into his startup Motoring Labs, with back-to-back meetings and constant refinement of his technology and pitch. Within just 12 weeks, Scott: 👉 Pitched in front of a room of 110+ people 👉 Met with a number of major players in the sustainability space 👉 Secured a pilot program with Tranco Logistics and VolkswagenNow today, Scott begins that pilot with Tranco and Volkswagen. Check out Scott's new office space, his regional Chattanooga office inside Tranco Logistics. Congratulations, Scott

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