January 13th | New Year's Resolution: Stop Dreaming, Start Pitching

Join us at the Benjamin L Hooks Library to brush up on your elevator pitch, enter a pitch competition, get feedback on your business idea, and learn about the Start Co. accelerators for B2B, women-led, social impact, and music technology startups.

Pitch competitions include 1 Minute Elevator Pitch Competition (winner gets $500 Starbucks giftcard) and 3
Minute Veteran Pitch Competition** (top 2 get a round trip ticket on American Airlines). **Must be incorporated to pitch in veteran competition
 
Check out the January 13th schedule and sign up to pitch here!

Start Co. Accelerators | Apply Now for Summer 2016


Right now we're accepting applications for our 2016 summer accelerators. The program dates run from May 2nd through August 11th for our three technology accelerators: Seed Hatchery (B2B), Upstart (Women-led), and Sky High (Social Impact).  

Apply by March 1st for $25,000 in seed funding.

 

Start MMT | New Music Tech Accelerator


The Consortium MMT and Start Co. have partnered to form the newest Memphis accelerator, Start MMT. Founded under the leadership of Producer and Hall of Fame Songwriter David Porter, Start MMT is the cornerstone of a bold effort to advance music industry technology, creative talent, and music entrepreneurs. The program dates will coincide with the Start Co. accelerators running May 2nd through August 11th.

Apply by March 1st for $25,000 in seed funding.

Blog Post | If People Are the Hardware, Then Culture Is the Software 

With this post we want to give you a feel for what it is like to be a part of the startup community in Memphis, and more specifically, the Start Co. accelerators. See our culture in action with videos of our events, space, and founders here.

48 Hour Launch | 6 New Startups Formed

Over the course of a weekend 20+ ideas were pitched and 6 teams formed around the most popular ideas to launch new startups. Pictured above is the winning team, Memphis Community Kitchen. Congrats to everyone who participated and special thanks to our mentors and judges! 

View more pictures from the weekend here.

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Upcoming Events

January 13th
New Year's Resolution: Stop Dreaming, Start Pitching

January 20th
Start Co. Lounge

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