

are invited to participate in the program. We have also been working with the Capital Innovators team to improve and develop other areas in our business including our internal operations and sales and marketing."Įarly-stage geospatial technology companies from across the U.S. “We jumped right in to discussing problem/solution fits with NGA during the first week of the accelerator. "The NGA Accelerator powered by Capital Innovators has been an amazing experience!” said Tyler Carter, COO and founder of InfraLytiks. “The NGA, MTC and Capital Innovators collaboration is helping to fuel such an ecosystem by providing opportunities in the state for around eight promising early-stage geospatial sector companies from across the country. Bringing the best potential from near and far is the attractive force that we need to super-charge innovation.” said Carter.Ĭompanies selected to participate in the program will have access to incentives including a $100,000 non-dilutive grant, mentoring and coaching from subject matter experts from the NGA and Capital Innovators, investor connections and access to the greater Capital Innovators network, participation in a demo day in St. Great innovation ecosystems are equipped to grow and attract talent, said Dedric Carter, Ph.D., chairman of Missouri Technology Corporation. Second, NGA galvanizes its workforce toward transparency, innovation and modernization. First, NGA has the opportunity to convey its needs directly to industry, which helps commercial vendors develop tech solutions tailored for the agency. The value proposition is two-fold, said Josh White, NGA futures consultant. The program is seeking novel geospatial based technology from early-stage companies that serve four core areas: data management advanced analytics and modeling data integrity and security and artificial intelligence. Louis region and beyond to develop innovations in geospatial technology through collaboration and a transfer of technology and subject matter expertise. intelligence agency, aims to engage the geospatial ecosystem in the greater St. The accelerator collaboration, the first of its kind sponsored by a U.S. Louis, Missouri based NGA Accelerator is managed through a Partnership Intermediary Agreement between the Missouri Technology Corporation (MTC), National Geospatial Agency (NGA), and Capital Innovators. LOUIS – – The NGA Accelerator Powered by Capital Innovators is accepting applications for its second cohort.

Campus Ink is doing that and I’m grateful to be a part of that change while having such wonderful support from our partners.ST. More importantly, it’s an opportunity to get that change right. “When sweeping changes occur like they have in the NCAA, it provides an opportunity. The NIL Community has been truly great to us.” Steven Farag, CEO and Co-Founder We set out on a journey last February to roll this out to athletes and schools everywhere and the feedback and receptiveness has been incredible. When the NIL opportunity presented itself, we were positioned. The company grew by teaching life skills to students, enabling them to design and sell to organizations. “At Campus Ink, we exist to change the lives of students. The likelihood of success is three times higher than the average startup.Campus Ink has the most well-balanced team of any company it has ever evaluated.CEO Steven Farag was identified as a top leader with ideal traits (leadership, proactivity and drive) to build a successful company.Campus Ink scored in the top 2-percent of all companies (8,500) in the Wendal database.Via General Parttner Chris Hjelm, on behalf of Wendal (AI database) They are building campus marketplaces by the droves, and we are proud to be making this investment.” High Street Equity Partners Managing Partner, Mitch Brooks Connetic Ventures “We are witnessing Campus Ink take flight and master the NIL landscape, first-hand. Campus Ink is disrupting the NIL space on behalf of college athletes for the better.” Mark Cuban High Street Equity Partners Now they have more than 20 schools and over 600 athletes with no signs of slowing down. “When I invested in Campus Ink six months ago they had one school and 15 athletes. “Campus Ink has recently demonstrated rapid growth and we believe in its vision as a pioneer in the merchandising industry.” Capital Innovators CEO & Managing Partner, Judy Sindecuse Mark Cuban
