Accelerators
Empowering Aspiring Entrepreneurs
& Driving Inclusive Innovation.
Our Innovation Ecosystem
The Innovation Venture Ecosystem is dedicated to transforming groundbreaking ideas into scalable, high-impact ventures by supporting underrepresented young entrepreneurs and underserved communities. Our ecosystem connects diverse founders with experienced mentors, top-tier minority-led VCs, and industry leaders who have a proven track record in tech transfer and startup success.
Backed by strategic partnerships with leading minority VCs and accelerators like Bronze Valley, our program ensures that young startups receive the resources, funding, and business expertise they need to thrive.
Featured Partners
We collaborate with leading community-focused investment firms, commercialization experts, and startup accelerators:
Bronze Valley VentureLab empowers under-resourced entrepreneurs by providing holistic venture capital solutions that catalyze innovation and impact. Through advisory services and intensive programming, the VentureLab creates pathways for founders to navigate ideation, investment, and scale.
A key component of this mission is gALPHA, a free six-week venture-creation accelerator designed to help entrepreneurially minded students and technologists develop high-growth startups. Participants gain access to product ideas, mentorship, and one-on-one coaching to refine and launch their ventures. gALPHA, a program of the nationally ranked startup accelerator gener8tor, strengthens Bronze Valley’s commitment to fostering inclusive innovation and driving meaningful change.
The U.S. National Science Foundation Innovation Corps (I-Corps™) program is an immersive, entrepreneurial training program that facilitates the transformation of invention to impact. This seven-week experiential training program prepares scientists and engineers to extend their focus beyond the university laboratory — accelerating the economic and societal benefits of NSF-funded and other basic research projects that are ready to move toward commercialization.
The Commercializer, LLC is a strategic consulting firm focused on connecting researchers, technologists, educational institutions, and companies in underserved communities who are often times excluded from new and routine opportunities with the resources necessary to sustain and grow
A powerhouse organization that funds and supports Black and Brown women entrepreneurs, providing them with capital, training, and community-building opportunities to scale their businesses.
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