The It Takes A Village Pre-Accelerator is Back in Session!
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With the previous success of our first ever pre-accelerator, we decided to relaunch the It Takes A Village Pre-Accelerator Program to give 11 more emerging startups, led by women and people of color, direct access to community, capital, and resources this fall.
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After receiving twice the amount of competitive applications, we are super excited to announce our next group of diverse founders who have been accepted into the second cohort:
- GrpFit - Richard Bailey
- Trymyfab - Christiannah Oyedeji
- Airlift - Sheehan Khan
- HackOut Ninja - Jerica Richardson
- OurErrands - DeShawn Stevenson, Justice Miranda
- Usit - Ifrah Khan
- HireGround - Cloe Guidry
- Laine London - Lundyn Carter, Tiffany Gaines
- Cryptopedia - Dajour Resiere
- Film Connx - Carolyn Pitt, Allen Walters
- Distributed Intelligence - Darrell Coleman, Trellis Heard
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Being an extension of Atlanta Tech Village’s Diversity and Inclusion Initiative, this 6-month program is designed to prepare misrepresented founders to successfully acquire new customers, receive a seed investment, and/or earn a spot in an accelerator program. We believe we can get this group to the next level by providing an inclusive environment to work with like-minded founders, facilitate guidance from seasoned industry professionals, and conduct educational workshops on how to build and grow a sustainable business.Don’t blink! – these are the startups to look out for.
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