StartingBlock wins 2023 SBA Growth Accelerator Fund Competition Phase 2

StartingBlock + 7 Partners are winners of the Phase 2 2023 SBA Growth Accelerator Fund Competition. You can read the official announcement from SBA here.

Why this matters:

• SBA recognizes the entrepreneurial strengths of the Madison region.
• The prize money allows us to align our programming with regional strengths.
• We will be able to expand our programmatic reach across the state.
• We are bringing Federal dollars to Wisconsin to support local startups.

What’s next:

• We will launch the Wisconsin HardTech accelerator next spring.
• We will be focusing on Advanced Manufacturing and on Food, Bev and Ag.

Our Ecosystem Partners include:

• WiSys
• The Madison Black Chamber of Commerce
• The Wisconsin Latino Chamber of Commerce
• MadRep
• Madison College
• The Wisconsin Law School’s Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic
• The Center for Technology Commercialization