"Build something bigger than yourself," advised Roger Kirgues to his son, Joe, and that is just what he did when he and a friend created gener8tor, a nationally ranked accelerator that invests in high-growth startups. The company takes the best and brightest and provides them the capital to create start-up companies.
Three times a year they invest up to $140K in each of five startups who receive a concierge experience during their 12-week accelerator program. gener8tor supports the growth of these startups through their network of experienced mentors, technologists, corporate partners, angel investors and venture capitalists.
Fifty-four gener8tor alums have cumulatively raised more than $110M in follow-on financing. Of these 54 alums, 59% have raised more than $1M in follow-on financing or have been acquired.
gener8tor invests in high-growth startups, including software, IT, web, SaaS, e-commerce and hardware. Accepted startups receive up to $140K and 12 weeks of mentorship-driven programming. gener8tor is a proud member of the Global Accelerator Network (GAN) and is sponsored by American Family Insurance.
gener8tor is a GOLD-tier accelerator in the U.S. as ranked by the Seed Accelerator Rankings Project. They were recently ranked among the top 15 accelerator programs in the US.
Time is quickly slipping away! This will be my last President's Message for Rotary Year 2016-17. It's hard to believe the year is over already. Where did the time go? Thanks to everyone who contributed to club activities and projects this year! You are the best!.jpg)
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Our very own Stan Smith was presented with legislative recognition for being named a Pillar of the Community by the Mequon Community Foundation. Representative Jim Ott delivered the honor, signed by himself and Senator Alberta Darling.
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