Accelerator Investments
Corporations from every industry are investing in the best and brightest startups around the world to ignite innovation internally and be at the forefront of disruptive technology.
THE PROGRAMS
Featured Programs
gBETA is a free, seven-week accelerator for early-stage companies with local roots, and is sponsored by a diverse mix of corporations, colleges/universities, tech transfer offices and nonprofit foundations. gBETA is a turnkey solution for startups to gain access to gener8tor’s national network of mentors, entrepreneurs, customers, corporate partners and investors.
Corporate Innovation is a membership network for corporate venture capital, innovation, M&A and strategy executives. This members-only network offers an intimate forum to facilitate access to leading venture capitalists and startups, exposure to class-leading technologies, exchange of best practices from peer executives and formation and growth of corporate venture capital funds and innovation departments.
The OnRamp Conference Series grew out of a desire to provide entrepreneurs at various stages of growth with access to high-level corporate leaders and investors. Started by gener8tor in 2013, OnRamp has evolved into vertical-specific events featuring conference programming and curated one-on-one pitch sessions between startups and corporate venture capital and innovation executives. OnRamp strives to be the premier gathering of corporate venture capital and innovation executives in each industry it serves. Current industries include insurance, retail, manufacturing, healthcare, agtech, education, workforce innovation, social impact and entertainment.
Join the growing force of corporate innovators investing in startups, employees and the future of the industry through sponsorship, workshops, mentorship opportunities and more.
Why invest in startup ecosystems?
Short- and Long-Term Impact
Position your organization as a though leader on innovation.
Be at the forefront of disruptive technologies in your industry.
Achieve strategic objectives with strategic investments.
GETTING INVOLVED
See how industry leaders
are getting involved:
Georgia-Pacific launched 1915 Studios in 2021 to fuel the growth of startups in hygiene, IoT and sensing technologies. The 12-week program is housed inside the company's Consumer Products R&D Center in Wisconsin.
This program offers companies access to their diverse operations for entrepreneurs to co-develop, test, commercialize and scale new ideas leading to mutual benefit.
Mayo Clinic is a supporter of gBETA Medtech, a program working to boost the innovations of early stage startups focused on healthcare. The 7-week program allows companies mentorship from the world-class healthcare and research organization and the opportunity to pitch their innovations.
In fostering growth in medtech innovation and facilitating networking opportunities between startups and leaders in the healthcare industry, the program provides a collective gain of insight and expansion for both mentors and new companies alike.
Northwestern Mutual launched the Black Founders Accelerator in 2021 to vitalize finch, insurtech, digital health and data analytics startups founded by Black entrepreneurs and encourage diversity and equity. The program spans 12 weeks and is located in their Cream City Labs creative space on their Milwaukee, Wisconsin campus.
The program allows companies access to designated space, technologies and networking to further develop innovations, yielding shared success and community growth.
“We bring in the gener8tor team to host office hours and consult with employees during our annual internal innovation competition. gener8tor challenges our employees to think like an entrepreneur. They teach techniques that help employees perfect a pitch for their innovative idea and then present it confidently in front of our executive leaders.”
— Emily Reitan, Vice President, Allianz Life Ventures“We bring in the gener8tor team to host office hours and consult with employees during our annual internal innovation competition. gener8tor challenges our employees to think like an entrepreneur. They teach techniques that help employees perfect a pitch for their innovative idea and then present it confidently in front of our executive leaders.”
— Emily Reitan, Vice President, Allianz Life VenturesIs a nationally ranked accelerator right for your organization?
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