Five West Virginia-based Startups Selected For Accelerator
gener8tor and Marshall University Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship welcome second gBETA at Marshall’s iCenter Powered by Quality Insights cohort
Huntington, WV - Five West Virginia-based companies have been selected to participate in the gBETA at Marshall’s iCenter Powered by Quality Insights program, a statewide startup accelerator program through global venture capital firm gener8tor in partnership with the Marshall University Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (iCenter). BioImaginix (Morgantown), BurqOra (Parkersburg), Huntington Analytics (Huntington), Moffeus (Wheeling), and Parthian Battery Solutions (Morgantown) were chosen for their innovative approaches, growth potential, and investor readiness, with the ability to drive impact in West Virginia and beyond.
gBETA at Marshall’s iCenter, a free program of the gold-rated startup accelerator gener8tor, is a seven-week mentorship-driven accelerator program designed to set a path for startups to scale and pursue investment opportunities. Startup founders receive intensive coaching and access to gener8tor's national network of mentors, customers, corporate partners and investors. Since 2025, the program has graduated five West Virginian companies that have raised $3 million in growth capital.
“What stands out about this cohort is the level of ambition and adaptability these founders bring to the table,” said Bill Kuhn, Program Manager for gBETA at Marshall’s iCenter at gener8tor. “The program is designed to challenge companies quickly, connect them to meaningful feedback, and help position them for long-term growth and investment readiness.”
The gBETA at Marshall’s iCenter program is intense. Founders receive feedback to iterate upon weekly, if not daily. They also establish relationships with an incredible network of supportive mentors, both locally and from gener8tors' national network, to lean upon during and after the program.
The iCenter uses design thinking to drive innovation across campus and support the growth of early-stage startups in West Virginia. In addition to gBETA, the iCenter leads several key initiatives, including the Innovation Catalyst Program and the Brad D. Smith Student Incubator.
“We are excited to officially launch the first cohort of gBETA at Marshall’s iCenter after seeing the momentum and impact created during the pilot phase,” said iCenter Executive Director Tricia Ball. “Thanks to the support and shared vision of Quality Insights and partnership with gener8tor, we are able to provide West Virginia founders with high-touch startup support and access to a powerful national network.”
At the end of the gBETA at Marshall’s iCenter program, the startup founders will pitch their companies to investors, community partners and the public at a showcase event at 5 p.m. on July 9 at the Brad D. Smith Center for Business and Innovation, 1425 4th Ave, Huntington, WV 25701. Register for the event here.
Startup companies and founders interested in learning more about gBETA’s programming and resources or applying to a future program can visit the gener8tor gBETA website, or reach out to Bill Kuhn at william.kuhn@gener8tor.com. Those interested in mentoring these companies or getting involved in other ways are also encouraged to connect.
gBETA at Marshall’s iCenter Spring 2026 Cohort
BioImaginix develops AI-powered medical imaging analysis platforms that help clinicians diagnose neurodegenerative diseases more quickly and accurately. BioImaginix’s core technology uses AI and machine learning to analyze MRI scans for Alzheimer’s disease detection and patient stratification, with the flexibility to expand across additional imaging modalities such as PET and X-ray. BioImaginix was founded in 2022 in Morgantown, WV and has completed SBIR Phase 1, is focused on applying to Phase II, and is building towards an FDA-approved imaging platform that enables providers anywhere in the world to upload scans and receive AI-supported diagnostic insights in real time.
Tapan Khan, CEO | tkhan@bioimaginix.com| bioimaginix.com
BurqOra unifies real-time workforce governance, operational intelligence, workflow orchestration, and financial infrastructure on a single proprietary engine, spanning the full employee and store lifecycle for multi-location retail and service businesses. BurqOra launched in 2025, out of Parkersburg, WV, and has integrated across four locations, expanding to its first external customer across six additional locations with integrations spanning Vertex, MasterTax, ERPs, and Plaid.
Mobeen Ali, CEO | mobeen.ali@salesenforce.com| burqora.io
Huntington Analytics builds data and market research for the next generation of media and sentiment analysis tools. Huntington Analytics scores content across a growing set of psychological vectors, measuring the emotion behind the data — not just the volume — so creators understand the real impact of what they publish. Since launching in Huntington, WV in January 2026, Huntington Analytics has validated its 119-dimension psychological methodology across a wide variety of content using EEG and FMRI testing, and is now partnering with generative media companies to expand the platform.
Edward Yo, CEO | ed@huntington-analytics.com| huntington-analytics.com
Moffeus helps employers discover and hire early talent by capturing signals from students’ coursework, projects, and interests over time, then making them actionable for opportunities across internships, co-ops, research, and entry-level roles. Using AI and persistent memory, Moffeus positions students with richer context than resumes while helping employers build talent pipelines and automate hiring workflows. Moffeus is based in Wheeling, WV and since launching in 2025 has secured a paid pilot, grown to 50 employers, and partnered with 2 universities and 1 school district.
Tissan Joel, CEO | tissan@moffeus.com| moffeus.com
Parthian merges battery intelligence and logistics into a marketplace platform, enabling users to buy and sell retired EV batteries with the same ease and confidence as new batteries. Parthian serves automotive salvage yards, EV OEMs, battery recyclers, and energy storage companies that use the platform to process, source, and sell batteries with transparent, verified asset quality. Parthian is based in Morgantown, WV and has formed strategic partnerships with enterprise users to support platform launch and has secured more than $600,000 in combined venture and non-dilutive funding.
Auggie Chico, CEO | auggie@parthianwv.com| parthianwv.com
About gener8tor
gener8torf fosters innovation ecosystems through its accelerator programs, venture capital funds, and skills-based workforce initiatives. With a strong track record of supporting high-growth companies, gener8tor has expanded across the U.S. and internationally, building partnerships with governments, corporations, universities, and economic development organizations to drive entrepreneurship and economic impact. gener8tor operates accelerators across 32 U.S. states and six other countries globally, working with over 300 startups per year. To date, gener8tor has worked with more than 2,200 startups that have cumulatively gone on to raise over $3 billion in financing and employ a workforce surpassing 15,800 people.
About gBETA
gBETA is a non-equity accelerator that facilitates the growth of early-stage companies through a network-driven program. This accelerator supports five startups per cohort and requires no fees for startups and takes no equity. Since launching in 2015, gBETA accelerator alumni have raised $1.1B+ in capital and created 7,300+ jobs across the US and Canada.
About the Marshall University Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (iCenter)
Since 2018, the Marshall University Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, or iCenter, has trained nearly 3,000 students, faculty, staff and community members to think differently in promoting innovation and entrepreneurship across Marshall University’s campus and throughout the state of West Virginia and the Appalachian Region. Located in the Brad D. Smith Business School the iCenter offers mentoring and support for all stages of innovation and entrepreneurship.