gener8tor and StartUp Rutland Welcome Fall 2025 gBETA Rutland Cohort
Left to right: Jesse Stein (UVM & SUR Board), Jared Carter & Rebecca Purdom (Aden Legal Education), Kevin Thompson (TeleRay), Andrew Donahue (Burlington Bio), Rustam Sengupta (Tuktu), Mose Cassaro (gener8tor & StartUp Rutland), Trevor Weltman (Consultant), Rachael Floreani (Burlington Bio), Brooks Sherman, Elliot Stevenson, Nathan Fry & Georgie Darling (Spire).
Rutland, Vt. – Rutland’s flagship accelerator program is back for its second year, as global venture fund gener8tor and StartUp Rutland announce the Fall 2025 gBETA Rutland cohort. Earlier this year, the partners launched gALPHA Rutland, a free, four-week program that helps aspiring founders test and validate early startup ideas. Now, five companies have been selected to participate in the more advanced gBETA program: Spire, Aden Legal Education, Teleray, Burlington Bio, and Tuktu.
gBETA Rutland is a free seven-week accelerator program designed to set a path for startups to rapidly scale and pursue investment opportunities. Startup founders receive intensive coaching and access to gener8tor’s national network of mentors, customers, corporate partners and investors.
The five selected companies were chosen out of a competitive pool of both national and international applicants based on various factors including their growth potential and ability to be in Vermont.
“I’m thrilled to work with these five incredible companies on their growth,” said Mose Cassaro, Co-Founder and Director at StartUp Rutland. “Each is building something transformative, and their presence here underscores Vermont’s ability to attract and grow companies of national and global relevance. We’re not only preparing them for investment, we’re helping them commercialize technologies that strengthen America’s innovation economy and expand our region’s capacity to support the entrepreneurs of the future.”
The program is made possible through a partnership with StartUp Rutland, an initiative launched by the Chamber & Economic Development of the Rutland Region (CEDRR).
“CEDRR and StartUp Rutland are proud to welcome another exceptional gBETA cohort to Rutland,” said Lyle Jepson, Executive Director at CEDRR. “These founders bring innovation, talent and entrepreneurial energy that will ripple through our economy and community.”
At the end of the program, the startups will showcase their companies in front of investors, community members and the public at a pitch event from 5-7 p.m. on Oct. 28, 2025, at the Killington K1 Base Lodge at 4763 Killington Rd, Killington, Vt. RSVP at https://luma.com/3759zjws.
If you’re interested in mentoring these companies or getting involved, please contact Mose Cassaro at mose.cassaro@gener8tor.com. Startup companies and founders interested in learning more about gener8tor programming and resources or applying to a future program can visit the gener8tor website.
gBETA StartUp Rutland Fall 2025 Cohort
Spire improves decision-making skills in complex, uncertain environments by immersing learners in interactive training exercises. Spire’s flagship software training platform, Mentor, creates personalized, industry-specific experiences that adjust to the learner’s skill level through AI-driven adversaries and performance tracking metrics. Spire is transitioning from in-person training roots to a scalable, accessible software solution for navigating high-stakes situations from the battlefield to the boardroom and is currently testing with 50 subjects across two military branches and four ROTC programs.
Founder & Title: Nathan Fry, Founder | Contact: nfry@spiretg.com | Website: spiretg.com
Tuktu delivers affordable, safe, and personalized non-medical support through a community-powered platform that uses AI and automation. Tuktu enables families and seniors to book trusted companions, helpers, and service providers, while giving providers (SMEs, retirees, students) an operating system to reduce costs and grow. Since launching in Canada, Tuktu has facilitated 35,000+ hours of care, grown to 350+ companions, and reached a $750K+ ARR and is now entering the US market.
Founder: Rustam Sengupta | Contact: rustams@tuktu.us | Website: www.tuktu.us
Aden Legal Education develops high-quality curriculum, online courses, and program evaluation tools that support law schools and professors across the United States. Aden Legal Education creates modular courses that adapt to any platform or learning environment, using AI-powered support to track student progress and improve outcomes. Aden Legal has secured four interested partners, including two of the nation’s major content providers, and has a law school piloting its first product now in development.
Founders: Rebecca Purdom, Jared Carter | Contact: rebecca@adenlegaleducation.org; jared@adenlegaleducation.org | Website: adenlegaleducation.org
Burlington Bio, Inc. transforms agricultural byproducts into clean-label, high-performance ingredients that help food manufacturers make the foods you love, healthier. Burlington Bio’s core product, ProVictus+, enables food producers to create nutrient rich products without sacrificing the taste or texture consumers demand. Burlington Bio is a female-founded, NSF-backed company that has raised over $1M and is partnering with local and international food manufacturers to develop nourishing, better-tasting foods.
Founder: Rachael Floreani, PhD | Contact:rachael@burlington.bio | Website:burlington.bio
TeleRay provides a secure virtual care platform that uniquely enables clinicians and patients to view and share radiology images for more immersive consultations. TeleRay supports every use case from intake to discharge, including telenursing, telesitting, telestroke, tele-ICU, security, and AI applications—while allowing family, friends, and outside doctors to participate in care. TeleRay has processed over 20 million clinical exchanges across thousands of users, with an elite customer base that includes leading health systems such as Stanford, Mayo Clinic, and NewYork-Presbyterian.
Founder & CEO: Tim Kelley; Chief Digital Officer: Kevin Thompson | Contact: tim@teleray.com; kevin@teleray.com | Website: teleray.com
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About gener8tor
gener8tor is a global venture firm and accelerator network that supports startups, workers, employers, artists and musicians across race, place and gender. gener8tor partners with companies, governments, universities and nonprofits to operate accelerator programs and conferences in more than 45 communities across 25 states and territories and three countries. Fast Company named gener8tor one of the Best Workplaces for Innovators in 2021 and 2022. The International Trade Council recognized gener8tor as the Global Venture Capital Firm of the Year in 2022.
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 $929M+ in capital and created 5931+ jobs across the U.S. and Canada.
About StartUp Rutland
StartUp Rutland is an initiative launched by Chamber & Economic Development of Rutland Region (CEDRR), which serves as an accelerator and incubator. StartUp Rutland’s goal is to attract and retain high-growth startups and founders in Rutland, Vermont, and empower local entrepreneurs with a hands-on approach. Startup Rutland bridges the gap between Vermont’s entrepreneurial ecosystem and the national venture capital landscape.
