MergeLane, the accelerator and fund for high-growth startups with at least one woman in leadership, is now accepting applicants for its 2017 accelerator. This program will pair a select cohort of startups with industry-leading mentors and CEO coaches to dramatically increase the startups’ growth trajectory. The startup accelerator will run from February 5th to April 28th, 2017. Headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, MergeLane is a 12-week program. Companies must be physically present in Boulder for the first two weeks and last week of the program. Accelerator participants receive up to $120,000 in MergeLane investment. Our 2015 and 2016 MergeLane accelerator cohorts have raised $20.2 million in aggregate funding to date. The companies have created 231 jobs and employ 38 women in leadership.
If your company has at least one woman in leadership and is ready to up its game, check out the 2017 MergeLane startup accelerator application.
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Looking forward to meeting the next cohort of amazing startups to join our growing portfolio. If you know any other companies that would be a great fit for MergeLane, please forward the startup accelerator application along.
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