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Cohort-based program for early-stage Kansas startups with some revenue, providing customized coaching and workshops to accelerate customer acquisition and achieve product-market fit.
Statewide initiative supporting early-stage innovators with proof-of-concept funding (up to $25,000), mentorship, and commercialization tools to move ideas from concept to market-ready startups.
Learn more →Structured, cohort-based proof-of-concept program providing up to $25,000 in PoC funding, entrepreneurial education, and commercialization tools for Kansas innovators.
Learn more →8-week online accelerator for startups with some sales seeking to scale, providing K-State faculty coaching, student market research, mentor network, and equity-free grants.
Learn more →6-week in-person accelerator for aspiring entrepreneurs with a business idea to validate market demand, featuring K-State faculty workshops, alumni mentors, and student research support.
Learn more →9-month global accelerator for early-to-mid-stage agtech startups, connecting them with corporate partners, industry mentors, and business development resources in the Topeka region.
Learn more →9-month global accelerator for early-to-mid-stage animal health startups, connecting them with corporate partners and industry experts in Topeka, the hub of the KC Animal Health Corridor.
Learn more →Intensive 5-week cohort-based bootcamp for tech entrepreneurs in Emporia, developed in partnership with the Center on Rural Innovation (CORI), covering customer discovery, lean startup principles, and building a repeatable, scalable tech business model.
Learn more →Investment and education platform supporting high-growth, innovation-focused Kansas startups with direct investments, mentorship, pitch development, and connections to angel investors and venture capital.
Learn more →Free 8-week pre-seed accelerator for community innovators and aspiring entrepreneurs, focusing on ideation-stage companies. Participants learn startup fundamentals, customer discovery, MVP development, and pitch skills in a cohort setting.
Learn more →Program helping innovators and startups refine, prototype, and scale their technologies while connecting with DoD mission partners, funding opportunities, and defense industry networks.
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