Helping founders find community and connections
Global competition enabling fintech startups to present technology solutions to Kansas banks, credit unions, and financial services companies for potential pilot testing or full deployment.
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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