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The Seamless Platform
Our region has a deep foundation to build from when it comes to incubators and business accelerators. Seamless connects tech-based entrepreneurs and startups with enterprise companies in non-competing verticals to explore projects, technologies, and initiatives for collaboration and development. Through its model,
Seamless Seamless provides a lightweight investment model for enterprises and removes many of the roadblocks preventing corporations from engaging with startups. The organization scouts and screens startups from across the globe and assists them in developing a proof of concept and operational framework necessary to begin the corporate engagement process. For startups,
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GVSU’s Applied Computing Institute
Michigan State University
MSU’s Conquer Accelerator
Start Garden
Seamless offers a platform that pairs enterprise companies in non-competing industry verticals with tech-based startups while providing business support for those startups. Seamless offers the connections, mentorship, and support to ensure their product and organization is in a position to productively engage with corporations, scale their companies, and ultimately work toward commercialization.
Start Garden has provided a platform for startup and
Grand Valley State University’s Applied Computing Institute (ACI) has a proven track record of software and app development to assist enterprise and early-stage tech companies.
Michigan State University (MSU) also joined Greater Grand Rapid’s innovation ecosystem with its Spartan
MSU hosts its Conquer Accelerator program, focusing on startup support and mentorship.
early-stage ventures to secure funding and support since 2012. The 5x5 Pitch Nights and other competitions have accelerated tech startups.
Innovation Center, which targets high-growth, high-tech companies in life sciences, advanced manufacturing, and mobility.
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