Coleman Greene

LongJump is a first-check venture fund, based in Chicago, designed to invest in the next generation of founders. We provide capital, connections, and community to help founders take the leap towards building fast-growing, scalable businesses. Apply for funding consideration at longjump.vc/apply

Innovation Portal is a nonprofit incubator and innovation hub accelerating startup growth in Southwest Alabama and the central Gulf Coast. Innovation Portal provides a growth-focused space and community for entrepreneurs, innovators, and creatives to work and connect. In addition to amazing workspace, we provide targeted programming to encourage successful launch, development, and scaling of local ventures. We are building a diverse, inclusive, and dynamic startup ecosystem and value our strategic partnerships with community organizations and leaders. We design services, programs, and activities to build community and support founders and their successful advancement through the startup lifecycle. We’re a small, impact-driven team hell-bent on cultivating economic development, diversity, and health in our region.

Sqord was acquired by Good Parent, Inc. in April 2019. You can find out more about the company at https://www.kiddowear.com/ or on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/good-parents-inc-kiddowear/ Sqord is a social health company redefining what active play means to today's connected generation of kids by creating a fun and competitive online world where points can be earned for real-world play. We have developed an interactive website that is connected to the real-world via a wrist-worn accelerometer that tracks activity for points, gift cards, virtual goods and other online rewards.

LongJump is a first-check venture fund, based in Chicago, designed to invest in the next generation of founders. We provide capital, connections, and community to help founders take the leap towards building fast-growing, scalable businesses. Apply for funding consideration at longjump.vc/apply

Innovation Portal is a nonprofit incubator and innovation hub accelerating startup growth in Southwest Alabama and the central Gulf Coast. Innovation Portal provides a growth-focused space and community for entrepreneurs, innovators, and creatives to work and connect. In addition to amazing workspace, we provide targeted programming to encourage successful launch, development, and scaling of local ventures. We are building a diverse, inclusive, and dynamic startup ecosystem and value our strategic partnerships with community organizations and leaders. We design services, programs, and activities to build community and support founders and their successful advancement through the startup lifecycle. We’re a small, impact-driven team hell-bent on cultivating economic development, diversity, and health in our region.

Sqord was acquired by Good Parent, Inc. in April 2019. You can find out more about the company at https://www.kiddowear.com/ or on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/good-parents-inc-kiddowear/ Sqord is a social health company redefining what active play means to today's connected generation of kids by creating a fun and competitive online world where points can be earned for real-world play. We have developed an interactive website that is connected to the real-world via a wrist-worn accelerometer that tracks activity for points, gift cards, virtual goods and other online rewards.

Techstars helps founders scale their startups into world-changing businesses. Founded in 2006, Techstars is on a mission to invest in startups to enable more capital to flow to more entrepreneurs around the world in order to deliver exceptional returns to our investors. We do this by operating accelerator programs and venture capital funds, as well as by connecting startups, investors, corporations, and cities to help build thriving startup communities. Our results show why Techstars is Better for Founders than any other global accelerator: On average, 74.5% of Techstars companies will raise money within 3 years of their program; 18.5% of Techstars portfolio companies have exited 5 years after their program and 31.1% after eight years. (PitchBook June 2023)