Dean Jones

WHO WE ARE Impact Ventures is a 501c3 organization and startup accelerator with a mission to eliminate the social and economic barriers for underrepresented Women and Minority Founders launching tech or tech-enabled companies. We accelerate and invest in all shades of genius, providing the critical resources for diverse founders to increase capacity, improve viability, and promote sustainability. WHAT WE BELIEVE We believe diversity and inclusion is the engine that drives innovation and technology is our greatest equalizer in closing the gender and racial wealth divide. By diversifying the tech + entrepreneurial ecosystem, we envision a more equitable and inclusive economy that reflects the diversity of the world. WHAT WE DO We offer curriculum-based and mentor-driven accelerator programs for seed to series A stages startups lead by diverse founders and teams. We also offer an ecosystem of support through membership discounts, networking and pitch events, themed hackathons, community data insights, workshops, and business support services. For more information on programs, events, partnerships, and sponsorships please email us at info@impact-ventures.co

Guardian Zone creates connections that keep people safe in an emergency. Our security software platform bridges the communication gap between security officers and students, employees and visitors to medium and large facilities or campuses during a crisis. Our technology provides fast and accurate information reporting to security and decreases their response time during a crisis when time could be the difference between life or death.

WHO WE ARE Impact Ventures is a 501c3 organization and startup accelerator with a mission to eliminate the social and economic barriers for underrepresented Women and Minority Founders launching tech or tech-enabled companies. We accelerate and invest in all shades of genius, providing the critical resources for diverse founders to increase capacity, improve viability, and promote sustainability. WHAT WE BELIEVE We believe diversity and inclusion is the engine that drives innovation and technology is our greatest equalizer in closing the gender and racial wealth divide. By diversifying the tech + entrepreneurial ecosystem, we envision a more equitable and inclusive economy that reflects the diversity of the world. WHAT WE DO We offer curriculum-based and mentor-driven accelerator programs for seed to series A stages startups lead by diverse founders and teams. We also offer an ecosystem of support through membership discounts, networking and pitch events, themed hackathons, community data insights, workshops, and business support services. For more information on programs, events, partnerships, and sponsorships please email us at info@impact-ventures.co

Guardian Zone creates connections that keep people safe in an emergency. Our security software platform bridges the communication gap between security officers and students, employees and visitors to medium and large facilities or campuses during a crisis. Our technology provides fast and accurate information reporting to security and decreases their response time during a crisis when time could be the difference between life or death.