Mara Lewis

Since 1924, the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)® has played a leading role as an advocate for the technology industry and a catalyst for innovation. Our members represent more than 1300 companies who are all working to move technology forward, together. Producer of CES.

ID8 Innovation is a boutique innovation advisory firm that works with a select group of enterprise partners to help foster and accelerate innovation through strategic advisory, startup partnerships, workshops, and project-based services. As your entrepreneurs-in-residence we work to understand your strategic business priorities in order to source early-stage technology partners, facilitate culture change, and validate commercialization opportunities.

Helping and investing in B2B founders in rising cities.

Since 1924, the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)® has played a leading role as an advocate for the technology industry and a catalyst for innovation. Our members represent more than 1300 companies who are all working to move technology forward, together. Producer of CES.

Start Co. is a venture architect firm that supports clients and partners with design processes for launching early stage technologies, business innovations, and economic solutions. We work with startups, corporations, governments, universities, and other organizations looking to build data and technology solutions, new business models, and civic innovations that leverage the power of digital cities, venture development expertise, investment, and capital connectivity. The last 10 years of building have led us to bring together 3 core enablers to build the future: the creation and launch of a 30 acre, digitally connected neighborhood for data sharing, technology development, and software advancements; with this foundational infrastructure we source and create new business ventures; and finally, we support scaling up with investment returns with placements of capital to new ventures. Our clients and partners sit at the nexus of these efforts while benefiting from our design processes to build new things.

Upstart is among the nation's first accelerators to focus on female founders. We've developed a curriculum that directly tackles the unique challenges women face. In the process, we're discovering untapped talent and equipping underrepresented founders with the skills and experience to level the entrepreneurial playing field. Upstart is powered by Start Co. and a proud member of the Global Accelerator Network.