{"id":115574,"date":"2020-04-08T14:00:16","date_gmt":"2020-04-09T00:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=115574"},"modified":"2020-04-08T14:00:16","modified_gmt":"2020-04-09T00:00:16","slug":"uh-ventures-accelerator-spring-cohort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/04\/08\/uh-ventures-accelerator-spring-cohort\/","title":{"rendered":"UH<\/abbr> Ventures Accelerator announces companies in spring 2020 cohort"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Five startup companies were named to UH<\/abbr> Ventures Accelerator’s spring 2020 cohort.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The UH<\/abbr> Ventures Accelerator<\/a>, powered by the Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship<\/a> (PACE<\/abbr>), selected five Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> startups for its spring 2020 cohort. Designed for early-stage, University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>-affiliated ventures across 10 campuses, the accelerator provides tailored mentorship, intensive startup education and seed funding. Four of the five startups selected address challenges associated with COVID-19.<\/p>\n

“When we selected the companies at the end of last year, we had no idea that our reality would be so different today,” said PACE<\/abbr> Executive Director Peter Rowan<\/strong>. “It\u2019s exciting to be able to assist these promising startups scale their solutions to solve real challenges we\u2019re facing because of COVID-19. The team of instructors, mentors, advisors and speakers we assembled bring together a wealth of knowledge and experience that will help this cohort gain traction and realize their potential.”<\/p>\n

“During the application and selection process, we were most encouraged by the diversity of startups being built by students, alumni, faculty and staff across the 10 campuses within the UH<\/abbr> System,” said UH<\/abbr> Office of Innovation and Commercialization Interim Director Steve Auerbach<\/strong>. “We look forward to supporting more entrepreneurial activity to help our economy get back on track after the current crisis.”<\/p>\n

The companies chosen for the spring 2020 cohort:<\/p>\n