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The 2021 competition featured 84 winners for the Growth Accelerator Fund Competition (GAFC) and eight winners for the SBIR Catalyst competition, a new component aimed at spurring investment in underrepresented communities within the innovation economy at scale, receiving a combined total of $5.4 million in awards. Innovation-focused entrepreneur support organizations (ESOs) with programs to speed the launch, growth, and scale of deep-tech small businesses across the country.

ITEN is pleased to announce the addition of Emily Breedlove as an Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR). With more than 15 years of experience, Breedlove is committed to fostering equitable economic opportunity across America by empowering regions through data-driven strategic planning, public-private partnerships, and leading-edge community advancement practices.

Lindenwood University announced Quentin Ortega as the new Director of ITEN. Although new to the role, Ortega has been involved with ITEN for many years as an Entrepreneur in Residence.

ITEN is pleased to announce Total Orbit as the first Investor Readiness graduate of 2021. The Investor Readiness Program is designed to prepare startups to raise equity funding. Included are Mock Angel pitch sessions and due diligence preparation.

ITEN, a division of Lindenwood University, and Cara Stone, LLP announce the continuation of their collaboration aimed at enhancing and broadening services for tech startups in the St. Louis region. 

We are very pleased to announce that our latest Investor Readiness Graduate is Venku! They recently completed our Investor Readiness Program that is designed to prepare startups to raise equity funding. This program also includes Mock Angels pitch sessions and due diligence preparation.

We are delighted to announce that Gv Freeman has joined ITEN as an Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR). Gv is a Growth Strategist with over 20 years of experience living at the center of a marketing, product, sales & self-care Venn diagram.

ITEN, a division of Lindenwood University, announces the launch of the Eureka Experience. Powered by LEANSTACK, a global leader in entrepreneurship methodology, Eureka is designed to accelerate entrepreneurs in the first two stages of their commercialization journey – ideation and validation.

Lindenwood University is proud to announce a partnership with ITEN, the IT Entrepreneur Network. Molly Hudgins, interim dean of Plaster School of Business and Entrepreneurship shared this announcement in a schoolwide meeting, in anticipation of the fall 2020 semester. As a new division of Lindenwood University, ITEN will expand its programming and provide opportunities for Lindenwood students to gain real experiences in the tech industry and engage with leaders in the field.

After years of event management and booking top celebrities for events in Dubai, Genera started to feel like she could do more. Genera worked to establish a luxury motorcar brand in Dubai while there. That opened her eyes to the automotive world. She knew she wanted to go into the automotive field because it was a very large market but she didn’t know what steps to take first. She knew she wanted to do business with Africa.