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[[Hubs]]
*began a startup accelerator that launched in 2013
=Think Big Partners=
In-house operating fund?NO*"Think Big Partners helps companies grow faster, smarter and more efficiently through our network of in-house services, community members and national partners. We push the boundaries of the status quo and help entrepreneurs create game changing companies and technologies."*Not much more information on website than that, definitely no on-site VC=Hacker Lab=In-house operating fund? NO*coworking space with classes, a "hacker space", and a "maker space"*Does not invest=Geekdom=In-house operating fund? YES*Has its own "Geekdom Fund" which invests in early stage IT startups*focus: IT, tech*Raised $6.68m in 2014, classifies as micro VC*coinvests with partner network=Epicenter=In-house operating fund? NO*part of the Google for Entrepreneurs initiative, strictly a working space*connects entrepreneurs to coworking space with hands-on mentoring=Awesome Inc=In-house operating fund? YES*operates funds as a Micro VC to help startups partner with other companies*Raised about $4.5m from 2015-2016, founded in 2016*Focuses on education, many programs to teach high schoolers and middle schoolers basic STEM*Reasonable to expect co-investing with these circumstances=Learn Launch=In-house operating fund? YES*operates a small fund for seed investments into its Ed-tech accelerator*Micro VC providing up to $120k to each startup and working with VC partners to provide more*focus: education*Fund began as late as 2016, 2017 marks the second Accelerator fund=Catapult Chicago=In-house operating fund? NO*community of solely tech startups*Bunch of amenities for membership, including forums, programming, advisors, and "Everest" program=Velocity=In-house operating fund? YES*Very small fund in the ecosystem*invests from $10-25k to early stage and seed companies*Primarily connects companies together in Southern Indiana*Certainly co-invests*Funding seems to have started 2015*focus is tech=Tech Ranch=In-house operating fund? NO*Education for entrepreneurs, thinking space for ventures since 2008*Focus on networking*no mention of VC or funding=ReSET=In-house operating fund? NO*Paid membership*nonprofit with no personal fund*"Its strategic goals are threefold: to be the “go-to” place for impact entrepreneurs, to make Hartford the Impact City, and Connecticut the social enterprise state."*focus: social entrepreneurship, enterprise=The Atlanta Tech Village=In-house operating fund? NO*Just seems to be a collaboration space*Has private offices and communal places for networking and interactions*Has "scholarship" to waive membership fees, but that does not count as a fund.
