Fuel will return this summer with its third cohort of seed and growth-stage companies in the fields of artificial intelligence and machine learning. Lead by Startup Junkie Foundation and funded by the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) and corporate sponsors, the program is recruiting companies to Northwest Arkansas for a 12-week, enterprise-ready accelerator.
“We are excited to announce the launch of the third iteration of the Fuel Accelerator program. The third cohort will once again be industry agnostic focusing on innovations in artificial intelligence and machine learning that our key enterprise partners can leverage among various aspects of their business model,” said Taylor Hasley Startup Junkie Foundation executive director and Fuel program director.
“As program director, I am excited about recruiting world-class talent to Northwest Arkansas,” he added, “guiding the cohort to meaningful and lasting relationships with our regional enterprises, and ultimately, to retain that talent and create new jobs in our community.”
Hasley said he and program associates are in the process of recruiting companies for the third cohort of the Fuel Accelerator program.
“We are looking for seed and growth-stage startups that are ready to take their technology to the next level by pursuing pilot contracts with our regional enterprises. AI covers a large horizontal slice across industry and business units, so we’re seeking a broad scope of solutions from consumer-packaged goods, supply chain, food & beverage, security, HR, advertising and marketing, AgTech, to business process automation and productivity, as well as technologies that are direct enablers of these.”
Interested founders of AI and machine learning companies that are post product with some initial revenue or funding are encouraged to reach out to Hasley at taylor@fuelaccelerator.com.
Fuel will once feature key programmatic partners such as RevUnit, a strategic technology partner to Walmart, J.B. Hunt, and Tyson, as well from Catapult Consulting, founded and led Tom Douglass, former Director of Emerging Technology at Walmart Stores Inc. In addition, Fuel participants will benefit from mentorship and expertise from various regional, state and national subject matter experts.
Fuel is made possible by funding from the AEDC, a partnership that has proven successful over the first two iterations of the program. In addition, Fuel is excited to announce new sponsors from partners Movista, ArcBest, and Wright Lindsey Jennings Tech Law.
AEDC 이사인 Mike Preston은 “Fuel Accelerator는 기업가들이 성장과 확장을 통해 회사를 발전시키는 데 필요한 귀중한 접촉과 기술을 얻을 수 있는 좋은 방법입니다.”라고 말했습니다. "그리고 이를 통해 우리는 아칸소주를 신흥 기술 기업이 본거지로 부를 수 있는 이상적인 장소로 홍보할 수 있습니다."
“[The Fuel Accelerator] is exciting for the entire state of Arkansas because it illustrates that we are accomplishing a strategic plan, that we’re carrying out our desire to increase not only businesses that can excel in technology but also supply the existing industries here with the talent and technology that’s needed,” Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said ahead the second cohort launch.
“The Fuel Accelerator has had success,” he added. “We’re going to be able to land some great companies that will stay right here when they see what all Arkansas has to offer.”
In 2017, the Arkansas General Assembly allocated $2 million to be used for accelerator programs. The goal, Hutchinson said, was to recruit startups from across the nation to Arkansas to be mentored and build their company.
허친슨은 “이 액셀러레이터 프로그램은 우리의 모든 기대를 뛰어넘었습니다.”라고 말했습니다. “이러한 프로그램 덕분에 아칸소는 기술 및 스타트업 기업의 마이크로 허브가 되었습니다. 우리는 이러한 액셀러레이터 프로그램 덕분에 전국적으로 리더로 평가받고 있습니다.”
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