(High Ground News) Eric Mathews talks fast. Then again, he’s got a lot to say. From window-lined offices on the second floor of 88 Union Ave., he has a high vantage point of Main Street but remains close enough to almost read the faces that pass on the sidewalks below. Which is fitting, as his job as CEO and co-president of Startco is, more or less, to read people as they’re moving forward.
Startco is described as “part venture development group, part accelerator, and all work.” The group is focused on turning ideas into effective Memphis companies through access to mentors, investors and communal facilities. Startco has partnered with Jumpstart America, Inc. of Cleveland, Ohio to turn Memphis into a “venture city.” The company facilitates four different business start-up accelerators, each with its own brand and national presence: the Seed Hatchery for IT start-ups; Upstart for women-led ventures; Sky High for social innovation; and SparkGap for logistics technology.
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