New York University has two centuries of guiding and educating countless generations of up and coming professionals in the United States. From its first semester with an enrollment of 158 students, NYU’s student body has grown to more than 50,000 students spread over three campuses: New York City, Abu Dhabi, and Shanghai.

Baton Rouge may be Louisiana’s state capital, but it’s gaining notoriety as a diverse focal-point for entrepreneurship. The city has been recognized as a growing ecosystem for Women, Hispanic, and African-American entrepreneurs.

Charleston, SC consistently ranks as one of best cities in the world. Also deemed as one of the fastest growing cities since 2010, Charleston has become a hot spot for startups who’ve raised over $10 million in funding.

Kansas City is home to brands and companies including Hallmark Cards, Inc., Sprint and H&R Block. More recently, the area has seen a surge in entrepreneurship and startups like Rx Savings Solutions that has raised over $22 million in funding.

Jacksonville, FL, is home to several well-known businesses and companies including Fidelity National Financial and Firehouse Subs, Jacksonville has also become known as a great place for new ventures, especially technology startups.

At MuckerLab, our portfolio companies are our customers; therefore, customer satisfaction is key to long-term success as in any service business. As a result, our selection criteria are not solely based on whether we believe the company can generate a significant financial return in the long run.

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Winston-Salem, NC is North Carolina’s fifth-largest city. The City of Arts & Innovation, as it is sometimes known, is also home to a number of successful businesses outside of the tobacco industry, including Krispy Kreme, Hanesbrands, and BB&T.

ZeroTo510 surrounds startups with medical device experts in the fields of reimbursement, FDA regulatory pathways, medical device commercialization, patent strategy, as well as mentors in the medical space.

The goal at Tetuan Valley is to accompany the entrepreneurs in their first steps and train them how to go from an idea to a real business that can be tested by forming a community of entrepreneurs who help each other.

CO.LAB is relaunching its GIGTANK accelerator program to bring together a cohort of six startups from the private sector. The program has researchers from the university setting that work with IoT, Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning, Smart Cities, VR/AR, Big Data Analytics and E-Gaming technologies to apply a robust set of resources to scale projects.