Veterans in Residence, WeWork’s venture accelerator designed around the needs of veteran entrepreneurs, welcomed its inaugural cohort. Ten businesses, based on ideas ranging from career training services to government-contracted drones, make up the group, whose home base is WeWork South Station at 745 Atlantic Ave.
Boston is the coworking company’s 15th Veterans in Residence city, after the initiative was first incubated in Denver in the summer of 2017 and launched nationally on Veterans’ Day in 2017. WeWork partnered with Bunker Labs to create the program.
“We are thrilled to execute and grow this program in Boston, which has a thriving veteran community and startup ecosystem,” Katherine Kostreva, northeast regional executive director for Bunker Labs, said in a statement in November.
Meet the entrepreneurs and their businesses:
Sauté: Addressing an unmet need in the food delivery market via delivery of meals by top chefs ready to enjoy—no cooking required. Founded by Jackie Tam, Army.
Valor Wealth Partners: Financial planning and investment management services. Founded by Edward Smith, Marine Corps.
Nurture Economy: Offers an easy way to join or organize curated events with culturally diverse food at unique venues. Founded by Paul Castiglione, Air Force.
All Aces: Social enterprise helping people, communities, and organizations to address difficult situations and topics by synthesizing best research practices from sociology, psychology, and neuroscience. Founded by Dr. Atyia Martin, Air Force.
D2 Northeast Solutions: Provides security and safety consultation, focusing on needs and budget of the customer. Founded by Neal Duckworth, Marine Corps.
Headlamp: Marketplace providing career services for college dropouts and trusted staffing for employers by placing dropouts on career tracks with local employers willing to train them to fill critical middle-skills jobs. Founded by Steven Chang, Army.
Security Boston International: Provides executive protection, security services, and technology, as well as cash transportation services for Massachusetts-based dispensaries in the recreational cannabis industry. Founded by Mark Kroger, Army.
Giving Credit: Platform shining light on customers' unique social impact based on daily transactions while also providing a Social Impact Score, which is similar to a FICO score. Founded by Dan Futrell, Army.
SICdrone: Produces maneuverable, superintelligent drone aircraft. The founder, Dan Bosch of the Navy, has secured a contract for SICdrone with the US Air Force.
Furiocity: Addresses rent-burdening, lack of transparency in the rental market, and the imbalance of power in negotiations. The platform ensures transparency in the rental market through group negotiation as a service for tenants, while offering predictable lead generation and revenue for landlords. Founded by Van Dileo, Air Force.
This article was updated after BostInno was provided with new information. It now correctly reflects Dan Bosch’s affiliation and the spelling of Neal Duckworth’s name.
