NXTUS Inc. on Thursday announced a large group of local startups that will participate in the entrepreneurial organization’s inaugural NXTSTAGE Enterprise Engagement Series.
The goal of the accelerator program, originally announced in March, is to help the participants connect to key potential customers as they refine their early-stage businesses.
Signing on with NXTUS as program partners are Cargill Inc., Cox Business, Keycentrix, Sedgwick County, the city of Wichita, Evergy, PEC, Wichita Public Schools, along with Lange Real Estate and its associated RedGuard and Acquipt businesses.
“It’s so powerful to have these enterprise partners lean in to de-mystify the process of doing business with organizations like theirs,” says Amber Dunn, program manager for NXTUS. “We see this program becoming a key pivot point in the journey of growth-minded entrepreneurs in our region.
The participating startups for the 2022 program are:
• 2UAuto
• Air Capital Press
• Fair Market Health
• HyperBorean
• MatchSavings
• InnovaPrep
• Ringorang
• Legacy of Negasi
• More than a Meal
• Nomad Laser Cleaning
• PlantTea Therapy
• PLOT
• Quicc
• Soya
• Spyder
• The Tee Box Group
• The Thread
• True Compass
• Viaanix
• Wichita Shredding
NXTUS has more on the program and links to the respective websites of each participant available online.
The program was launched by a grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration.
The participants and program partners will be recognized during an event on Oct. 12 as part of Wichita Startup Week.
