FIS FinTech Accelerator Startup Ambassadors
For the fourth year, the Venture Center, in partnership with FIS, will run a
12-week accelerator program for financial technology-based startup companies. They are currently selecting 10 companies out of 225 applications from all over the US and 31 other countries. They arrive on April 30th.
CLR has once again agreed to provide "ambassadors" to these 10 companies. Here's how it will work: we'll assign 1 or 2 people to each of the startups. You'll need to make an introductory phone call to your assigned startup prior to their arrival. We're working on a mixer event so you can meet your startup once they arrive. After that, we just ask that you be their occasional guide for the 12 weeks they're in town - show them the Little Rock that you know and love. Answer questions about what to do while they're here and give them advice about how they can spend their free time. Basically, help us make their time memorable so that they'll want to stick around once the accelerator program is over.
No knowledge of the financial or technology sectors is necessary, we're just looking for people who know how to explore and enjoy all that the Little Rock region has to offer.
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Last year's cohort of companies with Mayor Stodola and VC staff
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