Bronze Valley
Bronze Valley is a non-profit organization which focuses on helping underrepresented groups access technology-centered business opportunities through business accelerator programs and venture capital investments. The organization, led by president and CEO Neill Wright, held its first conference in March 2018, and made its first venture capital investment in Mixtroz that November.
Bronze Valley has been certified by the U.S. Treasury Department as a community development financial institution (CDFI) through the Appalachian Community Capital Development Foundation, enabling it to access public and private investments under the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 and the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008. Major supporters of Bronze Valley include the Alabama Power Company, Alabama Power Foundation, Alabama Department of Commerce, the U.S. Economic Development Administration, Regions Bank, Valley Bank, and Wells Fargo.
In 2023 Bronze Valley launched a second Delaware-based "pre-accelerator" program in partnership with gener8tor and Delaware State University.
Supported businesses
- Acclinate Genetics
- Babypalooza
- EmployeeCycle
- Film Connx
- Fledging
- Joonko
- Mixtroz
- PeopleJoy
- Prep Intel
- SmartAlto
- Welcomed Co
- WorkTalo
References
- Mulligan, Ryan (April 23, 2023) "Alabama startup accelerator launching in Delaware for underrepresented founders" Philadelphia Business Journal / Birmingham Business Journal
External links
- Bronze Valley website