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SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY ACCELERATOR: OUR 12-WEEK ACCELERATOR PROGRAM GUARANTEES DEDICATED GROWTH-FOCUSED SUPPORT. WE AIM TO INVEST IN SIX COMPANIES PER PROGRAM. THE COHORT CAN TEST AND SCALE THEIR MVP THROUGH ACCESS TO THE WORLD'S ONLY URBAN TESTBED FOR CONNECTED AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH THE WORLD'S FIRST COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE QUANTUM NETWORK. THE COHORT WILL FIND PRODUCT-MARKET FIT WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO WORK WITH INDUSTRY-SPECIFIC CORPORATE PARTNERS. THE COHORT IS GUARANTEED ACCESS TO A NETWORK OF 65+ POTENTIAL MENTORS, CONNECTING WITH WORLD-CLASS INDUSTRY EXPERTS, TECHNOLOGISTS, AND BUSINESS DOMAIN EXPERTS TO HELP SCALE THEIR BUSINESS. THE COHORT WILL BE CONNECTED TO TOP INDUSTRY LEADERS WHO WILL HELP THEM MAKE CRUCIAL FIRST CUSTOMER INTRODUCTIONS. THERE WILL BE A $20K INVESTMENT FOR EACH TEAM INITIALLY THROUGH THE FOUNDER'S FUND WITH THE POTENTIAL OF FOLLOW-ON FUNDING AND INTRODUCTIONS TO OVER 50 INVESTORS WHO ARE CURRENTLY LOOKING TO INVEST IN STARTUPS.

CO.MOBLITY SUMMIT: CO.LAB HOSTED ITS SECOND ANNUAL CO.MOBILITY SUMMIT TO CONVENE INDUSTRY LEADERS, RESEARCHERS, POLICYMAKERS, AND INVESTORS WITH A LASER-SHARP FOCUS ON SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY TO SUPPORT STARTUP FOUNDERS AND INNOVATORS THAT ARE WORKING ON SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEMS THAT CHATTANOOGA'S MOBILITY INDUSTRY IS WORKING HARD TO SOLVE. THE GOAL OF THE SUMMIT IS TO INTRODUCE OUR INDUSTRY AND RESEARCH STRENGTHS TO STARTUPS ACROSS THE REGION TO HIGHLIGHT CHATTANOOGA AS ONE OF THE LEADING PLACES FOR MOBILITY BUSINESSES. THE DESIRED OUTCOME IS TO BRING BURGEONING BUSINESSES HERE TO LEVERAGE OUR STRENGTH, PROVIDE SOLUTIONS TO OUR CORPORATE PARTNER'S MOST CHALLENGING ISSUES, AND BOLSTER OUR COMMUNITIES' TECH ECOSYSTEM AND ECONOMY.