Madison · Pre-Seed–Seed
Also known as gener8tor Alabama · gener8tor Great Plains · gener8tor HudsonAlpha · gener8tor Luxembourg · GENER8TOR MANAGEMENT, LLC · gener8tor Minnesota
Investment thesis
gener8tor runs accelerators designed to connect a community's talent with opportunity by providing capital, mentorship, network and conviction. Its investment accelerators offer $100K and a 12-week investment-for-equity program to high-growth startups, while free accelerators deliver 4- or 7-week coaching to help startups build and grow. The organization also runs skills accelerators offering workshop-style career training, creative accelerators supporting visual and music artists, and corporate programs helping companies build venture and innovation practices. Its stated aim is to catalyze community, wealth and job creation across a broad, global footprint of communities.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.
What they invest in
from 5 of 100 portfolio companiesHealthtech ×2AI & Machine Learning ×1Biotech ×1Circular Economy ×1Cleantech ×1Climate Tech ×1Digital Health ×1Enterprise Software ×1
HQs:United States×6
Portfolio companies · 100 tracked
alumni founders can tell you what the program is really likeBy year:2026 · 12025 · 12023 · 12021 · 14 dated
Lincoln, US
Joe Kirgues(Director)Charlie Erdman(Executive Officer, Director)Benjamin Satterlee(Executive Officer, Director)Joshua Becker(Executive Officer, Director)Sam Christianson(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatJoe KirguesTroy Vosseller· per SEC Form D · $100K raise · filed Mar 2021
Milwaukee, US
Enrique Rodriguez(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardChris Abele(Director)
Board seatJoe KirguesTroy Vosseller· per SEC Form D · $2M raise · filed Feb 2023
Calendly is a scheduling platform that integrates with Microsoft Teams to automatically generate and include Teams video conferencing links in calendar events.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS
Tope Awotona(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAtlanta Tech VillageBasecamp FundCoatue ManagementCVX VenturesFusion+11 more
CellTrack develops a cell-labeling technology that attaches Zirconium-89 to therapeutic cells for non-invasive PET imaging, allowing tracking of cell biodistribution in vivo for over 7 days.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesMadison, US
Victor Santoro Fernandes(Executive Officer, Director)inReinier Hernandez(Director)in
BoardRobert Drape(Director)
Cox Cleantech is an investor that backs cleantech founders and companies advancing circularity and resource efficiency across industries.
Circular EconomyCleantechClimate Tech
Co-investorsgener8tor
EW2Health builds a monitoring and analytics platform for GLP-1 obesity care, using "numberless" weight monitoring and AI-powered Predictive Behavioral Analytics to forecast patient behavior and support weight-loss adherence before, during, and after medication.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Co-investorsRockstart
Birmingham, US
Anirudh Aditya(Executive Officer)
NMotion, powered by gener8tor, is a 12-week startup accelerator that invests $100,000 for 7.5% equity via a SAFE in six early-stage startups per cohort, twice a year.
Sector Agnostic
Co-investorsInvest Nebraska
Co-investorsZane Venture Fund
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
NMotion · siliconprairienews.com · Aug 18, 2026
Calendly · techfundingnews.com · Oct 29, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Gener8tor made?
- Gener8tor has 98 tracked investments, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Gener8tor invest at?
- Gener8tor invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What is Gener8tor's typical check size?
- Gener8tor typically writes checks of $100K.
- What sectors does Gener8tor focus on?
- Gener8tor focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AgTech, Climate Tech, EdTech, Energy, Fintech, Healthtech, InsurTech, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Gener8tor located?
- Gener8tor is headquartered in Madison, US.
- Does Gener8tor lead rounds?
- Gener8tor typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Gener8tor co-invest with?
- Gener8tor most often shares deals with Coatue Management, Fusion, ICONIQ, among 21 tracked co-investors.
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Co-investors · 6
Ganas Ventures is a Latina-led venture capital fund investing in pre-seed and seed-stage, community-driven startups across the US and Latin America.
Great Wave Ventures (formerly Agya Ventures) is an early-stage venture capital firm based in New York that backs founders building technology for the built world, including real estate and construction.
Sputnik ATX VC is a Texas-based, woman-owned and woman-led accelerator that backs bold founders outside Silicon Valley, running a startup bootcamp with sales training, traction building, and cohorts twice a year.
Beta Boom is a boutique venture capital fund based in Salt Lake City that backs early-stage founders who fall outside the traditional Silicon Valley profile.
Firms observed investing alongside Gener8tor, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Gener8tor's recorded portfolio.
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