Madison · Pre-Seed–Seed · 11 people tracked
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834 people in our graph share verified history with the Gener8tor team — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
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 Sep 15, 2026.
Team · 11 people
from curated & public directories
Founder mafia
The Gener8tor mafia →13 people who came through Gener8tor went on to found or lead other companies.
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What they invest in
from 8 of 106 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×2Enterprise Software ×2Healthtech ×2Medical Devices ×2SaaS ×2Biotech ×1Circular Economy ×1Cleantech ×1
HQs:United States×10
Portfolio companies · showing 100 of 106
alumni founders can tell you what the program is really likeBy year:2026 · 12025 · 12023 · 12021 · 14 dated
AION develops prosthetic devices using industrial design expertise, collaborating with the amputee community to create innovative prosthetics for people with limb loss.
Medical DevicesLincoln, US
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
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, Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAtlanta Tech VillageBasecamp FundCoatue ManagementCVX VenturesFirst Row Partners+13 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(Founder & CEO)inReinier Hernandez(Founder & Chief Scientific Advisor)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 operates a predictive behavioral platform designed to improve adherence and sustainability in GLP-1 therapy by monitoring patients, flagging health risks, and integrating care across pharmaceutical, clinical, and lifestyle partners.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSaaSWellness & Fitness
RenatoJ'Amy
Co-investorsRockstart
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
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Even Labs559 FightsAcoustical Music TechnologiesAden Legal EducationAERLY (air + early detection)AgriSoleilAimerAugustAvicinaBahto Biosciences, LLCBeam CircularBenjaminBenjamin (Predictive Health Partners)BioFiqueBrace CapBrewSenseBump2totsCivicSyncCloudsealCo-DConnexstem, LLCCore BiomeCP Ag TechDetPowerDREAM Tech, LLCDrivenEB&NEEcogrowEnlightenmentEVA (Kenosha)Fantasy DownFarmer’s Pantry MarketFerroMXFiftyOne AiFocused AIMFoodChainFutunomousGathergener8tor Reno-TahoeGGI (God Given Idea's)Greens HealthGSO MetalsGuidelinesIQHAPIHealthy DataHudsonalpha AgtechiiiWiFiInolytInveterateLactic SolutionsLas VegasLaymansLuxembourgMamu Digital SolutionsMoonbase AIMSP Equity AcceleratorNEW Organic SolutionsNia Benefit CorporationNorth DakotaNorthwestern Mutual Accelerator®Oklahoma CityOmneurexPinnacle Atlanta InnovationPoint Blank TechProsper HealthtechPulmoPrecisePurePet InnovationsRealCooLRegIQRetraining and Control Therapy (ReACT)RiteCarbsRoots of CareSaudi ArabiaSCI Health MetricsShelluloseShepherd TrafficShiftSolara TechSynerGasTestUThreaded IdentityTimingUntapped SolutionsUrban KtchnUW NanoUW-Green Bay Investment AcceleratorWellacy HealthWhat-If CollectiveWhat's Next EDWisconsinX-RegenYerka SeedsYour Centinel
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 companiesCalendly · en.wikipedia.org · Aug 26, 2026
NMotion · siliconprairienews.com · Aug 18, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Gener8tor made?
- Gener8tor has 106 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, First Row Partners, ICONIQ, among 22 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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