RESULTS:

Square1’s Velocity Growth program has graduated 33 companies who have experienced 30% revenue growth and 40% job growth on average. Velocity has resulted in participants procuring 27 new contracts from regional businesses as well as state and local governments. We have successfully developed and launched an incubator that supported more than 20 companies, produced over 60 new jobs and stimulated millions of dollars in public and private investments. The Velocity program has helped companies procure nearly $5 million in federal grants and over $2 million in state and local grants. Square1’s startup programs have served more than 2,500 hopeful entrepreneurs since 2012 with more than 60% undersereved. These companies represent more than $19 million in annual revenue.