UpTech, NKY's business super-accelerator, is beginning to build capacity for high-tech jobs in the region, says
The Lane Report. Six companies (of the 50 that UpTech plans to incubate over the next five years) began the program in June.
Says Jim Uber, co-founder of UpTech winner CitiLogic:
Honestly, (we applied) for the funding. We also knew, of course, that being part of a business accelerator would change our worldview, but it was impossible to predict just how at that time. ... We knew exactly what we wanted to achieve with technology, but we were more naive from a business development perspective.
Read more about how UpTech is building regional capacity for job creation and business growth and changing NKY's startup culture
here.
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