Company One of Only Six Chosen to Participate in Top 10-Ranked Seed Accelerator Program
SAN DIEGO, Calif. … September 26, 2016 … RippleNami, Inc., a provider of a map-based data visualization platform accessed via the cloud, announced today that it has been selected to participate in the fall 2016 Capital Innovators program, one of the top 10 seed startup accelerator programs in the U.S. Capital Innovators provides startups with the resources and connections needed to get to the next level.
As one of only six companies selected from hundreds of applications submitted, RippleNami will initially receive a capital investment from St. Louis-based Capital Innovators, along with mentorship from a seasoned pool of knowledgeable experts, access to educational and social events and the opportunity to pitch to angel investors and venture capitalist firms at the end of the program.
“RippleNami is privileged to be chosen as a program participant in the fall 2016 Capital Innovators program. As our team continues to work hard around the globe bringing RippleNami’s novel mapping solutions that solve critical problems to developing countries, this infusion of capital will help us connect more of the unconnected. This unconnected population consists of organizations and common people all around the world that are in need of an easy-to-use mapping solution that allows them to map resources and situations to find what they need in their worlds. RippleNami makes this possible and this investment from Capital Innovators will help fuel the next phase of our growth. We are excited to have been chosen and to be in the company of other fast-growing, innovative and impressive startups in the program,” explained Jaye Connolly-LaBelle, president and chief executive officer at RippleNami.
Other companies chosen to participate in the fall 2016 Capital Innovators program include: AppBase, Collabra, Heartbeat, Stratifund and Sunstation USA.
About Capital Innovators
St. Louis-based Capital Innovators provides tech startups with seed funding, project based mentorship from a seasoned pool of knowledgeable experts, stellar perks, networking and follow-on-funding opportunities over the course of 12 weeks. It has been ranked as a top 10 accelerator in the country for the last three years in a row by Forbes, Seedrankings.com and TechCrunch. CB Insights ranked it third in terms of follow-on funding behind Y-Combinator and Techstars. To learn more, go to http://www.capitalinnovators.com/.
About RippleNami
An industry game changer, RippleNami believes that, empowered with real-time, easily accessible information, people around the world can connect and foster positive change. RippleNami is redefining mapping with the first visualization platform that consolidates big data and provides information that really matters to users and their organizations. The Company’s cost-effective, device agnostic cloud-based platform delivers millions of real-time actionable data points on an intuitive map to customers across enterprises, nonprofits and foreign government agencies, enabling critical decision making and enhanced collaboration. With seamless integration, limitless customization and scalable architecture, RippleNami lets people chart their own world, streamlining communication and improving operational effectiveness. For more information about RippleNami, visit www.ripplenami.com.
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