bizblip founder Paul Riat is part of the first cohort to graduate from the Velocity Accelerator, and since he’s writing this article (in the third person) he’s putting himself right up top!

Emily Hemingway, TechSTL Ex. Dir.

“This is our inaugural cohort and I couldn’t be more proud… the companies who completed the eight-session Accelerator were focused and committed and it showed in the quality of their final pitches,” TechSTL Executive Director Emily Hemingway told bizblip (note: she was unaware of the headline stealing nature Paul would later exhibit while writing!) “The St. Louis entrepreneurship community is in the middle of such an exciting phase because there is a world of opportunities opening up for tech-enabled startups.”

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“2023 is going to be an incredible year for innovation and our Founders are in a great spot to take advantage of that growth,” Hemingway added. “These Velocity graduates are poised for scalable success and we are thrilled to watch their journey.”