As part of Global Entrepreneurship Week, Ignite Northwest held their Demo Day for their Fall 2016 accelerator class on November 15th at Spokane’s Lincoln Center. The Ignite Northwest Accelerator is a 12 week program that accelerates local companies using Business Model Canvas philosophies along with industry-recognized instructors, experienced advisors, and knowledgeable coaches. This was the 3rd cohort to complete the accelerator program, and each of the 16 companies made three-minute presentations to a crowd of around 75.
Presenting companies included:
- Afterimage
- Arise Assist
- BluPrint
- Business Intelligence Solutions
- Coeur d’Alene Wood
- Compass DMS
- Dionysus Technology Concepts
- PlayBash
- Remio
- Rugged Trading Company
- SCRYPTmail
- Stay Alfred
- Wedding Nook
- WholeStory
- xCraft
Ignite Northwest also announced their Growing and Accelerating the Inland Northwest (GAIN) equity fund, which will be a $2M fund for investments into early stage companies. This fund will complement investments made by the Spokane Angel Alliance, a region-wide angel investment network in Spokane.
