SEMA Selected for Points of Light

Points of Light’s Civic Accelerator  (the first national startup accelerator dedicated solely to investing in civic ventures)  just announced  the 14 startups selected to participate in its spring 2014 program, and SEMA is one of them.

The 14 ventures will gather in Seattle on April 22 for the start of an intensive, 12-week startup boot camp that includes mentoring, entrepreneur education, peer support and networking. Points of Light will offer two of the most promising ventures – as selected by the entrepreneurs themselves – a $50,000 investment following the conclusion of the program at a June Demo Day in Atlanta.

SEMA's fearless leader, Sean Williams, gave us this nice quote:

"SEMA is a testament to what Atlanta's community is capable of when organized around a common cause. Having free and open space at Hype for events has been essential in creating community-built mobile apps and we're excited for the opportunity to work with Points of Light and use these apps to benefit local nonprofit organizations."

We are proud to be the meeting place for them - three cheers guys! 

Also accepted into the accelerator: CityPioneers &  WorkReadyGrad 

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