Joe Kirgues
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Co-Founder @gener8tor / @gbetastartups
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Joined June 2011
Our @gener8tor + @gBETAstartups alums had another amazing month. gBETA alums crossed $900M raised.
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The @swanniesapparel founders built their startup from scratch to tens of millions of annual revenue mostly bootstrapped while creating a hometown employer of dozens in Minnesota. Proud to count them as a @gener8tor alum.
🌟 gener8tor Founder Series Spotlight! 🌟 We sit down with Matt Stang, Co-founder of @swanniesapparel, a fast-growing golf lifestyle brand redefining the course-to-clubhouse apparel game. 🚀 From humble beginnings in the Twin Cities, Swannies has grown from a startup into a
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🥳 Today, we celebrate 10 years of gBETA! Since 2015: 🚀1,320 startups supported 💰 $852M+ raised 🏆 29 exits 🆕 5,678 jobs created 🌎 Programs in 35+ communities To every founder, mentor, partner, and team member who made the last decade possible - thank you. Here’s to
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Had a great time at #gec2025 talking about @gener8tor’s story with @troyvosseller and Chelsea Linder.
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This is a great startup. Looking forward to our @gener8tor team getting a chance to be a part of their story: @farm_qa closes oversubscribed seed round, aims to ‘supercharge’ agronomists with AI
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We are so proud of the @gener8tor Skills Accelerator team and alums. It never gets old watching people lift themselves into new careers.
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Proud of our @gener8tor and @gBETAstartups alums who raised more than $50M last month. Look forward to their continued efforts to create new community jobs, new community wealth and new community leaders.
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We are proud to announce Governor @dbeasley1 as chair of our new Advisory Board! Under his tenure the @WFP won the @NobelPrize. He was also recognized with the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award while Governor of South Carolina. Welcome, David! https://t.co/9Bq6AGWwMj
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Our @gener8tor Skills program has crossed 1,500 graduates with new jobs and new careers. This month we corrected a database error that was undercounting some percentages and made progress against our goal of 70% placement post graduation. Next up is a career event for alums.
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Our @gener8tor and @gBETAstartups alums crossed reporting 12,000 total jobs created. gBETA alums crossed 5,000.
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Grateful to join the @startupsUSAorg Board and hope to further advocate for startups with this remarkable team.
The Center for American Entrepreneurship (CAE) is delighted to welcome three new members of its board of directors: Bailey DeVries, who until recently served as Associate Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) and as Head of the SBA’s Office of Investment and
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We're so excited to share that we've raised a $1.25M pre-seed round led by @NextGenVP, with participation from @NMFuture, @gener8tor, and @RevTechLabs to build the definitive private banking platform for non-bank financial institutions.
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New capital will help expand business operations and further R&D of its open architecture banking and lending platform
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New @gener8tor Skills Accelerator chart for the rotation. This showcases a program we are very proud to have built with @Microsoft.
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Our @gener8tor and @gBETAstartups alums raised $23.3M last month. They also reported over 70 new jobs.
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“Eighty-five percent of venture capital went to states that Hillary Clinton won, while only 15% went to the 30 states President Trump won. And this time? Eight years later, the split remains roughly the same: blue states received 84% of 2023 VC dollars, leaving red states with
I urge President Trump & VP-elect Vance to make reigniting entrepreneurship a priority in cities across America. This is an issue I know JD cares about from his #RiseOfRest work with us. Here are several policy priorities that could make a real difference: https://t.co/igqyCuOynJ
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Wauwatosa line to vote >30 minutes and the city is already at 60% early vote. We close our company @gener8tor down on Election Days and encourage people to vote / volunteer. Kudos to @BizMolly who is a volunteer at our polling location.
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