5 Reasons To Attend The 2019 Ameren Accelerator Demo Day
It seems like there is a Demo Day every other week these days. With so many Accelerators and innovation programs, Demo Day fatigue has really gotten the best of us. However, the Ameren Accelerator is quite different from what we see with other programs. For one, this program was the first of its kind in the world to create a public-private partnership that includes a Fortune 500 energy corporation, a statewide University system, and a top-ranked Accelerator. The uniqueness of this partnership has caused others to follow suit around the globe, but the Ameren program completing its third year has the most experience leveraging all of these partners together.
This year, the Ameren Accelerator shifted its focus to target startups building solutions for smart cities and connected communities and the results were astounding. The program sourced over 430 companies across 56 countries and 38 U.S. states, which displays a 66% year-over-year increase in the number of applicants for the program. The quality of businesses that applied this year has increased as well and six cutting-edge energy-tech startups were accepted. Over the course of the last three months, these businesses have been engaging closely with Ameren’s executives, corporate champion teams, lead mentors and subject matter experts, UM System’s faculty for grant opportunities, UMSL’s interns and Capital Innovators’ Accelerator model to scale their businesses. The startups have made serious progress in growing their companies and we are excited to showcase them at Demo Day.
Here are 5 reasons to attend the 2019 Ameren Accelerator Demo Day:
STL Startup Week: It falls within the first-ever STL Startup Week, which is the largest week of innovation events for the St. Louis region all year to celebrate its entrepreneurs.
Cutting-Edge Insights: Learn about six brand new technologies that will impact the very way in which the energy space operates in the future. You will see everything from advanced materials science that has the capacity to dramatically enhance storage of lithium-ion batteries, to smart city IoT products currently being deployed in Nigeria to advance grid infrastructure and reliability.
High-Profile Audience: If you are an entrepreneur, investor, or corporate innovation strategist, this is the crowd for you. This Demo Day will have renowned attendees from a variety of major corporations, and it won’t only be energy. We have executives attending from industry verticals including, but not limited to healthcare, insurance, advanced manufacturing and R&D, aerospace and more. Everyone is coming out to get insight into this amazing program and understand if these technologies could have applications to their industries as well.
Pilot Opportunities: For energy companies out there that want to get a first look at innovations that will transform your sector, the Ameren Accelerator Demo Day is the place to be. Hear about each business and then engage with the founders to understand if any of these solutions could be valuable opportunities to drive pilot projects.
Corporate Innovation: For all of the corporations and mid-market companies out there, this is a great opportunity to understand the inner workings of one of Capital Innovators’ corporate innovation programs and the value it delivers year-after-year. If your company has been looking for an experienced outsourced innovation partner that has been delivering results for a decade and has access to the most unique solutions around the world, then this event will be perfect for you to learn more.
It is clear that this Demo Day is going to be unique and jam-packed with value for everyone who attends. The event takes place on the afternoon of November 4th, 2019 at The Pageant in St. Louis, MO and you can RSVP for tickets here. We look forward to seeing you there to support our 2019 Ameren Accelerator companies!