Overview

You want a founder-friendly startup program? You got it. 1ST50K is a startup program where you receive $50,000 non-dilutive to help you launch and grow your company. 1ST50K was started 5 years ago as a way to lower barriers for startups who wanted to be in Rural America. We’ve developed ecosystems for support, from the resources, to the startups need to the talent that’s employed by them to how they connect. Here are some of our past winners that are kicking ass: • PumpTrakr - Helping farmers organize their irrigation teams through IoT, they’ve grown from conception to managing thousands of devices across the Midwest and Southern United States. https://pumptrakr.com/ • SHO.ai - An automation company focused on branding, has developed the most robust software in the mar-tech space, doubling their team size and currently raising a $2 million seed round. https://www.sho.ai/ • SportsTrace - Hailing from Microsoft in Seattle to Cape Girardeau, the teams has created a video automation application that provides athletes with information about their body movements, looking to fully release their consumer-facing app this summer. • SwipeSum - Software-enabled payments consultants, the company has 10x their monthly recurring revenue since joining the program. https://www.swipesum.com/ • UpSwot - A white-label platform, that is an add-on to online banking and onboarding, offering API-enabled, opt-in, continuous access to SMB data - the company raised a $4.3 million seed round earlier this year. https://upswot.com/ • Venku - Helping people list, discover, and book unique outdoor experiences, they now manage thousands of bookings across the United States. https://www.venku.com/ Not all accelerators are created equal. We focus on you, not us. When we select teams, we make sure that locating in our region provides real value to them and that we will be able to provide meaningful impact to help them be successful. Learn more at https://www.codefiworks.com/1st50k/