Congratulations, Painless1099!
From left: Ace Callwood, Justin Kauszler, Matt Russo.
Photo credit: Nancy J. Parisi
Richmond.com has exciting news about Painless 1099, a business started by VCU alumni. The company has been accepted into Barclay’s Techstars, an accelerator based out of New York City.
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“Painless1099 moved its operations and six staff members to Buffalo, N.Y., earlier this year after winning $500,000 in startup capital in a business pitch competition hosted by 43North, an organization that runs a business incubator in Buffalo. The Barclays Techstars accelerator is a 90-day program being held this summer that offers mentorship for promising startup companies. It also includes $120,000 in capital, in the form of a $100,000 convertible note and $20,000 in additional funds in exchange for a 6 percent share of common stock in participating companies.”
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