Accelerator · St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Cortex's entrepreneur training in St. Louis for concept- and early-stage founders, with a four-week Ignite course to test a business model and a ten-week Bootcamp, aimed especially at underrepresented founders.
Rolling applications Run by Cortex Innovation Community
Verified 18 October 2026 · From the programme's own pages
Ignite meets on four consecutive Monday evenings; its 2027 cohorts start on 1 March and 7 June 2027. Bootcamp is a 10-week, 50-hour evening programme; the 2026 class ran from 14 September to 17 November 2026, with applications opening on 1 July.
Applications are accepted at any time.
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