Techstars to launch new Denver accelerator for workforce development

DENVER — Techstars, a Boulder-based startup accelerator, is launching a new program in Denver aimed at workforce development-related companies poised to tackle the challenges of a post-COVID-19 business environment.

The Techstars Workforce Development Accelerator is a partnership with ZOMALAB, a Colorado-based investment firm run by Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) heir Ben Walton; education resource nonprofit organization Strada Education Network; and Colorado Thrives, a collection of executives from major companies who collaborate on projects to benefit the state.

The 13-week, 10-firm program, which is now accepting applications, will be led by managing director Taylor McLemore, founder of Boulder-based Patriot Boot Camp, according to a Techstars news release.

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“Technology is rapidly reshaping our global workforce and the skills required to engage in our modern world,” McLemore said in a prepared statement. “In this global health and economic crisis, startup founders are being offered a challenge: How can we accelerate the solutions and innovations needed by millions of students, workers, and employers? Building a path to improve how people work, do their best work and get back to work is critical. This accelerator is an opportunity to have significant and long-term impact. There is no greater challenge than how we as a global community get people back into the workforce in productive, meaningful jobs.”

The accelerator program will begin Nov. 2. A demo day will be held Feb. 11, 2021.