Industry vets launch CPG accelerator, consultancy Velocity

BOULDER — A group of Boulder area consumer-packaged goods industry veterans has launched Velocity CPG LLC, an accelerator program and consulting firm aimed at boosting promising young companies in the CPG space. 

Mentors participating in the new venture, which seeks to blend elements from popular local accelerator programs and industry-support groups such as Techstars and Naturally Boulder, include Jim Leighton, Kerry Gilmartin, Don Martin, Steve Savage, Matt Cutter, Stephanie Carter, Tim Barklage and Asa McKee.

“We want to be the nucleus for all things CPG,” Savage said. “If you need something done, we hope we have the resources to do it.”

Velocity plans…