The Warehouse accelerator in Loveland partnering with NASA

LOVELAND — The Warehouse, a nonprofit business accelerator in Loveland, has struck a partnership with NASA that will provide space agency know-how to area businesses.

The Warehouse, housed at 1215 S. Grant Ave., is NASA’s first partner in its Adopt-an-Accelerator program.

“NASA’s agreement to make The Warehouse their first Adopt-an-Accelerator in the nation is a proud moment for all of Northern Colorado,” Kelly Peters, The Warehouse’s executive director, said in a prepared statement. “This Warehouse tool will allow our region’s firms to have access to some of the world’s brightest researchers.”

Peters said select clients of The Warehouse will have the opportunity to receive up to 40 hours of NASA consulting  and assistance in developing technology and solving problems.

“NASA wants to see commercial solutions developed that grow primary jobs in our region and technology that could possibly help NASA in space,” she said.

Peters said there is an “open call” for companies across Colorado to apply for the NASA program.  Loveland-based Ensign Power Systems Inc. will be the first to benefit from the program.

Ensign Power Systems, a maker of custom power supply products, was founded in 1995.

“We hope that this initial collaboration will set the foundation for a successful relationship with NASA in transfer of technology for commercialization of new business opportunities and products for Loveland and Northern Colorado,” said Dan Danowski, Ensign Power’s president.

The Warehouse will work with NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Ohio and receive technical advice from David Lung, DA2 Ventures, who has experience working with the space agency.

The Warehouse, founded by Jay Dokter and Dan Kamrath, aims to help successful startups achieve the next phase of development by commercialization of their products and services.

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