Fuel Accelerator

Arkansas' tech ecosystem is rapidly growing, with entrepreneurs flocking to the state for its supportive community, access to capital and startup-friendly environment. read more >

Sajan Gautam will serve as the entrepreneur-in-residence for the pilot cohort of Fuel Cybersecurity. Gautam is a former cybersecurity executive turned adviser and investor. read more >

The Bentonville-based organization said the selected startups bring a "diverse range of solutions that are transforming the healthcare industry." read more >

Selected companies will showcase their expertise in safeguarding sensitive data, network security, AI-driven cybersecurity tools and more. read more >

Co-founders of FR8relay, Aayush Thakur and Deme Yuan, belive introducing "relay nodes" could transform the trucking industry. read more >

The Startup Junkie Foundation in Fayetteville and Silicon Valley-based venture capital fund GrowthX announced Wednesday a collaboration they say will expand the impact of Startup Junkie’s 2021 Fuel Accelerator Program. read more >

Fuel of Fayetteville, an artificial intelligence and machine learning accelerator led by Startup Junkie Foundation of Fayetteville, announces its summer return. read more >

The 2020 Fuel Accelerator announced Monday that its startups from seven states and five countries graduated, having secured millions in investments and created more than a dozen Arkansas jobs. read more >

What sets this year’s Fuel Accelerator apart from accelerator programs across the state is that it focuses on sales instead of product development, with a top goal being the establishment of pilot projects that the accelerator companies and Arkansas companies can launch together. read more >

The second Fuel Accelerator program, led by RevUnit in Bentonville and Startup Junkie in Fayetteville, will launch this month. read more >