Start Co. announces new executive and accelerator

(Memphis Business Journal) Scott Vogel has joined Start Co. as vice president of civic entrepreneurship, and will manage the recently announced SkyHigh small business accelerator.

Start Co. runs Seed Hatchery, a technology-based accelerator, Upstart, a woman-entrepreneur-based accelerator and Sparkgap, which will focus on logistics companies. SkyHigh will focus on social innovation startups.

Vogel, who has served as entrepreneur in residence for Start Co., has served as a committee member at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, was just appointed to the University of Memphis Research Foundation and is past president of the Tennessee Health Information & Management Systems Society.

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