This a a guest post by Nina Sawczuk, general manager of ATDC and co-director of Flashpoint. It is cross posted from atdc.org.

Georgia Tech is proud to present Flashpoint, a startup accelerator program launching in August 2011. Flashpoint will provide mentorship, shared learning, office space, and an an environment for accelerated scalable business model search.

Selected participants will typically be eligible for $15,000 in funding in exchange for up to 6% equity stake.  Investments will be provided by the new Flashpoint Investment Fund headed by Sig Mosley of Imlay Investments.

Apply if you are:

• a team of at least two people with one or more ideas or a startup that has not yet reached the Series A funding stage of growth and
• in need of funding or are just interested in the accelerator program’s learning and guidance and
• utilizing technology as a competitive advantage in any market and
• can operate in Atlanta during the program.

Apply now to join our next cohort. We will run cohorts twice a year.