Cincinnati Business Excellerator

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The Cincinnati Business Excellerator (formerly the Minority Business Accelerator) is a community initiative that supports high-growth minority-owned businesses through advisory services, access to capital, and corporate partnerships. It manages the ETA Fund, a $26.6 million investment fund providing equity, debt, and revenue-based capital to historically excluded entrepreneurs in the Midwest.

Cincinnati Business Excellerator is an accelerator headquartered in Cincinnati, United States, founded in 2003. It invests directly in companies, from seed to growth, in minority-owned businesses, BIPOC founders and underserved markets. $26.6 million under management and 70 portfolio companies, as it reports.

“We’re actively seeking high-growth, undercapitalized businesses led by founders, with a focus on unlocking access to capital, scaling operations, and building sustainable pathways to long-term success.”

— Cincinnati Business Excellerator, own website

Layer

Direct investor

Type

Accelerator

Stage

Seed – Growth

Headquarters

Cincinnati, United States

Invests in

Midwest

Sectors

minority-owned businesses, BIPOC founders, underserved markets

Founded

2003

Assets under management

$26.6 million

Portfolio

70 companies