Balloon Pitch 2020 is open for applications!
Get your NM startup in front of 21 investors from 8 states!
who we are
We love Albuquerque and New Mexico. That’s why ABQid, powered by CNM Ingenuity, is devoted to helping high-growth startups access the knowledge, resources, and connections they need to prosper.
what we do
Events
We bring promising startups together with active investors to help entrepreneurs take bold steps and grow successful New Mexico companies. Balloon Pitch and Ski Lift Pitch are exciting ways for NM entrepreneurs to make the best connections.
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Activate New Mexico
We invite the best entrepreneurial teams with high-growth ideas into ActivateNM, a hybrid accelerator/incubator that uses Lean Startup, mentorship, and connectivity to dramatically improve customer validation, MVP creation, and path to market strategy.
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Partnerships
We work with our national labs to help pair promising technologies with startup methods to support entrepreneurship in New Mexico. Hyperspace Challenge and Sandia Labs Pitch Competition are just two examples.
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Our Process and Methodology
We use the Lean Startup customer-validation methodology as the core of our curriculum for both Lean Startup bootcamps and our Accelerator because it addresses the most fundamental need for all kinds of entrepreneurs, whether innovation-led/high growth, micro-enterprise, main street businesses, or 2nd stage companies.
Let’s create opportunities together
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We help startups in our community make critical connections with potential investors, customers, business partners, financial institutions and other relationships that can move their business forward quickly.
