The D.C. tech program that got Google for Startups on board is ready to serve its first group of founders with disabilities.
2Gether-International, a District nonprofit that supports more than 300 entrepreneurs with disabilities, announced Wednesday it selected 16 startup founders for its first tech cohort — and a few are familiar faces in the D.C.-area innovation community.
“These founders are not only leaders in their own communities and startups, they are also leading the charge in highlighting disability as a source of innovation, strength and creativity,” 2Gether-International founder and CEO Diego Mariscal said in a statement.
From Greater Washington, participants include Samantha Scott of Rockville medical device startup JuneBrain Inc., a 2021 Fire Awards winner; Elizabeth Tikoyan of Fairfax health tech startup Healp; and Hua Wang of Alexandria telemedicine platform SmartBridge Health, one of our 2019 Startups of the Week.
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