Monica Wheat
Monica Wheat is a Strategist, Consultant, Investor, and Venture Developer. Monica is currently the Managing Director of the Techstars Equitech Accelerator a global seed-stage accelerator in 40+ cities worldwide. She previously served as a Techstars Startup Programs Lead for 10+ years leading programs globally and is the Founding Co-Director of Startup Boost, a global Pre-Accelerator and former Techstars program now live in 20 cities.
Monica is also the Founder and Executive Director of Venture Catalysts, a non-profit venture and ecosystem development group focused on investor/founder education and development, an innovation hub, and large-scale entrepreneurial initiatives for over 45,000 attendees. She served as a Consultant for Backstage Capital, co-producing their multi-city live investment tour and was the Detroit Managing Director of the Backstage Capital – Accelerator, a 4-city, global tech accelerator investing in scaling startups for underrepresented founders.
She is a global speaker, judge, and consultant. Past clients have included Fortune 10 corporations, non-profits, school districts, tech accelerators, venture funds, and start-ups. She regularly speaks and consults at corporations & conferences on topics of emerging ecosystems, venture capital, digital innovation, and women in technology.
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