BURLINGTON, VT – (May 15, 2025): LaunchVT, a division of the Lake Champlain Chamber, has expanded its partnership with All Stage, a company based in Boston, MA. All Stage’s products bring collaboration to investing and fundraising through product, data, and automation to create a strong investing community that benefits all stakeholders.
LaunchVT accelerates outstanding startups through its expertise and network to help Vermonters solve problems and build strong economic opportunities within their communities. LaunchVT’s new initiative with All Stage empowers startup founders to establish strategic relationships and utilize the toolkits they gain during the accelerator, helping them to raise investment so that they can scale and thrive.
“As part of our commitment to helping LaunchVT startups access capital, we’re excited to expand our work with All Stage,” said Lauren Bass, Director of LaunchVT. “All Stage’s platform makes it easier for founders to connect with investors, share their fundraising progress, and attract more diligence opportunities. It’s a powerful tool that can facilitate engagement with investors in Vermont and nationwide.”
“All Stage was founded on the belief that products enabling collaboration amongst entrepreneurs, investors, mentors, and other partners are critical drivers of company building, fundraising, and investing, ” said Jason Burke, the founder of All Stage. “Given the role of LaunchVT in driving value across its ecosystem of entrepreneurs and investors, we are excited for our expanded partnership with LaunchVT and their network.”
The startups selected for the 2025 LaunchVT Accelerator Cohort are:
- Cardchain AI – Dan Hughes & Levi Hughes
- Heron’s Marine – Kenny Richards & Jeremy Frederick
- humNET – Darren Mark
- Kitty Badhands – Kat McVeigh & Dale Donaldson
- Rugged MicroPower – Paul Shepherd
- TukTu Inc. – Rustam Sengupta
- Vship – Ahmed Aly
- Xander Medical – Ali Bisaccia & Jackson Bisaccia
LaunchVT is made possible thanks to its amazing partners, including All Stage, Better Business Bureau, Cicada, Cherian Philip, Chris O’Connell, Codingscape, Coldwell Banker Hickok Boardman, Curt Alpeter, Dave Schmidt, Delta Dental, Dinse, Dudley Fund, Doug Merrill, Downs Rachlin Martin, EastRise Credit Union, Engage CFO, Features Capital, Forecast LLC, FreshTracks Capital, Gallagher, Flynn & Company, Geoff Strawbridge, LLP, Jason Burke, Jason Mintz, Jeff Chu, JHCapital, Hula, Inner Citadel Consulting, JPMorgan Chase, Karen Walker-Beecher, Kevin Emmert, Lee Bouyea, Leonardo’s Pizza, Mascoma Bank, Merrill Family Foundation, NBT Bank, Ruth and Peter Metz Family Foundation, M&T Bank, Omer Trajman, Trevor Barlow, Tom Messner, Small Business Administration, University of Vermont, Vermont Community Foundation, Vermont Department of Economic Development, Vermont Federal Credit Union, Vermont Economic Development Authority, and VELCO.