A Wednesday night demo day at the Parkway Theatre brought conversations about business models and societal impact.

The evening closed out the latest cohort of Conscious Venture Lab, an accelerator that seeks to support mission-driven startups.

CVL, which was founded by Jeff Cherry and last year partnered with Joe Mechlinski and Baltimore’s SHIFT Ventures, is an access-minded program itself. Housed at Baltimore City Community College, the accelerator aims to highlight startup activity in West Baltimore. It also drew a pair of companies to the city from Atlanta for the three month program. Five of the six companies were women-led, and five were founded by people of color.

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