HACK Baltimore is putting out the call for entrepreneurs to apply by July 1 to their HACK Baltimore-ETCAccelerate Challenge, which will get startups to a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) by August 2020.

The goal is to groom civic tech business teams that can potentially be selected for AccelerateBaltimore, the accelerator program that includes $50,000 in seed funding and 13 weeks of mentorship of resources that is returning with a civic tech focus in its ninth year.

The challenge comes as the citywide civic tech nonprofit HACK Baltimore and Highlandtown-based incubator ETC (Emerging Technology Centers) have reached a partnership around their shared goal of advancing digital equity. Together they want to create an ecosystem that allows innovative ideas for the improvement of neighborhoods in Baltimore to thrive and become a reality.

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