# Capital Innovators

> Capital Innovators is a St. Louis venture investment and accelerator company founded by Judy Sindecuse in 2010. It combines startup acceleration, Seed and Series A investment, private and corporate venture fund management, corporate innovation programs and investor education. It reports helping scale 190 companies that raised over $1 billion in follow-on investment.

- **Founded:** 2010
- **Headquarters:** St. Louis, United States
- **Founders:** Judy Sindecuse (Founder, CEO / Managing Partner)
- **Products:** Startup Accelerator Program, Venture Investments, Corporate Innovation, Ameren Accelerator, NGA Accelerator
- **Notable:** Reports helping scale 190 companies, more than $1 billion in follow-on investment and over 3,000 jobs; company-reported aggregates, not investment-return measures., First Ameren cohort selected seven companies from more than 200 applicants spanning 31 countries and 23 states in 2017., Reported operating three NGA cohorts with 24 alumni in January 2023.

## Products & services

- **Startup Accelerator Program** — Historically a 12-week, hands-on program with seed funding, mentorship, workspace and customer and partner connections; the Fall 2021 cohort received $50,000 per startup.
- **Venture Investments** — Seed and Series A investments; published Series A initial checks of $500,000-$1 million, with board participation and operational guidance.
- **Corporate Innovation** — Startup sourcing, corporate accelerators, intrapreneurship, innovation challenges and corporate partnerships.
- **Ameren Accelerator** — Energy technology partnership with Ameren, University of Missouri System and UMSL Accelerate; the inaugural seven startups were offered up to $100,000 each.
- **NGA Accelerator** — Historical geospatial and dual-use program with NGA and Missouri Technology Corporation, including $100,000 equity-free grants and end-user engagement.
- **Venture-Ready Missouri** — Two-part investor-readiness pilot with broad introductory access for Missouri startups and an invitation-only pitch-development phase.
- **Angel Investor Playbook** — Online angel-investing education: 17 chapters and 25 lessons, with a $649 listed price and a separate free-access qualification form.

## Achievements

- Reports helping scale 190 companies, more than $1 billion in follow-on investment and over 3,000 jobs; company-reported aggregates, not investment-return measures.
- First Ameren cohort selected seven companies from more than 200 applicants spanning 31 countries and 23 states in 2017.
- Reported operating three NGA cohorts with 24 alumni in January 2023.
- Operated its 25th core accelerator cohort in Fall 2021.

## Latest updates

- **2025-09** — Highlighted portfolio company Bookelicious and its People magazine coverage.
- **2025-05** — Announced partnership with MTC to operate statewide investor-readiness program Venture-Ready Missouri.

## Links

- Website: https://capitalinnovators.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/capital-innovators/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/capinnovators
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/capinnovators/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CapInnovators/

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Last updated: 2026-10-07