RAP provided us with key partnerships with tech powerhouses such as ARROW and Microsoft to drive our product development. RIoT has done an incredible job of keeping us connected with the community.

RAP was more than worth the time investment. From the education sessions, to the mentoring and coaching, to the networking and exposure, we’ve gained knowledge, partners and potential customers.  And…we really appreciated the new friends we made in the cohort.

The best aspect of RAP was the breadth and quality of the network and mentors. Whether they worked for tech giants or outstanding local firms, every mentor I met was engaged, curious by nature, never transactional, and genuinely helpful.

RAP is THE quintessential startup tutorial – beyond IoT fundamentals, a broad and thorough purview of positioning, building, and taking product to market, and governing, funding, and growing your business. You start RAP with an idea, and graduate with a company.

RAP is the immersive experience my company needed to gain expertise about RFID. We can now speak confidently about our new technology and navigate the industry.

RIoT has opened many huge doors for us, including opportunities with some of the biggest players in the wireless space, entrepreneurial community and venture funding circles.

It is obvious that the RAP curriculum is thoughtfully laid out and then executed by experts who truly care about accelerating your business. Every step of the way the programming aligned with my business' needs and helped to push us forward. RAP created accountability and momentum that would be hard, if not impossible, to generate independently which has continued to grow post-program.

RAP has been the catalyst for understanding and executing our near-term business strategy. This accelerator provoked the thought and discussion necessary for setting goals and developing a plan to achieve them.

RAP provided our team with so many great resources, access to tech startup assistance, and much needed weekly mentoring sessions. I am excited that we were able to be a part of this enriching program. Through RIoT, we received an abundance of positive encouragement from our peers. They continuously motivated us to keep pushing, and to not give up on our entrepreneurial goals.

The mentorship and tactical workshops were our favorite things about the RAP program. We still meet monthly with our RAP mentors several months after graduating the program. Their generosity of time and expertise has been unmatched in any other accelerator we have been a part of, ranging from making introductions for us to helping us think through tough problems to giving us invaluable feedback.

I can unequivocally state that without the support, mentorship, and connections formed by our participation in the RIoT Ecosystem, BlueRecruit may not have survived to soon see its two year anniversary. If any entrepreneurs are considering applying to be a part of this incredible opportunity, I would tell them to stop thinking and start filling out that application.

Keepsake Tales was thrilled to be included in the last RAP cohort and would strongly encourage other interested startups to apply to the program. The programming is created with early-stage founders in mind, and we gained a lot of value from revisiting old assumptions, and from learning new frameworks to set us on a strong foundation for future growth. The best part of the program for us was the mentorship and guidance of Tom, Rachael, and our mentor team. RIoT consistently demonstrated the rare ability to equip our team with constructive feedback that we can use today, in addition to helping us form strong strategies for the long-term. Their ability to help us navigate deep in the weeds, and then to jump way up to the bigger strategic picture was (and remains) super helpful. RIoT is a great community and we are thrilled to belong here.