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June 24, 2025 | Tom Ballard

Gener8tor accepting applications for lightning rounds during its upcoming BOLT event

The two-day conference is scheduled for October 1 and 2 in Indianapolis, IN.

Gener8tor, the partner of Chattanooga’s The Company Lab in the “Sustainable Mobility Accelerator,” has announced the dates of its BOLT event. The dates are October 1 and 2 in Indianapolis, IN.

BOLT is gener8tor’s reimagined flagship conference — designed to connect start-ups with corporate leaders, first and foremost, while also creating space for investors and industry experts to engage in high-value networking and deal-making.

And the BOLT Start-up Matching Portal has just opened for business.
If you’re a start-up innovating in Agriculture, Healthcare, Insurance/FinTech, Manufacturing, and Sustainability/Resiliency, this is your opportunity to connect directly with corporate and venture capital leaders during our high-impact lightning rounds at BOLT 2025.

Applications close Applications close August 13. To apply for 20-minute lightning rounds, click on this link.

If you are attending as a start-up – whether you are participating in Lightning Rounds or not — your tickets are generously covered by the Indiana Economic Development Corporation. For all others, early bird pricing of $199 ends on June 30, with full pricing of $349 after that date.

To register, click here.



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