Early Stage Montana Information

At Early Stage Montana (ESMT) our mission is to provide emerging tech businesses in Montana with training, mentoring, contacts, and exposure to investors. Our sole purpose is to accelerate the growth of the tech ecosystem in Montana to create more economic diversity and foster quality jobs in our communities. We're a 501c3 non-profit always looking for help from Montanans who want to see our state's businesses thriving in the future. We help tech entrepreneurs develop stronger businesses and connect them to expert advisors and financial capital through our regional "HyperAccelerator" showcases, training and mentoring programs, and the annual Statewide Showcase. We are a collection of supporting organizations from across Montana collaborating in a statewide effort. Participating groups include: Frontier Angels, Next Frontier Capital, Blackstone Launchpad, Montana State University, University of Montana, Big Sky Economic Development Authority, Prospera Business Network, Missoula Economic Partnership, Montana High Tech Business Alliance, and the Governor's Office of Economic Development. Each of us plays a unique role in helping grow Montana's tech ecosystem in our own focus areas or geographies, but we also work closely together to organize our state's resources under the ESMT umbrella programs and initiatives. If you are an emerging technology company in Montana looking for this type of support, please reach out to us. Or if you are an experienced entrepreneur with a desire to help mentor new businesses, we'd like to know you too.