RealCo | Long-Term Accelerator

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longer than your typical accelerator, with 15 months of support

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in seed funding raised by portfolio companies to date

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ratio of RealCo Partners to portfolio companies

RealCo accelerates your startup at your pace

Begin RealCo when you’re ready, and we’ll join you on your journey for 15 months, helping you every step of the way. While you focus on growing your company, we invest seed capital in your business, identify your gaps, provide hands-on assistance, and connect you with expert mentors and downstream investors.

Our flexible approach meets you where you are

We work with a small number of companies – around 5-10 per year – and that makes for a truly personalized experience. Our focus on quality over quantity also means that we can flex to accommodate companies at various stages of maturity.

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All of our companies receive:

Mentorship

The beauty of a long-term program is that your mentor group can evolve as your startup grows and changes.

Connections

We’re a nexus of connections to service providers, investors, and industry experts.

Space

When you’re in town, our office is your office. We love spending quality face-time with founders.

Focus

It’s easy to get distracted by a million little things, so we help you focus on what really matters: building strong traction with real customers.

Capital

The specific amount depends upon the needs of your company; we typically invest around $100K at the terms of your round.

Alignment

We ask for a percentage ownership of your company in exchange for our services. That way, we only succeed when you do.

Your wins are our wins

FUNNELAI DAUBER DEARDUCK

“At RealCo, we've really benefitted from intros to both prospects and investors. Being alongside the partners has helped us leverage these connections very effectively.”

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SRI KAMMA
CEO and Co-Founder

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“I especially like that the RealCo plan is to help us get from seed to Series A. The team at RealCo has continued to help us reach metrics necessary for our Series A funding round at the end of 2018.”

Dauber by RealCo
BRIAN JONES
CEO and Co-Founder

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“RealCo has been a game-changer for Dearduck. It's not just the structure of the program that makes it successful; the people & culture behind RealCo are what make it real.”

KATY AUCOIN
Co-Founder & CEO of Dearduck

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We’re here for you

Our office is located in downtown San Antonio, TX, in an entrepreneurial coworking space called Geekdom.

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CHUCK SERT

Associate
Caglayan “Chuck” Sert is a passionate Software Developer, currently living in San Antonio, TX. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and MBA degree in concentration of Information Technology. His primary focus and inspiration for his studies is full-stack web development with proficiency of Python, HTML/HTML5, CSS/CSS3, JavaScript, and jQuery. Caglayan is a technically proficient analyst He came equipped with solid business and technical acumen, hands-on engineering experience, and drive to transform raw data into insightful business intelligence. He can also apply focused attention to detail while scrutinizing, processing, and interpreting data and statistics to support problem solving, continuous improvement and informed decision making.

BLAKE GREWAL

Associate
Blake is an Associate at RealCo where he is responsible for Deal Sourcing, Deal Due Diligence, Investor/Mentor/Partner/Company Relations, RealCo Operations, and Event Coordination. Early in Blake’s professional career he had the opportunity to get involved in the Venture Capital scene. Since then, he has not looked back and continued to help early-stage companies grow. Before moving to San Antonio, Blake took part in helping an Insurtech Accelerator out of Lansing, MI launch their first cohort of companies. After graduating from Michigan State University Blake moved to San Antonio to work for RealCo and continue his passion of helping early-stage companies succeed. Due to his competitive nature and athletic background, Blake enjoys going to bat for Founders and helping them win. A visionary at heart, Blake enjoys problem solving and helping Founders reach their goals. Blake also enjoys giving back to the community and taking part in mentoring when possible. Blake enjoys Cold Brew Coffee, Being Active, and Taking his Dog to the Dog park. He is currently pursuing his Executive MBA, concentration in Data Analytics, at St Marys University.

JULIE GALVAN

Director of Operations
Julie Galvan is the Director of Operations at RealCo. Julie focuses on implementing and executing best systems and processes within RealCo as well as extending her expertise to RealCo’s current Cohorts. Prior to joining RealCo, Julie chose to stay at home full time to be with her two young daughters. Before that, the Miner Corporation is where Julie spent 6 years wearing a variety of hats within the organization. Julie has lived in San Antonio for 15 years with her husband Chris and two daughters. They enjoy all the outdoor activities San Antonio has to offer when not attending or chauffeuring their daughter’s events. Julie holds an MBA from Keller Graduate School and a BA in Education from Arizona State University.

COLE WOLLAK

CEO, Managing Director
Cole Wollak graduated from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas with a degree in Engineering Science. After graduation, he went on to help run the first Techstars Cloud program in San Antonio and applied his technical background working at FlashScan3D where he led research and development on next generation fingerprinting devices. Cole continues to work with the Geekdom Fund conducting diligence and deal sourcing on early stage technology companies in Texas and has most recently moved into the Managing Director role at RealCo focusing on growing early stage B2B tech startups. Giving back, Cole teaches an upper level entrepreneurship course as an Adjunct Professor at Trinity University. Fun Fact:
Cole grew up in Saudi Arabia