Carlos Estrada has been named managing director of accelerator NMotion and will continue to be entrepreneur-in-residence at NUTech Ventures.
NMotion, an accelerator backed by University of Nebraska–Lincoln, has promoted Carlos Estrada from core mentor to managing director.
Estrada will also serve as entrepreneur-in-residence at NUTech Ventures, the tech transfer arm of University of Nebraska–Lincoln, having been a visiting entrepreneur-in-residence since 2016.
At NMotion, he will be responsible for recruiting teams and guiding them through the 90-day program before they pitch at an annual demo day.
NMotion is supported by the university as well as Lincoln Partnership for Economic Development, Invest Nebraska, local companies and private investors. It has invested in 30 companies since it was launched in 2013 and will begin recruiting its 2018 cohort next month.
Estrada previously founded digital product consultancy Oomph Brand and co-founded corporate innovation consultancy Unicornable. He has also been a project manager and international facilitator for entrepreneurship education program 3 Day Startup.
Brad Roth, executive director of NUTech Ventures and president of NMotion’s board of directors, said: “We are excited to welcome Carlos to NMotion as the managing director.
“Carlos’ experience in founding startups, leading entrepreneurial programs and developing teams makes him a great fit for this role.”
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