US-based publishing services provider Ingram Content Group launched an accelerator called 1440 yesterday that will seek out 10 startups for a 14-week programme beginning in September 2015.

1440, named after the year that Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press, will provide participants with $30,000 in seed funding each in return for a 10% stake.

The accelerator will offer startups mentorship from Ingram Content’s team as well as access to the expertise of the Nashville Entrepreneur Centre and its accelerator, Jumpstart…