The book publishing-focused start-up world has always been missing an incubator or accelerator to help refine and mentor promising new companies, and now Ingram Content Group is answering that need. Building on investments made through ICG Ventures, the company announced Tuesday their 1440 Accelerator “to find and accelerate startups creating the next breakthrough innovations in the publishing industry.” (It is named for the year Johannes Gutenberg perfected his printing press.) Ingram is working with the Nashville Entrepreneur Center (which John Ingram also chairs) and Jumpstart Foundry. Set to begin in September, the program will put up to 10 startups into […]
