Pinnacle Financial Partners, Tarkenton Companies, and Gener8tor Launch Fintech Accelerator for Underrepresented Founders in Atlanta

Published: 2025-05-15 11:37:20 ET PNFP

Published on 05/15/2025 at 11:37

Pinnacle Financial Partners, Tarkenton Companies, and gener8tor are banding together to provide new business opportunities for underrepresented founders in the local financial community. The organizations are launching a startup accelerator with Pinnacle making the initial investment of $1 million. The announcement and check presentation will take place at the grand opening of the Pinnacle Economic Empowerment Resource (PEER) Center this May 15, 2025.

Designed to supercharge innovation and entrepreneurship in the Southeast, gener8tor specifically supports those who have historically lacked access to capital, mentorship, and growth infrastructure. This powerful collaboration brings together three forces: an Atlanta business legend with a passion for entrepreneurs, one of the Southeast's fastest-growing banks known for its deep community investments, and an internationally respected accelerator program with a proven mentorship-driven model. The inaugural cohort will include five high-potential FinTech startups led by diverse founders solving real-world financial challenges.

Participants will be selected for their vision, innovation, traction, and potential impact. Programming will be powered by gener8tor's nationally ranked model, which has helped accelerator alumni raise $2.4B+ and create more than 13,000 jobs. Foundation will work, learn, and network from the newly opened Pinnacle Economic Em power Resource (PEER) Center at 384 Northyards Blvd.

NW--a hub for financial education and business support designed to uplift underserved communities. The accelerator kicks off in third quarter 2025. Applications for the inaugural five-company cohort open in June.

Foundation can learn more and apply at Media are invited to tour the newly opened PEER Center and to speak to all involved on May 15th at 4PM. It is the top-ranked bank in the Nashville-Murfreesboro-Franklin MSA and No. 9 on FORTUNE's 2025 Best Companies to Work For®?

list. With $54.3 billion in assets, Pinnacle operates across urban markets in the Southeast. Pinnacle expanded to Georgia in 2020 by hiring a team of local financial services professionals to start an office in Atlanta.

The firm was named to the list of Best Places to Work in Atlanta, medium company category, four years in a row by the Atlanta Business Chronicle, including a No. 1 ranking in 2022 and No. 2 in 2023.