Episode 4 Extras

DAV Patriot Boot Camp

PBC Mission

Patriot Boot Camp (PBC) provides active duty service members, veterans, and their spouses with access to mentors, educational programming, and a robust community of experts and peers to help them innovate and build impactful businesses.

PBC History

Patriot Boot Camp was co-founded by Taylor McLemore, Governor Jared Polis, and Techstars Co-Founder David Cohen as a volunteer effort organized under the Techstars startup accelerator to address the gaps in entrepreneurial support that military members, Veterans, and their spouses often encounter.

Since 2012, Patriot Boot Camp had held 23 boot camps for over 1000 entrepreneurs and their alumni have raised more than 150 million dollars in venture capital. They’ve also employed nearly 2000 people!

Looking through their material, they have mentorship partnerships with Google, and are sponsored by companies such as USAA, MetLife, and more.