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A total of 18 organizations\u2014ranging from a group that sponsors theater productions in a women\u2019s prison to a company that markets vintage athletic shoes\u2014were among the winners at WeWork<\/a>\u2019s Creator Awards<\/a>, held last week in Detroit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There were three categories of Creator Awards, including the Incubate Award for great ideas or specific projects that need funding, and the Launch Award for young businesses and organizations that need a little help getting off the ground. The third, the Scale Award, is for more established operations aiming to get to the next level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sponsored by WeWork<\/a>, the Creator Awards gave out $1.5 million at its event in Detroit. Over the course of a year, WeWork will be giving out more than $20 million in cities spanning the globe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Incubate Awards<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

$36,000<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arkiv<\/a>
Chicago Biofuels<\/a>
Detroit Public Theatre\u2019s Shakespeare in Prison<\/a>
Exoneree<\/a>
Feedback App<\/a>
GirlForward<\/a>
Jovan Landry<\/a>
On the Town Riddles<\/a>
Mommy Monitor<\/a>
Studio Variously<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Launch Awards<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

$130,000<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Assemble Sound<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

$72,000<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brave Initiatives<\/a>
Luna Lights<\/a>
Victor App<\/a>
Warmilu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scale Awards<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

$360,000<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bunker Labs<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

$180,000<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Imerman Angels<\/a>
The Empowerment Plan<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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