Written by Kelly O’Brien
 

MassChallenge, the Boston-founded startup accelerator, is launching a second U.S. program in Austin with plans to accept up to 100 startups into an accelerator.

The accelerator is underwritten in part by Southwest Airlines, USAA and Upstream an Austin-based consulting firm.

Innovation will enable USAA to meet the needs of its members now and in the future, said Zack Gipson, chief innovation officer at USAA and lead of the downtown USAA Labs office in San Antonio, in a statement. This relationship will surface new ways for us to serve our members, further strengthen our commitment to our local technology community, and support entrepreneurs in helping reshape how companies do business.

Read more on San Antonio Business Journal…