Hartford venture firm aims to help startups avoid the ‘valley of death’

March 23, 2026

 

Inspired by his father’s unrealized dream of building a flying car, Hartford entrepreneur Robert Zielonka co-founded Escape Velocity Partners to give early-stage Connecticut startups the capital and mentorship he says too many promising inventors never had access to.

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