I've had accelerators on the mind for several reasons lately and that had me thinking about the Iowa-based startups that have participated in these programs. Our state's first accelerator program, the Iowa Startup Accelerator (Cedar Rapids), will launch it's first class this Fall and is accepting applications now. This post is a quick run down of the startups who have participated (and one who will participate this summer), the relevant details and a few thoughts from the founders on their experience.

Derian Baugh, founder of Men's Style Lab (Des Moines), announced on Facebook that the clothing subscription startup had accepted a spot in the Winter 2014 class at gener8tor, an accelerator in Madison, Wisc.