The Hatch student business incubator gets its first tenant in Jolly Digital

The Hatch business incubator in East Lansing will host a new online gaming business, launched by a 22-year old Michigan State University student.

According to excerpts from the article:

Michigan State University student Bryce Colquitt plans to move his company, Jolly Digital, into the flexible co-working space by Monday. The 1,400-square-foot facility is housed at 325 E. Grand River Ave., home of the East Lansing Technology Innovation Center. The TIC is a city-run incubator for technology businesses.

The incubator cost about $48,000 to build out. The city covered the costs up-front, and will recoup it through rent paid by the university over three years, said Jeff Smith, who manages The Hatch and the TIC.

Colquitt, 22, is a senior studying English literature. He pitched his idea for an educational online game at Startup Weekend, an event held at the TIC in November where participants worked in teams to develop business strategies and received advice from professional mentors.

Colquitt had to go through a screening process to be accepted into The Hatch, said Megan Gebhart, a student co-director of the incubator.

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