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Announcing the New Mexico Creative Industries Division

Creative Startups is leading the New Mexico Economic Development Department’s charge to nurture and expand New Mexico’s creative landscape.

The Creative Industries Division, established in 2023 through New Mexico House Bill 8 and signed into law by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, is a dynamic force focused on growing Creative Industries in New Mexico.

In shaping the new division, EDD chose Creative Startups, in partnership with Vital Spaces and the Poeh Cultural Center, to engage New Mexico’s creative community and develop a statewide plan, exploring program models, budgets, and industry analyses.

Join us in this exciting venture to boost economic development, support entrepreneurs and foster growth across the state’s diverse creative sectors! Get on the list to voice your perspective of New Mexico’s future and take part in our upcoming Creative Industries gatherings.

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With acceleration programs in the USA, Middle East, Europe & Asia, our impact spans the globe.

Creative Startups is the world’s leading network of innovators, working to accelerate, invest, and gather visionary founders in the creative economy across the globe.

580

COMPANIES

$ 100

MILLION RAISED

20 %

FEMALE & PEOPLE OF COLOR

Discover how your economic empowerment hub and our proven programs can attract and accelerate creative entrepreneurs.

Your startups + our programs

STORIES
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SUCCESS

MIXTROZ

Creative Startups believed in us, gave us that infusion of support exactly when we most needed it.

Access our global network of mentors & investors from your industry

MEOW WOLF

Creative Startups never tried to put us in a box. They trusted our vision, sharpened our focus. Everything that has fallen into place for us is from the Creative Startups program.

INMERSSION

When our business was acquired, we were able to pivot and grow because of what we learned at Creative Startups.

UPCOMING PROGRAMS

Still looking for a program that matches your needs? Let's customize a program that's right for you!
While we don’t currently have applications open for a program, we’re working constantly to create new Innovation Challenges for creative entrepreneurs. Let’s customize a program that’s right for you!

CLIENTS & PARTNERS

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Skoden Ventures invests in very early stage growth companies led by indigenous, Black, Brown, and women founders. We’re looking for founders who share our values around building an economy that works for everyone.

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