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About Catapult
Established in 2014 by the Lakeland Economic Development Council, Catapult was created to foster the growth of startups.
Inspired by visits to entrepreneur centers around the United States, the LEDC launched Catapult in the basement of the Bank of America building to see if entrepreneurs in the community desired a place to collaborate.
Since then, Catapult has grown into a vibrant hub in downtown Lakeland, featuring three distinct incubators—Workspace, Makerspace, and Kitchen—each designed to support and accelerate the growth of businesses.
As a privately funded non-profit, we impact the local economy by:
Increasing the viability of startups in Lakeland
Launching companies into brick and mortar spaces
Connecting corporations and the startup community
Providing value-added educational opportunities
Different incubators
for different businesses.
Workspace
Build your unique and scalable business in an environment with offices, desks, and coworking.
Kitchen
Bring your restaurant, bakery, or consumer packaged goods brand to life in a commercial kitchen.
Makerspace
Start and scale your manufacturing or engineering company in a community of makers.
Catapult History
Want to learn more about the Lakeland Economic Development Council and Catapult? This video shares more about the history of Catapult from 2013 – 2020 leading up to the opening of the downtown facility.
Now that we are settled into this state-of-the-art facility, our gaze has shifted to building out impactful programs to move the needle in the various businesses that work there. We do this through our three incubator programs.
