Frances Simowitz | Co-Founder and Partner
QUAY Acceleration

Frances Simowitz, CEO of Quay Acceleration (Recently rebranded from WEVE Acceleration) - Frances is the President and CEO of QUAY Acceleration(Recently rebranded from WEVE Acceleration). Based in New York City, she is an expert in launching business in the US market. Previous to QUAY, she has 10 years of experience in the startup ecosystem and helped establish and grow operations in multiple cities such as Boston, Chicago, DC and New York for startups like Sittercity, Startup Institute and now QUAY. Through her experience she has established one of the largest entrepreneurial communities in New York City. Her company QUAY has accelerated close to 500 entrepreneurs from more than 30+ nationalities to expand into the US market. She also serves on the advisory board of Tech Day.