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California entrepreneur Mark Comiso has started nine businesses in Silicon Valley, but he's coming to St. Louis to get his tenth off the ground.

Two of his co-founders live here and, just as importantly, Comiso has found a supportive environment here. In fact, he says, his venture -- Click With Me Now -- might be just an idea if not for Capital Innovators, an accelerator fund in downtown St. Louis.

The accelerator model means that when Capital Innovators invests in companies, it moves them into a shared office space for three months of intensive mentoring. On Thursday, after a competition that drew 100 applicants, the fund announced that it is investing $50,000 in each of six companies, including Click With Me Now.

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