FIRST Tech Challenge Robotics Team 8651, known as "Wait for It…," hailing from Pearl, MS, participated in the 2022 Innovate Mississippi Annual Conference on Technology Innovation. Since their participation in last year's conference, Wait for It… has achieved remarkable success. They clinched the Mississippi State Championship and went on to…
Innovate MS is ecstatic to extend our heartfelt congratulations to the remarkable team at Glo, the company behind the award-winning sensory water toys, Glo Pals, for securing a spot on the prestigious Inc. 5000 list for 2023! This annual ranking celebrates the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S., spotlighting the dynamic world…
The 2023 Launch Day of Innovate Mississippi and CoBuilders took place last week. A new cohort has begun, and this event was highlighted by WLBT and reporter Roslyn Anderson. In the heart of Mississippi's vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem, nine companies are embarking on a transformative journey to unlock the funding necessary…
[Oxford, Miss.] Innovate Mississippi today announced the formation of the Oxford-Delta Angel Fund I. The Fund will immediately begin gathering investors with the goal of injecting capital into early-stage companies and foster the entrepreneurial ecosystem, specifically targeting Oxford and the surrounding Mississippi Delta region. Innovate Mississippi Investment Director Lindsey Benefield…
The Mississippi Development Authority invites you to participate in a multi-industry business development mission to WESTERN Canada from September 11-15, 2023. The mission will include one-on-one business appointments with pre-screened potential buyers, agents, distributors, and joint venture partners. Stops in additional cities are available upon request. Click here to REGISTER. (Registration…
The Thad Cochran Mississippi Center for Information and Technology (MCITy) recently held its inaugural pitch competition, hosted by the Mississippi State University Center for Entrepreneurship and Outreach, in conjunction with Innovate Mississippi. This competition is part of the statewide CoBuilders accelerator, designed to encourage more startup companies in the state.…
Excellerator program exceeds $500K lifetime investment in economic development JACKSON, Miss. – Entergy Mississippi is awarding eight economic development organizations with grants that will help boost their marketing, strategic planning, and site readiness goals through the Excellerator Competitive Communities program. The program, now in its seventh year, helps county economic…
SuperTalk's Ricky Mathews recently invited to his radio show Innovate Mississippi CEO Tony Jeff and Geneva Dummer with The Meeting Place on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The Meeting Place has three locations on the Gulf Coast for co-working and startup business acceleration services. The discussion among the three quickly turned…
Tanner McCraney came up with the idea for the rumie mobile app after an uncomfortable experience via Facebook Marketplace. As a freshman, recently dropped off at his Rhodes College dorm room in Memphis by his parents, he looked around and realized he had a problem—his mother had left him way…
We're excited to see Mississippi's thriving technology scene get well-deserved attention. According to a recent article by Becky Gillette in the Mississippi Business Journal, our state is quickly becoming known as a great place for technology innovation. "We just forgot to tell ourselves and the rest of the world," said…