Innovate Mississippi is pleased to announce that the Request for Information (RFI) period is now open to express an interest in Mississippi’s potential new SSBCI Venture Capital Program. Investment funds or potential investment funds in Mississippi are invited to submit to receive up to a 100% match from SSBCI, potentially…
Innovate Mississippi is proud to announce that we've won two "Build to Scale" federal grants from the U.S. Economic Development Administration. The EDA awarded a $263,617 Capital Challenge Grant to help Innovate Mississippi encourage the formation and growth of regional angel funds, including in the Oxford/Northeast Mississippi region and the…
When Coronis Health sold for over $650 million this past spring, several investors in the Mississippi-founded company reaped the rewards. After years of growing pains, headaches and cat-herding, the team that stuck it out enjoyed a considerable return on their investment. The Coronis story started more than 15 years ago…
Innovate Mississippi is proud to support the launch of South Mississippi Angel Fund I, a new regional angel fund focused from Hattiesburg to the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The fund is open to additional interest from accredited investors. The fund currently has 20 members and is targeting to be a $1…
"I feel like every time we talk, you guys are up to something new," said Rebecca Turner, host of "Good Things with Rebecca Turner," when Innovate Mississippi CEO Tony Jeff visited the show in May. The topic of conversation was the launch of CoBuilders Mississippi, the first-ever statewide accelerator for…
The University of Southern Mississippi news feed has this announcement about the Gulf Blue Navigator: Applications are now open for the Gulf Blue Navigator: a six-month program that provides scaling blue technology startups with market access to the Gulf of Mexico region, proximity to federal agencies, technical facilities and expertise.…
Microsoft is bringing TechSpark to Mississippi, and Jackson resident JJ Townsend will lead the tech giant, according to reporting by Sara DiNatale with Mississippi Today. TechSpark aids communities that usually don’t get many tech opportunities and helps to expand technology education and business development. Microsoft already has working programs in…
Startup companies from around the state convened in Jackson Tuesday, May 3, as the inaugural cohort of CoBuilders, powered by Microsoft, gets underway. Companies offering products ranging from medical devices, food, and even technology to track dirt, were selected from regional pitch events that took place all across the state.…
The Mississippi Development Authority currently is accepting applications for Virtual Quad grants from qualified teams developing Mississippi technology ventures featuring new products or services in energy and agriculture technologies. Teams are eligible for a maximum award of $25,000 each in the form of a voucher that may be used to…
In a long-form Business section article about the trials of globalization during the pandemic and civil unrest this past year, the New York Times featured Starkville-based Glo and CEO Hagan Walker, following the journey of one of Glo's cargo shipments from a Chinese factory to the state of Mississippi during…