This pitch from WISPr is part of our series of videos from the Company and Investor Spotlight in November of 2019. Our goal is to showcase some of the companies and investors who were part of the event—and to give you some startup inspiration. Enjoy! In this video, Conor Ferguson,…
In this video, Vince Jordan, CEO of Lobaki, talked about his Jackson, Mississippi-based "Extended Reality" company that develops software and edits video to create virtual reality and augmented reality applications.
Jeremy Hirsch, founder of Spartan Mosquito, and Michael Denny, a principal at GranthamPoole PLLC, one of Mississippi's largest CPA firms, were the focus of this investor panel at the 2019 Company & Investor Spotlight.
In this video, Brennen Hodge talked about Citizen Health, a startup cooperative that plans to offer "Health Assurance" to its members and digital tools to "cut out the middleman" and make direct payments for medical care a more convenient, affordable and efficient option.
EasyKale is a food startup that offers dried kale in a shaker that's designed to make it easier to add the health benefits of kale to nearly any meal.
Bidmoni is a fintech startup whose first product, Fiduciary Shield, is an online marketplace designed to make it easier for companies to shop for 401k plans and make sure the fees and plans they offer their employees are appropriate and competitive.
WAPT got great footage and interviews to help us get the word out about Accelerate 2019, with a focus on entrepreneurship and job creation in the state of Mississippi. Despite sub-freezing morning temperatures, we were thrilled at the capacity attendance and vibrant energy at Accelerate 2019 at the Westin Jackson this…
Startup Weekend 2018 in Jackson was a huge success, with nine teams making it through the grueling 54-hour process. Startup Weekend participants begin with initial ideas and team formation on Friday evening, and then go two full days through the process of business planning, customer validation, mentor sessions, prototyping, market…
We've got more great coverage to share, this time from WAPT in Jackson, which ran stories all evening this past Tuesday, the same day as our open house and tour of the new Jackson-based Mississippi Coding Academy classroom for legislators and others. In Mississippi Coding Academy Funded with Grants, WAPT's…
At the 2017 Conference on Technology Innovation, Jon Maynard spoke on how economic developers should target "tropical fish" in their growth strategies instead of "big whales." The goal—make your city a better place to live, and the jobs will follow. "In Oxford, Mississippi we've been doing 'tropical fish' development for…