CoBuilders 2025 Kickoff Launches Bold Visions and Big Ideas in Jackson

On Tuesday, August 12, you could feel the buzz of excitement in the 19th-floor Capitol Club overlooking downtown Jackson. Innovate Mississippi staff, statewide partners, and mentors gathered to welcome the new cohort of Mississippi's premier high-growth accelerator program. Innovate Mississippi welcomed seven of the state's most promising startups to the…

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Magnolia Tribune: CoBuilders 2025 Launches with Seven Startups Across Mississippi

Innovate Mississippi is pleased to highlight recent coverage from Lynne Jeter at Magnolia Tribune of the CoBuilders 2025 Launch Day, held August 12 at The Capitol Club in downtown Jackson. Her article details the event, the companies selected, and the program's unique statewide approach, including a look at companies in…

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Corridor Ventures Brings Startup Capital to Mississippi with InvestMS Partnership

Innovate Mississippi is thrilled to share that Corridor Ventures, a New Orleans-based venture capital fund, is expanding into Mississippi with help from the InvestMS program. Co-founder and managing partner Kwamena "Kwam" Aidoo is leading the effort to bring more early-stage capital to promising Mississippi startups. The new partnership is part of the…

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Dawg Tank Startup Pitch Event’ Showcases Mississippi Innovation at MCITy

On June 26, the Mississippi Center for Innovation & Technology (MCITy), in partnership with Mississippi State University and Innovate Mississippi, welcomed entrepreneurs and community builders to the Dawg Tank Startup Pitch Event in Vicksburg—a showcase of homegrown innovation aimed at transforming lives and industries. In the Technology category, Vertical TakeOff won first place with…

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Onteko: Bringing Precision Lasers to the Future of Agriculture

With roots in academic research and real-world problem-solving, Onteko is advancing a breakthrough technology that could reshape how farmers deliver agrochemicals to plants. Co-founded by Luis Ponce, a physicist and laser specialist, and Matt Rosenberg, business development lead, Onteko's signature product—Laser Foliar Boost—uses a targeted laser treatment to gently remove…

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Celebrating Startup Success at MPI’s Fourth Annual Pitch Competition

We're excited to celebrate the winners of the Mississippi Polymer Institute's (MPI) fourth annual  Business Pitch Event, which took place on May 15, 2025, at The University of Southern Mississippi's Innovation and Commercialization Park. This year's competition drew 41 applications with 18 startup founders selected to pitch in one of two perfectly named…

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