Home Tours Pro is Building the Future of Real Estate Media—One AI-Enabled Shoot at a Time

If you've ever booked a real estate photographer, you know the pain points: scheduling delays, inconsistent results, and long turnaround times for media delivery. Home Tours Pro, a Mississippi-based startup founded by Jeff Smith and Mark Davis, is tackling all that head-on with an ambitious vision to automate and de-skill…

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From Engineering Camp to Startup Success: Duett Technology Raises $1.7M and Launches Switch 1.0

For Tyler Anthony and Thomas White, the journey to launching their first product, Switch 1.0, started long before their company, Duet Technology (or DueTT), was even an idea. The two met at the "Summer Bridge" engineering camp before their freshman year at Mississippi State University and quickly became friends. While Anthony was ping…

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Celebrate Mississippi’s Top Manufacturing Innovators: SmartTech MS Prize Winners Announced

Earlier this year, we challenged Mississippi's most innovative minds to push the boundaries of advanced manufacturing—and they delivered. Entrepreneurs from across the state submitted groundbreaking technologies designed to optimize processes, enhance efficiency, and redefine the future of manufacturing. The judging is complete, and the SmartTech MS Advanced Manufacturing Prize Competition has reached…

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Mosquito-Fighting Founder Nate Venarske Featured in Magnolia Tribune

Magnolia Tribune has published a fantastic story about Nate Venarske and his startup, Automatic Mosquito Ovitrap, a participant in Innovate Mississippi's CoBuilders accelerator program. Huge thanks to writer Lynne Jeter for covering Nate's journey! While studying biosystems engineering at Mississippi State University, Nate developed the Automatic Mosquito Ovitrap, designed to combat pesticide-resistant mosquitoes.…

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ConnectMS Partners Kickstart Their Collaboration in Mississippi

Innovate Mississippi was thrilled to participate in the first ConnectMS (ConnectMS.org) convening at Community Bank headquarters in Flowood, where representatives from the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA), the Mississippi Small Business Development Center Network (SBDC) and Innovate Mississippi launched their ambitious collaborative program. Through the ConnectMS.org website, startups and small businesses…

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Celebrating 25 Years of Innovation: Accelerate 2024 Shines Bright for Mississippi Entrepreneurs

Once again, the Accelerate 2024 conference highlighted the power of innovation, entrepreneurship, and collaboration in Mississippi. It was a vibrant gathering of industry leaders, ambitious startups, savvy investors, and dedicated stakeholders from all corners of our beautiful state, showcasing Mississippi's entrepreneurial spirit. For a quarter of a century, Innovate Mississippi…

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Celebrating Three Years of Collaboration: CoBuilders and Microsoft Empower Mississippi’s Innovators

Innovate Mississippi celebrates three years of partnership with Microsoft in supporting CoBuilders, a statewide startup accelerator that has become a launching pad for innovative Mississippi companies. This milestone reflects not only Microsoft's commitment as a sponsor but also the enduring impact of the CoBuilders program on Mississippi's economy. CoBuilders, managed by…

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From Family Business to Angel Investing: John Fair’s Journey of Mentorship and Leadership

John Fair's professional journey began in high school when he worked summers at his father's gasoline and propane business in Louisville, Miss., as a "grease monkey," earning $20 a week. Initially employed at a lumber company, his father started a small distributorship called The Fair Oil Company near the mill in 1934,…

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Magnolia Tribune Features Pearl River Glass Studio, an Early Innovate Mississippi Award Winner

Innovate Mississippi would like to thank Susan Marquez of the Magnolia Tribune for her beautiful Pearl River Glass Studio article. Her piece highlights the remarkable journey of a Mississippi-based business that has reached national acclaim. Pearl River Glass Studio's story is one of passion, craftsmanship, and perseverance—qualities that we at Innovate…

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