BloomBridge, a service for delivering flowers to gravesites, launched in seven Southeastern states this summer. The Mississippi-based company grew out of a startup that CEO Allen initially named "Flowers to the Grave," which applied a gig-economy model to the task of decorating the gravesites of loved ones with attractive artificial…
Ocean Aero develops and manufactures high-tech, autonomous vehicles for nautical observation and data collection. Its signature vehicle, the Triton, is wind- and solar-powered, using a uniquely deployed sail for surface operations and stored battery power to travel underwater. Starting later this year, the Triton will be manufactured in GulfPort, Miss.,…
2021 is the first year that Make: magazine has published their list of "best maker schools in higher education" for colleges and universities—and Mississippi State University is on it. The "learning-by-doing"-focused magazine teamed with Newsweek to pull together a list of the top 200 higher education institutions that offer maker-focused…
Ryan Gilbrech said that around the same time that Meta Games got its second round of funding from the Bulldog Angel Network at the beginning of this year, they also started a slight pivot in the way they offer their PC-based fighting game, "Slayers for Hire." "At the time, it was kind…
This past week, Coast Vue welcomed Innovate Mississippi President and CEO Tony Jeff for a discussion about the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Mississippi and some of the promising startup developers on the Gulf Coast. Coast Vue is a radio show and vlog hosted by Ricky Mathews and broadcast on SuperTalk MS…
When social distancing requirements hit in 2020, one of the casualties at Innovate Mississippi was the Mentor Lounge, a regular in-person event series that started in 2018, occurring throughout the year and at each annual Accelerate conference. Sponsored by Jones Walker LLP, the Mentor Lounge enables Mississippi entrepreneurs to meet…
Locally-owned, woman-owned, skilled trades employer makes the 2021 Inc. 5000 list PEARL, MS, August 17, 2021 --- Laundry South Systems & Repair, the leading commercial laundry equipment provider for Mississippi and the surrounding region, ranked No. 4468 on Inc. 5000’s 2021 list of the fastest-growing private companies in America. In…
Shamrck, an ed-tech solution based in Vicksburg, Miss. that uses artificial intelligence for career exploration and workforce development in secondary schools, started as a software engineering firm to keep CEO Sheffie Robinson from being bored as a stay-at-home military mom. In 2015, Robinson had recently had a son, and her…
The South Mississippi Angel Fund I announced its formation this week and is now gathering investors to invest in early-stage companies and grow the entrepreneurial ecosystem, targeting South Mississippi. Innovate Mississippi is helping organize the South Mississippi Angel Fund to be a $1 million fund. Individual member investors can also…
[Jackson, Miss.] The Mississippi Development Authority announced this week that it's inviting qualified teams to participate in the “Pitch in the V-Quad” competition to be held on Aug. 26. Qualified teams are those that are developing new products or services in the energy and agriculture technology sectors. Each pitch must…