Dr. Bill Rayburn, CEO and Chairman of mTrade based in Oxford, Miss., is the new chairman of the board at Innovate Mississippi. Rayburn brings laser-focused experience and expertise as a successful founder, CEO and investor to Innovate Mississippi’s leadership. Prior to co-founding mTrade, Rayburn co-founded FNC, which he led from…
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,…
Heartland Forward, a think tank based in Bentonville, Ark., has given the City of Oxford high marks for the way it and the University of Mississippi work together to spur economic growth. Oxford ranked 12th among "micropolitan" areas (10-50,000 people) in the report. And Oxford was the top-ranked micropolitan area…
We at Innovate Mississippi were thrilled to be mentioned in a Clarion-Ledger guest column by Dr. Rhea Williams-Bishop, the W. K. Kellogg Foundation's director of programming for New Orleans and Mississippi. Titled "Closing the digital divide in Jackson crucial for students, businesses," Williams-Bishop writes about how historical disparities, particularly for…
Brennen Hodge pitched a startup, called COVIDx, for the national Startup Weekend, this year held virtually and focused on COVID-19 solutions. He won third place in the competition. Brennen Hodge had seen a February research study that showed scientists predicting whether someone had the flu using data from Fitbit devices.…
WTVA ran a story this week about Starkville-based CampusKnot, which offers virtual classroom tools for teachers and professors. CampusKnot is an Innovate Mississippi client as well as a success story for the Mississippi State University Entrepreneur Center, or E-Center. CampusKnot is a software-as-a-service offering that allows college professors and teachers…
As McLaughlin, PC recently explained in a blog entry, the Mississippi Senate has passed S.B. 2772, which allocates $300 million for small business relief in Mississippi. The bill, called the 2020 COVID-19 Mississippi Business Assistance Act, will give an immediate $2,000 grant to businesses such as barbershops and salons, daycare…
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.
Charlie Helms, CEO of WSN Live, says something a little unusual has come out of the COVID-19 lockdowns throughout the Southeast.He's been making a lot of sales.WSN stands for "Worldwide Streaming Network," and his original vision was to help high schools stream their sporting events online. While COVID-19 has shut down…