This past week, Magnolia Report's Frank Corder offered WISPR some great coverage, detailing the success of the drone-building startup as it expanded into various markets and commercial applications. CEO Connor Ferguson and COO Austin Ratcliffe launched WISPR in 2017 with help from the Mississippi State University Center for Entrepreneurship and…
Angenett Curry, CEO of Prospective Vision Solutions LLC, saw a need in her community to show clients how to manage their personal finances, so she set out to meet it. In her previous career as a student loan coordinator at Itawamba Community College, she saw firsthand the damage that Mississippi…
Entergy Mississippi has launched its first company-owned direct current fast charging station pilot program in an effort to understand better the impact of electric vehicles on the power grid and prepare for any upcoming needs. The $200,000 fast charging station will be located at Renaissance at Colony Park in Ridgeland…
The Innovate Mississippi team is pleased to announce that David Collins will work with us as a management consultant for entrepreneurial development. Collins worked as a management consultant for Deloitte in Toronto, Ottawa, New Zealand, and New York. He is the founder and CEO of the Red Beans Group, a…
Innovate Mississippi is pleased to announce that the Request for Information (RFI) period is now open to express an interest in Mississippi’s potential new SSBCI Venture Capital Program. Investment funds or potential investment funds in Mississippi are invited to submit to receive up to a 100% match from SSBCI, potentially…
This month, the Mississippi Seed Fund board of directors approved a $100,000 award to The Skin Consult, a Mississippi-based startup company focused on the skincare industry. The $100,000 New Tech Business award is a convertible note that requires a 100 percent match from the company that receives it. CEO Sajani…
Innovate Mississippi is proud to announce that we've won two "Build to Scale" federal grants from the U.S. Economic Development Administration. The EDA awarded a $263,617 Capital Challenge Grant to help Innovate Mississippi encourage the formation and growth of regional angel funds, including in the Oxford/Northeast Mississippi region and the…
Innovate Mississippi is excited to announce two new Mississippi Seed Fund award recipients this Fall. Narratrip, LLC plans to work with state travel departments and other tourism bureaus to build mobile apps geared explicitly to tourists interested in history, heritage and authentic local experiences. CTO Derek Norsworthy said that, eventually,…
When Coronis Health sold for over $650 million this past spring, several investors in the Mississippi-founded company reaped the rewards. After years of growing pains, headaches and cat-herding, the team that stuck it out enjoyed a considerable return on their investment. The Coronis story started more than 15 years ago…
Innovate Mississippi is proud to support the launch of South Mississippi Angel Fund I, a new regional angel fund focused from Hattiesburg to the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The fund is open to additional interest from accredited investors. The fund currently has 20 members and is targeting to be a $1…