High-Growth Mississippi Companies Raised over $43 Million in 2022
Mississippi startup and high-growth companies raised over $43 million in seed funding and working capital in 2022, according to Innovate Mississippi CEO Tony Jeff.
Micrsoft's JJ Townsend has led Techspark's work in Mississippi.
Microsoft’s TechSpark Expands to all 50 States
Innovate Mississippi is proud to be a part of the incredible progress made in our state over the past year. We're honored to work alongside our partners, JJ Townsend and the Microsoft TechSpark program, to bring CoBuilders Accelerator and help cultivate a brighter future for Mississippi. "TechSpark's initial partnership in…
Entergy Mississippi, Siemens Energy work to create cleaner Power Grid
First clean air breaker on Entergy’s system energized in Vicksburg JACKSON, Miss. – Entergy Mississippi has taken another step toward meeting the company’s environmental goals with the installation of a high-voltage clean air circuit breaker at one of its substations in Vicksburg. When crews installed the breaker, two Mississippi-based companies…
North Mississippi Startup WISPR Making Headlines
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…
Prospective Vision Solutions Offers Free Personal Finance Workshops
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 Brings First Electric Vehicle Fast Chargers to Renaissance at Colony Park
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…
David Collins to Work with Innovate Mississippi as Entrepreneurial Development Consultant
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…
Calling All Venture Capital Funds: RFI for SSBCI in Mississippi is Now Open
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…
The Skin Consult Earns $100,000 Award from the Mississippi Seed Fund
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…
US Economic Development Administration Awards over $600k to Innovate Mississippi Programs
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…