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…
Justin Bernard O'Keefe says the Memorial Asset Protection Plan idea grew from his experience with families whose loved one has passed away. O'Keefe's family has been in the funeral business for over 150 years on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi. When you're in the funeral business for that long, you…
Fourteen companies delivered pitches and answered questions about their services and products during a Q&A with interested investors.
In this interview, Sephus talks about her plans to turn her hometown in Mississippi into a multimillion-dollar tech hub.