The Economic Development Partnership of Alabama (EDPA) holds an annual competition to provide the top three winners with funding for their startup.
Now, 9 more startups, one of which is based in Birmingham, will be competing in the 2017 round.

Teams:
Tuscaloosa based –Â a waste bio-based glycerin that replaces expensive petroleum products.
Mobile based – a monthly subscription service to premium cigars.
Mobile Based – making the clinical experience for nursing school less cumbersome for instructors and students.
Huntsville based –Â an end-to-end genomic medicine enablement solution.
Selma based – your favorite southern style cookies baked with real ingredients.
- Honey Do
Seale based –Â a peer-to-peer app for projects.
- Innovation Plasma Technologies
Auburn based –Â technology-enabled baby products that eliminate plastic off-gassing.
Tuscaloosa based –Â monopoly beating sunglasses and eyeglasses made in Alabama.
- Wyndy
Birmingham based – Among many app based companies, Wyndy makes it easier on our everyday college student and the parents who needs assistance in babysitting.
First Round:
The first round of competition is meant to thin the pot of startups to compete in the finale – looking to split a share of $250,000.
Stay tuned for info into the finalist!
Read more on Alabama Launch Pad here.