downtown Birmingham — The future flagship location for Moxi. (Pat Byington / Bham Now)

Birmingham is full of amazing entrepreneurs and innovators making big waves in the local business game. Read on for four Birmingham startups that need to be on your radar.

1. Moxi

Moxi, an innovative new childcare startup, is establishing its flagship childcare center in downtown Birmingham.

Led by a local working mom, Moxi tackles the country’s growing childcare crisis—why? Here are some staggering Alabama childcare statistics:

85,000 families in Alabama cannot access childcare
Alabama has $164 million in earnings and state income lost due to childcare
45% of women who left the workforce cited childcare as a top reason
236 children are on the average childcare waitlist

Through a unique mobile app, parents can seamlessly book and pay for childcare through Moxi’s membership-based network of childcare centers that offer on-demand care. Moxi plans to open its downtown Birmingham childcare center in Summer 2025.

Moxi: Website | LinkedIn | Instagram

2. HUM Concierge

sarahrob Get to know these 3 Birmingham startups, including a new childcare center opening downtown — Founder Sarah Robinson (HUM Concierge)

Ever felt like you have way too much to do and not enough time to do it?

HUM Concierge, founded by Sarah Robinson and based in Birmingham, is offering lifestyle management and personal assistant services for both busy professionals and families.

From grocery shopping and errand running to event planning and airport pick-up, HUM is like having a trusted, highly skilled friend who can take over managing your to-do list.

HUM Concierge: Website | Instagram | LinkedIn

3. Nyad

ALLAUNCHPAD1 Get to know these 3 Birmingham startups, including a new childcare center opening downtown — (Nyad)

Founded in 2024 by British entrepreneurs Virginia and Chris, Nyad tackles water pollution with an AI-driven solution.

Nyad believes that by optimizing Alabama’s wastewater treatment processes, they can help protect and enhance Alabama’s valuable and vital waterways, preventing pollutants from entering our beautiful rivers and lakes.

How do they plan on achieving this? They’re developing a “lab in a box”—an automated system using digital microscopy to treat wastewater up to 150 times faster than traditional methods.