Birmingham based Wyndy continues to impress parents, sitters, and investors
The self proclaimed, “uber for babysitting”, Wyndy, has reached yet another milestone in its quest to innovate a society old industry, of raising $80,550!
The self proclaimed, “uber for babysitting”, Wyndy, has reached yet another milestone in its quest to innovate a society old industry, of raising $80,550!
Lighting may be one of the most taken for granted products in America. Whether manual switches, or automatic sensors, this product continues to innovate and become less noticeable, but quite expensive. Cool House Systems, founded by Sonny Pickett, has created…
Last Tuesday, 9 startup companies presented their business models to investors, business professionals, media, and those excited about Birmingham’s startup eco-system. Accordingly, GLOW app, founded by Yazmin and Jim Cavale, has incurred $250,000 of funding to expand into Nashville!
The Instrument Management Service, STERIS/IMS, is expanding operations and creating 22 more jobs within the City of Birmingham. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, STERIS/IMS poured a capital investment of about $1.6 million in the expansion.
Birmingham continues to attract small and big businesses alike. Advancements within the Magic City have piqued the interest of Carvana, a national innovative car shopping concept, to settle near 20 Midtown.
Technology is making its impact on more than startups within Birmingham. According to the BBJ, a new technology centered home development is set to begin construction in Ross Bridge this summer – Reynold’s Landing.
April 18 was a special day for Birmingham’s startup “eco-system” which celebrated the presentations of nine companies which graduated from the Velocity Accelerator. The so called, “Demo Day”, not only proved successful for these startup companies, but spoke volumes of our…
This year’s Investor Conference was hosted at Iron City in conjunction with the Birmingham Venture Club and the Velocity Accelerator’s Demo Day. The Investor Conference hosted attendees from around the Southeast interested in investment opportunities and networking between fellow investors,…
Velocity Demo Day is just around the corner, and the nine startups are gearing up to present! In our last article, we introduced five companies. Here, we’re introducing the last four of the 2017 Velocity startups that will present at…
Sponsored EBSCO Industries is a large, diversified company that is a worldwide leader in  providing a broad range of products and services including fishing lures, promotional products, information resources for libraries, real estate development, and insurance services, among others.  And,…
Planet Fundraiser, nurtured within the Innovation Depot and further in the Velocity Accelerator, experience a major expansion into Atlanta a couple of months ago. In the same way, another expansion has been occurred, amounting up to $1 million.
While I was talking to Estes Gould, the program manager for Birmingham’s Velocity startup accelerator, I was introduced to Jack West.  Jack is intense, he’s a people person, and he’s got a positively sunny outlook.  Maybe it’s the excitement of…
This time last Saturday, I was in Mobile, Alabama participating in my first Startup Weekend. The experience was incredible. The entire weekend was full of energy, engagement, and hospitality within a diverse entrepreneurial ecosystem on the rise.
Through organizations such as Startup Grind Birmingham, entrepreneurs are given the chance to network, learn, and see what it takes to be successful. Bham Now presents Shegun Otulana, CEO of TheraNest, as last months Startup Grind Bham’s guest.