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Meet the 8 startups who made the cut in Innovation Depot’s 2021 Velocity Accelerator
Innovation Depot just announced the eight startups who made it into their Velocity Accelerator program. With over 50 companies’ applications, let’s meet the final eight that made this year’s cut.
Did you know startup starts are booming in Alabama right now because of COVID?
Back before anybody had ever heard of the novel coronavirus, we were closely following all the startup activity here in the Birmingham area. Now, 7.5 months later, we’ve been hearing rumblings of an uptick in startups due to COVID. Keep…
7 tech startups pitch for investment on April 30 at Innovation Depot’s Velocity Accelerator 2019 Demo Day. Join the audience
Do you enjoy watching Shark Tank and hearing business owners pitch their ideas to investors? We have our own version right here in Birmingham. Attend Innovation Depot’s Velocity Accelerator 2019 Demo Day presented by Regions, happening Tuesday, April 30 from…
What you missed at Velocity Acclerator’s Demo Day 2018
Here’s your recap of Velocity Accelerator’s Demo Day. Check out everything that you missed here.
Come see 7 Velocity Accelerator startups pitch at Demo Day 2018
Sponsored The teams at Mixtroz’ Rooster & Butch watch party-via Velocity Accelerator On Monday, April 23rd, seven promising startups will take the stage at Iron City to make their pitch to investors and the community. The startups will present their…
GLOW: another exciting Birmingham startup that saves consumers precious time
Some of the most successful startups and those often earning record profits and eventually selling for many millions are based on apps that facilitate. Apps that connect the consumer or user with a service provider, ones that save the consumer…
Innovation Depot’s Velocity Accelerator Program launches its second year
Innovation Depot had a party to celebrate the beginning of its Velocity Accelerator Program. Get to know the founders and companies here!
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!
Birmingham Venture Club Investor Conference 2017
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,…
Birmingham startups in final stretch of Velocity program
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…
Local Startup, Planet Fundraiser, hits major funding within the Velocity Accelerator
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.
Birmingham increases its Velocity
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…
Elite Birmingham startups prepare to strut their stuff
The Birmingham startup scene is getting a lot more interesting. Innovation Depot, which rents space and offers in-house resources to local startups, is ready to showcase almost a dozen different graduates of its Velocity accelerator program.
Birmingham-based Planet Fundraiser expands operations into Atlanta
In the world of startups, one of the many aspirations these talented entrepreneurs have is expansion into nearby markets. It’s one thing to stay close to home, but expansion into a neighboring market is a whole new ball game. Birmingham based…