Ecosystems
Memphis
The Challenges of Building a Startup Ecosystem in a Small Town
By Emma Peck | Aug 16, 2017 at 8:30 am
The town of Jackson, Tennessee, is known for it’s gorgeous Cypress Grove Nature park, Casey Jones Museum and baseball. Within the community Lisa Garner, executive director at theCO, is hard at work building a tech ecosystem and encouraging people to bring their startup ideas…
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San Francisco
Startup Spotlight: Get Money Back, One Stop Tech Shop, and Horses
By Alena Sanderson | Aug 11, 2017 at 1:30 pm
Each week, TechCo features five tech startups that can help streamline your daily life. This week in Startup Spotlight, we found an app that unlocks hidden credit card benefits, a one-stop-shop of technology solutions, an AI public speaking coach, and more. Sift (San Francisco, CA)…
Ecosystems
Detroit
5 Takeaways From the Midwestern Startup Ecosystem
By Mike Asem | Aug 10, 2017 at 5:00 pm
After working on this for months, M25 finally released our first official ranking of the top startup cities in the Midwest. After making the announcement and releasing the rankings publicly last week, I figured it would only be prudent to add some color from…
Ecosystems
Alaska
Behind the Scenes of Alaska’s Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
By Emma Peck | Aug 8, 2017 at 5:00 pm
Alaska is known for its majestic mountains, in fact seventeen out of 20 of the highest mountains are found in Alaska, its also home to over 3 million lakes and the Northern Lights, and dog mushing is the official state sport. What you may…
Startup Spotlight
Phoenix
Startup Spotlight: Trips With Friends, Sell Your Car, and More Sleep
By Alena Sanderson | Aug 4, 2017 at 1:30 pm
Trying to fit in one last vacation before summer ends? TechCo has your back. Each week, we compile a list of ideas in tech that will boost your productivity. This week, we discovered a way to help you plan trips with friends, an app…
Ecosystems
Madison
An Inside Look into the Madison, WI Entrepreneurial Hub
By Emma Peck | Aug 3, 2017 at 5:00 pm
Madison, Wisconsin is the home to Badger football and some of the best ice cream and cheese in the country. It’s also has a booming entrepreneurial ecosystem that is seeing some significant growth in the last few years. Scott Resnick, Entrepreneur-in-Residence at StartingBlock, and…
Startup Spotlight
Miami
Startup Spotlight: Travel Deals, Meet Investors, and Multimedia Books
By Alena Sanderson | Jul 28, 2017 at 1:30 pm
August is around the corner, and in some parts of the nation that means school will soon be back in session. Each week, TechCo searches the web for five useful ideas in tech to share with you and this week, we rounded up a…
Ecosystems
Denver
9 Startups to Know From Pitchers & Pitchers Event at Galvanize
By Galvanize | Jul 27, 2017 at 6:30 pm
What happens when you put 9 startups, 3 judges, 2 kegs, and a 100+ audience members together for 2 hours? Well….lots of cheers, laughs, and suds to start. Last week Galvanize reignited its signature Pitchers & Pitchers event, but revamped as a local, quarterly…
Ecosystems
Connecticut
Bill Kenney of CT Entrepreneur Awards on Breaking Down Silos
By Emma Peck | Jul 26, 2017 at 9:20 am
Bill Kenney, founder of the CT Entrepreneurial Event Calendar, CT Entrepreneurial Mentor Cooperative, and CT Entrepreneur Awards (Connecticut), is putting his all into making Connecticut into a startup hub. By launching three initiatives he is working hard to break down silos and bring everyone together towards a common…
Ecosystems
Denver
7 Entrepreneurs on What It’s Like to Be a Startup in Denver
By Conor Cawley | Jul 25, 2017 at 1:30 pm
While many believe the uptick in the Colorado economy has been exclusively due to the legalization of marijuana, entrepreneurs and startup founders in the area know that it always had the potential to make an impact. With a supportive ecosystem focused on work-life balance…
Startup Spotlight
Houston
Startup Spotlight: Dreams, Special Needs Toy and Tracking Mentions
By Alena Sanderson | Jul 21, 2017 at 1:30 pm
Summer is the perfect time to play a game of basketball. This week, we found technology that keeps your head in the game and tracks your movement on court, an application that finds and tracks news about your business, an interactive robot designed for…
Ecosystems
Puerto Rico
Meet the 14 Startups from Parallel18 Fueling the Puerto Rico Economy
By Conor Cawley | Jul 19, 2017 at 9:20 am
When people think of innovative ideas and entrepreneurial endeavors, places like Silicon Valley and New York typically come to mind. With more startup funding than anywhere else, it stands to reason that might think these two cities were the only place in the world…
Ecosystems
Phoenix
Courtney Klein and C’pher Gresham of SEED SPOT on Galvanizing a Community
By Emma Peck | Jul 17, 2017 at 8:30 am
SEED SPOT, a Phoenix-based early-stage incubator for social ventures is nationally known for helping entrepreneurs thrive. Courtney Klein, cofounder of SEED SPOT, and C’pher Gresham, National Director of Expansion at SEED SPOT work tirelessly to help entrepreneurs of all ages connect with partners, investors,…
Startup Spotlight
Boston
Startup Spotlight: Route Optimization, Angel Investors and Pickup Games
By Alena Sanderson | Jul 14, 2017 at 1:30 pm
Each week we bring you five smart tech ideas as part of our Startup Spotlight Series. This week, we found lifehacks that optimize your route, manage after-school pickup, getting face time with angel investors, and more. MyRouteOnline (Boston, MA) This startup emerged out of their…