Natchitoches Times: NSU, EAP team up to prepare students to be entrepreneurs in Louisiana December 10, 2021 - Hot ideas just won students some cool cash in this year’s Inferno Pitch Business Model Competition. The competition was presented by Northwestern State University’s School of Business, College of Business… Read More
Biz New Orleans: Op-Ed: Why Louisiana Should Lead the World in Bitcoin Mining December 9, 2021 - Louisiana has long been a leading state in energy production. Our state is blessed with the energy resources that power portions of the United States and the rest of the… Read More
Silicon Bayou News: 10 MUST-WATCH STARTUPS IN NEW ORLEANS December 8, 2021 - It’s no secret there has been exciting news coming out of the New Orleans startup community over the last few months. Several businesses were acquired, including the city’s first “unicorn”… Read More
Governing: Louisiana Targets Broadband and Roads With Federal Funds December 7, 2021 - Residents of St. Helena Parish, La., have long driven on roads that seem to cave in as quickly as they're fixed. Still, when COVID-19 pushed Louisiana and the rest of… Read More
Silicon Bayou News: TULANE SEEKS CHIEF INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP OFFICER November 12, 2021 - Tulane University has announced the search for its new Chief Innovation and Entrepreneurship Officer. A search committee has been launched and Tulane is working with the national executive search firm… Read More
The Advocate: Our Views: Technology wins for Louisiana, but we’re still not competitive for growth, jobs November 11, 2021 - For a couple of decades now, New Orleans has tried to reimagine itself as a hub for technology startups. The effort has produced some promising enterprises and some swings and… Read More
Biz New Orleans: Procore Completes Acquisition of New Orleans-Based Tech Company Levelset November 10, 2021 - Procore Technologies has completed its acquisition of Levelset, strengthening its position as a leading provider of construction management software. This acquisition will add lien rights management to the Procore platform, enabling… Read More
Daily Star: Grants key in tackling digital divide November 10, 2021 - State and federal funds are being funneled to broadband service providers interested serving areas where people lack digital access, officials say. Veneeth Iyengar, state executive director for broadband and connectivity,… Read More
Silicon Bayou News: TALENT MANAGEMENT PLATFORM SKILLTYPE RAISES $1.1 MILLION November 9, 2021 - Skilltype, a New Orleans-based end-to-end digital platform for organizing library talent, has raised a $1.1 million seed round led by The Pearl Fund and Revelry Venture Partners. The Pearl Fund considers Skilltype the… Read More
Technically Baltimore: Industrial cybersecurity firm Dragos raises $200M Series D, reaches unicorn status with $1.7B valuation November 9, 2021 - Maryland’s cybersecurity community has a unicorn. Hanover-based industrial cybersecurity company Dragos said Thursday that it raised $200 million in a Series D round. The company raised the round at a $1.7 billion… Read More
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