Mississippi Business
Rumie Closes $450k Seed Round, Sets Sights on Wide Adoption Via College Campuses
In early 2023, Rumie App LLC, an Oxford-based technology startup founded by University of Mississippi students, earned a $100,000 Mississippi Seed Fund award to help them realize the potential in their campus-based marketplace for students. The only thing holding CEO Tanner McCraney back—even a little—was his final semester of study.
“I was a full-time student. Patrick [Phillips] and Caki [Field] were students as well,” McCraney said. Phillips is co-founder and COO, while Field heads marketing and outreach. “We've had to transition from students to full-time business owners and founders.”
rumie is an app-based online marketplace for college students that enables them to buy, sell or rent merchandise among one another while remaining safely on campus. The app requires…
By: jacksonfreepress
Title: Rumie Closes $450k Seed Round, Sets Sights on Wide Adoption Via College Campuses
Sourced From: www.innovate.ms/rumie-closes-450k-seed-round-sets-sights-on-wide-adoption-via-college-campuses/
Published Date: Fri, 02 Feb 2024 22:56:03 +0000
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Mississippi Business
Innovate Mississippi Wins Stage One of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s 2024 Growth Accelerator Fund Competition
Innovate Mississippi was awarded $50,000 in prize money for equitable access to entrepreneurship
WASHINGTON– Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced Innovate Mississippi as a Stage One winner for the 2024 Growth Accelerator Fund Competition (GAFC). Innovate Mississippi will receive a $50,000 cash prize for its impactful and inclusive approach to nurturing a collaborative national innovation ecosystem to advance small business research and development (R&D) from ideas to the market.
By fostering connections between entrepreneurs, mentors, partners, philanthropies, corporations, investors, and other shared resources, GAFC 2024 catalyzes strategic ecosystem partnerships to build community and organizational capacity for the successful launch, growth,…
By: jacksonfreepress
Title: Innovate Mississippi Wins Stage One of the U.S. Small Business Administration's 2024 Growth Accelerator Fund Competition
Sourced From: www.innovate.ms/innovate-mississippi-wins-stage-one-of-the-u-s-small-business-administrations-2024-growth-accelerator-fund-competition/
Published Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2024 16:53:39 +0000
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Mississippi Business
MSU Startup Summit
The Innovate Mississippi team recently participated in the MSU Startup Summit, an event that showcased the entrepreneurial spirit thriving within Mississippi's ecosystem. This annual summit serves as a launchpad for student founders, providing a platform to pitch their ideas, connect with mentors, and secure funding to bring their visions to life.
During the week-long event, we heard captivating pitches from various startups, each filled with potential and innovation. Keynote speakers Bonnie Harvey and Michael Houlihan, founders of Barefoot Wine, shared their journey from launching a wine brand with minimal capital from their laundry room to building America's number-one wine brand.
Standout startups like MagneBrite, Posidon's Vaults, and ConnectU received recognition for …
By: jacksonfreepress
Title: MSU Startup Summit
Sourced From: www.innovate.ms/msu-startup-summit/
Published Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2024 20:52:44 +0000
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Exploring CoBuilders
In entrepreneurship, community and collaboration are critical for success! Innovate Mississippi's CoBuilders accelerator is designed to empower startups and entrepreneurs by providing the tools and resources they need to thrive. Entrepreneurs can enroll in CoBuilders by participating in one of 8 regional pitch competitions in the first half of the year. Selected companies proceed to the main CoBuilders accelerator, where they benefit from valuable insights from seasoned mentors, connect with potential collaborators and investors, and receive guidance across various facets of business development, from product ideation to market strategy.
CoBuilders is a partnership-enabled initiative that would not be possible without the support and efforts of our 8 partners spread across the…
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Title: Exploring CoBuilders
Sourced From: www.innovate.ms/exploring-cobuilders/
Published Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2024 15:56:51 +0000
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