‘Pitch Day 2022’ Caps Off Successful Launch Year for CoBuilders
Startup CEOs from around Mississippi stood in front of the audience, smiled big, advanced their slides, told their story—and asked for money. "Pitch Day" in Jackson, Miss., on July 28,…
Gulf Coast-Based ‘The Meeting Place’ Sends Three Startups to CoBuilders Mississippi
CoBuilders Mississippi partner The Meeting Place, based in Biloxi, sent three companies to the 2022 accelerator cohort: Hometown Workforce, The Magnolia Diner and Time-Touch-Take LLC. Each company will receive at…
UM and Oxford-Lafayette County EDF Sends Two Companies Through 2022 CoBuilders Mississippi
Two companies chosen by the University of Mississippi and the Oxford-Lafayette County Economic Development Foundation are through to the second half of the CoBuilders Mississippi startup accelerator: Shovel Solutions, LLC…
MSU E-Center Sends Three Startups to 2022 CoBuilders Mississippi
Mississippi State University, a partner in the CoBuilders Mississippi accelerator, sent three companies to the 2022 cohort: Daybreak Technologies, Diversified Food Solutions and Humo. Judges selected the companies for the…
Mississippi Seed Fund Awards Cash to Four Startups in Inaugural CoBuilders Accelerator
Being a member of the 2022 CoBuilders startup accelerator cohort is already bearing fruit for four Mississippi Startup companies. Earlier this month, the Mississippi Seed Fund awarded $10,000 Proof of…
Delta-Based Higher Purpose Co. Sends Three Black-Owned Businesses to CoBuilders Mississippi
Higher Purpose Co., based in the Mississippi Delta town of Clarksdale, is an economic justice non-profit organization on a mission to build community wealth with Black residents throughout Mississippi. As…
MPI-Sponsored Pitch Competition Sends Three Mississippi ‘Makers’ To CoBuilders
When you think “startups,” you might think of high-tech companies turning code into big dollars. But the Mississippi Polymer Institute’s pitch competition held in March 2022 sent three companies that…
Jackson State and the Bean Path Send Three Companies to CoBuilders
We welcomed 21 different startup companies to our first-ever CoBuilders statewide accelerator with a launch event in Jackson, Miss., on May 3, 2022. Each company was part of a selection…
